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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376

HHS Awards $579.7 Million for HIV/AIDS Care

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced grants of $579.7 million to fund HIV/AIDS primary care and support services for low-income residents living in major metropolitan areas hit hardest by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The 51 grants to Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) are awarded under Title I of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, which is administered by HHS� Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grants include both formula and supplemental funds: formula funds are awarded based on the estimated number of people living with AIDS in the area, and supplemental funds are awarded competitively among EMAs based on demonstration of severe need and other criteria. A portion of the grant awards fund the Minority AIDS Initiative to target care and services to minority populations.

"For 15 years, the Ryan White CARE Act has been the cornerstone of HIV/AIDS treatment for low-income people in this country," Secretary Leavitt said. "In addition to providing high-quality care to those who can least afford it, it has given them hope for longer and healthier lives."

Title I grants provide essential HIV/AIDS primary care and a wide range of support services including physician visits, case management, assistance in obtaining medications, home-based and hospice care, substance abuse and mental health services, and other related services.

"These grants support vital HIV/AIDS care and services, and give local communities autonomy to deliver care where it is most needed," said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke.

Since fiscal year 2001, the Bush administration has spent more than $10.4 billion in total CARE Act funding to help more than 571,000 individuals access life-sustaining care and services each year. President Bush has requested nearly $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2007 for the CARE Act, an increase of $95 million over FY 2006.

A list of this year�s Title I grant awards follows:

Ryan White CARE Act: Fiscal Year 2006 Title I Awards
Eligible Metropolitan Area	Formula	Supplemental	Minority AIDS Initiative	2006 Total
Atlanta, Ga.	$9,634,687	$7,625,341	$1,609,533	$18,869,561
Austin, Texas	1,932,460	1,572,898	213,718	3,719,076
Baltimore, Md.	10,125,086	8,850,824	1,652,985	20,628,895
Bergen-Passaic, N.J.	2,440,939	1,834,541	210,170	4,485,650
Boston, Mass.	6,979,687	5,814,962	544,492	13,339,141
Caguas, Puerto Rico	872,640	567,319	208,397	1,648,356
Chicago, Ill.	12,891,725	10,274,677	1,878,231	25,044,633
Cleveland, Ohio	1,793,462	1,314,426	241,208	3,349,096
Dallas, Texas	6,509,160	5,615,969	1,071,248	13,196,377
Denver, Colo.	2,286,509	1,810,306	186,227	4,283,042
Detroit, Mich.	4,450,466	3,380,311	597,700	8,428,477
Dutchess County, N.Y.	698,112	556,849	112,623	1,367,584
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	7,390,404	6,514,401	1,058,833	14,963,638
Ft. Worth, Texas	1,726,845	1,463,049	219,925	3,409,819
Hartford, Conn.	2,374,565	2,024,791	266,925	4,666,281
Houston, Texas	10,069,778	8,252,040	1,631,702	19,953,520
Jacksonville, Fla.	2,631,441	1,872,676	409,699	4,913,816
Jersey City, N.J.	2,831,663	2,048,327	265,152	5,145,142
Kansas City, Mo.	1,607,764	1,183,683	125,038	2,916,485
Las Vegas, Nev.	2,422,499	1,647,505	253,623	4,323,627
Los Angeles, Calif.	18,302,095	14,085,426	2,507,856	34,895,377
Miami, Fla.	12,178,882	9,772,536	2,048,496	23,999,914
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J.	1,427,281	1,032,702	135,680	2,595,663
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.	1,569,524	1,279,233	197,755	3,046,512
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.	3,227,540	2,456,087	464,680	6,148,307
Newark, N.J.	7,636,547	6,304,290	811,417	14,752,254
New Haven, Conn.	3,631,905	2,710,386	342,303	6,684,594
New Orleans, La.	3,894,926	2,946,620	593,266	7,434,812
New York, N.Y.	59,000,321	49,486,747	11,936,258	120,423,326
Norfolk, Va.	2,543,672	1,635,201	235,887	4,414,760
Oakland, Calif.	3,310,871	2,072,022	352,944	5,735,837
Orange County, Calif.	2,552,176	2,091,799	214,604	4,858,579
Orlando, Fla.	4,336,162	3,555,581	669,530	8,561,273
Philadelphia, Pa.	11,798,212	9,000,750	1,585,589	22,384,551
Phoenix, Ariz.	3,701,962	2,489,262	328,114	6,519,338
Ponce, Puerto Rico	1,338,048	806,867	246,529	2,391,444
Portland, Ore.	1,790,756	1,516,313	94,887	3,401,956
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.	3,643,238	3,156,377	274,906	7,074,521
Sacramento, Calif.	1,459,858	1,263,003	55,868	2,778,729
St. Louis, Mo.	2,377,264	1,875,232	250,076	4,502,572
San Antonio, Texas	1,952,384	1,068,440	305,057	3,325,881
San Diego, Calif.	4,917,200	3,901,564	450,492	9,269,256
San Francisco, Calif.	15,444,793	11,985,334	534,737	27,964,864
San Jose, Calif.	1,322,616	871,297	110,849	2,304,762
San Juan, Puerto Rico	7,641,520	4,636,975	1,191,852	13,470,347
Santa Rosa, Calif.	572,703	426,667	29,264	1,028,634
Seattle, Wash.	2,931,596	2,309,038	204,850	5,445,484
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.	4,987,570	4,016,711	567,549	9,571,830
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J.	464,590	313,292	71,833	849,715
Washington, D.C.	14,810,305	9,445,282	2,667,479	26,923,066
West Palm Beach, Fla.	4,546,333	3,055,721	673,964	8,276,018
TOTAL	$300,982,742	$235,791,650	$42,912,000	$579,686,392

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Last revised: March 14, 2006