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Monday, July 2, 2007 |
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HHS Awards $22 Million for Early Treatment of HIV/AIDS
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced $22 million in grants for early intervention HIV/AIDS care and services to medically underserved populations.
Fifty-three community-based health centers, migrant health centers, hospitals, and other entities in 23 states and Puerto Rico will receive early intervention services grants under Part C of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The grants support ongoing medical, oral health, nutritional, psychosocial, and other treatment for HIV-positive individuals; laboratory, x-ray and other diagnostic tests; and medical case management to help patients access care and remain in treatment.
“With these funds, we can help health care organizations across the country deliver timely, critical HIV/AIDS care and services in rural and other medically underserved communities,” said Secretary Leavitt.
Following reauthorization of the Ryan White Program last December, Part C grantees are required to spend at least 50 percent of their grants on early intervention services and at least 75 percent on newly defined core medical services. Because early intervention services are included under the definition of core medical services, the early intervention expenditures can be counted toward the broader requirement to spend 75 percent of funds for core services.
Earlier FY 2007 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program awards were announced for Part A formula grants; additional Part A formula awards; supplemental Part A awards; Part B grants to states and territories; and a prior round of Part C grants.
HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration oversees the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which provides life-saving care and services to more than 530,000 individuals every year. For more information, visit http://hab.hrsa.gov/.
The list of grant awards:
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Part C Early Intervention Services FY 2007 Grant Awards
Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
$379,218 |
Jefferson Comprehensive Care System |
Pine Bluff |
Ariz. |
541,341 |
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
942,265 |
El Proyecto del Barrio |
Arleta |
Calif. |
209,196 |
Clinica Sierra Vista |
Bakersfield |
Calif. |
345,005 |
Solano County Health and Social Services Dept. |
Fairfield |
Calif. |
341,250 |
Ventura County Health Care Agency |
Oxnard |
Calif. |
219,197 |
Venice Family Clinic |
Venice |
Calif. |
362,076 |
Optimus Health Care, Inc. |
Bridgeport |
Conn. |
552,696 |
Southwest Community Health Center |
Bridgeport |
Conn. |
521,233 |
Community Health Services, Inc. |
Hartford |
Conn. |
385,125 |
Generations Family Health Center, Inc. |
Willimantic |
Conn. |
321,750 |
North Broward Hospital District |
Ft. Lauderdale |
Fla. |
789,333 |
AIDS Resource Council of Southwest Florida, Inc. |
Fort Myers |
Fla. |
292,500 |
Collier Health Services |
Immokalee |
Fla. |
360,726 |
Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, Inc. |
Miami |
Fla. |
775,929 |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. |
Parrish |
Fla. |
530,489 |
Lowndes County Board of Health |
Lowndes |
Ga. |
539,574 |
Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin |
Elgin |
Ill. |
243,750 |
Community Health Care, Inc. |
Davenport |
Iowa |
334,708 |
Primary Health Care, Inc. |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
370,130 |
Heartland Cares, Inc. |
Paducah |
Ky. |
669,435 |
Maine General Health Associates |
Gardiner |
Maine |
243,750 |
People's Community Health Center |
Baltimore |
Md. |
341,250 |
Harbor Health Services |
Dorchester |
Mass. |
368,556 |
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center |
East Boston |
Mass. |
347,338 |
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center |
New Bedford |
Mass. |
708,962 |
Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. |
Orleans |
Mass. |
186,736 |
Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc. |
Worcester |
Mass. |
570,475 |
Detroit Community Health Connection |
Detroit |
Mich. |
666,550 |
Yellowstone City & County Health Dept. |
Billings |
Mont. |
359,795 |
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
New Brunswick |
N.J. |
579,986 |
Bronx Community Health Network |
Bronx |
N.Y. |
768,477 |
Interfaith Medical Center |
Brooklyn |
N.Y. |
438,750 |
Hudson River Health Care |
Peekskill |
N.Y. |
511,298 |
Catawba Valley Medical Center |
Hickory |
N.C. |
352,677 |
Lancaster General Hospital |
Lancaster |
Pa. |
387,056 |
Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
698,263 |
Family First Health Corporation |
York |
Pa. |
529,421 |
Migrant Health Center, Western Region, Inc. |
Mayaguez |
P.R. |
889,800 |
Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. |
Ridgeland |
S.C. |
476,049 |
El Centro del Barrio, Inc. |
San Antonio |
Texas |
623,161 |
Fletcher Allen Health Care |
Burlington |
Vermont |
502,024 |
Centra Health, Inc. |
Lynchburg |
Va. |
182,267 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Madison |
Wis. |
623,975 |
Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
593,322 |
TOTAL |
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$21,976,864 |
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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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