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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
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HHS Awards $147 Million to Cities for HIV/AIDS Care
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced $147 million in supplemental funds to 56 cities most severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Twenty-two eligible metropolitan areas (EMAs) and 34 transitional grant areas (TGAs) will receive the grants, which are funded under Part A of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The 56 areas -- representing 25 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia -- competed for the supplemental funds based on demonstration of unmet need for services among eligible individuals, and other criteria such as HIV/AIDS prevalence.
The funds announced today are in addition to the $390 million in formula Part A grants distributed to these EMAs and TGAs and announced in March 5 and April 17 press releases.
“These supplemental grants provide the critical extra help that cities often need to fill gaps in meeting their specific care priorities,” said Elizabeth M. Duke, administrator of HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration, which manages the Ryan White Program.
Each year, more than 530,000 individuals receive care under the Ryan White Program. A list of awards is attached.
FY 2007 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006
Part A - Supplemental Grants
Eligible Metropolitan Areas |
Amount |
Atlanta , Ga. |
$3,850,505 |
Baltimore , Md. |
5,186,790 |
Boston , Mass. |
3,769,583 |
Chicago , Ill. |
6,888,727 |
Dallas , Texas |
3,640,608 |
Detroit , Mich. |
2,073,152 |
Ft. Lauderdale , Fla. |
3,727,245 |
Houston , Texas |
5,120,182 |
Los Angeles , Calif. |
9,552,345 |
Miami , Fla. |
6,481,882 |
New Orleans , La. |
1,770,338 |
New York , N.Y. |
25,998,357 |
Newark , N.J. |
3,552,687 |
Orlando , Fla. |
1,980,246 |
Philadelphia , Pa. |
5,037,001 |
Phoenix , Ariz. |
1,811,234 |
San Diego , Calif. |
2,912,131 |
San Francisco , Calif. |
4,134,300 |
San Juan , P.R. |
2,553,297 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg , Fla. |
2,345,441 |
Washington , D.C. |
6,895,292 |
West Palm Beach , Fla. |
1,949,450 |
SUB-TOTAL |
$111,230,793 |
Transitional Grant Areas |
Amount |
Austin , Texas |
$1,073,557 |
Baton Rouge , La. |
831,337 |
Bergen-Passaic , N.J. |
1,101,476 |
Caguas , P.R. |
269,503 |
Charlotte-Gastonia , N.C. -S.C. |
974,327 |
Cleveland , Ohio |
1,060,413 |
Denver , Colo. |
1,925,546 |
Dutchess County , N.Y. |
339,616 |
Ft. Worth , Texas |
940,508 |
Hartford , Conn. |
913,750 |
Indianapolis , Ind. |
763,694 |
Jacksonville , Fla. |
1,414,071 |
Jersey City , N.J. |
1,286,939 |
Kansas City , Mo. |
1,013,510 |
Las Vegas , Nev. |
1,193,110 |
Memphis , Tenn. |
1,432,797 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon , N.J. |
701,085 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. |
1,240,032 |
Nashville , Tenn. |
938,981 |
Nassau-Suffolk , N.Y. |
1,358,744 |
New Haven , Conn. |
1,501,862 |
Norfolk , Va. |
1,284,883 |
Oakland , Calif. |
1,663,113 |
Orange County , Calif. |
1,345,454 |
Ponce , P.R. |
445,740 |
Portland , Ore. |
957,919 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. |
2,074,448 |
Sacramento , Calif. |
689,474 |
St. Louis , Mo. |
1,424,275 |
San Antonio , Texas |
949,837 |
San Jose , Calif. |
604,404 |
Santa Rosa , Calif. |
265,582 |
Seattle , Wash. |
1,667,482 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton , N.J. |
196,470 |
SUB-TOTAL |
$35,843,939 |
TOTAL |
$147,074,732 |
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