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HRSA Awards $376 Million to Urban Areas for HIV/AIDS Care HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration has announced $376 million in grants to support HIV/AIDS care and services in 51 cities and major urban areas. The awards are provided under Part A of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. Part A of Title XXVI of the PHS Act was previously referred to as Title I of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the predecessor statute. The new Ryan White law changes the method of determining eligibility for Part A funds by including both Eligible Metropolitan Areas and newly designated Transitional Grant Areas. The change gives funding priority to urban areas with the highest number of people living with AIDS, while helping mid-size cities with emerging needs. “The goal of the newly reauthorized Ryan White program is to get care and treatment into communities where the infection is increasing the most, especially among vulnerable populations,” said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth Duke. “We are taking a solid step towards reaching that goal today.” Part A grants will go to 22 cities that qualify as Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) – all of which were previously EMAs – and to 34 Transitional Grant Areas (TGAs). Of the 34 TGAs, 29 were EMAs for 2006; those 29 awards are being announced today. In addition, five new TGAs should be awarded later this month. To be eligible as EMAs under Part A as amended, metropolitan areas must have a cumulative total of more than 2,000 AIDS cases over the most recent five-year period and a population of 50,000 or more persons. Cities are considered TGAs if they have at least 1,000, but not more than 1,999, cumulative AIDS cases during the most recent five years, and a population of 50,000 or more persons. "By including up-to-date counts of HIV/AIDS cases in distribution formulas, the new legislation will do a better job of targeting funds and services to areas struggling with the spread of the virus,” said Duke. “It's important for grantees to link people to prevention and care services, encourage testing, and then get them into treatment. Those actions will save lives.” Today's grants represent the first funding phase under Part A. Metropolitan areas also will have the opportunity to compete for supplemental funding based upon need and to apply for Minority AIDS Initiative grants to address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on racial and ethnic minorities. Those grants will be awarded later this year. For more information on the new Ryan White legislation, visit http://hab.hrsa.gov/treatmentmodernization. For information on HIV/AIDS, visit www.aids.gov . FY 2007 Part A - Formula Grants
* Areas not eligible for hold harmless # The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. For more information about HRSA, visit www.hrsa.gov. |
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