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1992.04.03 :  Formula Grants -- Ryan White Act

Contact:  Charlotte Mehuron (301) 443-3376
April 3, 1992
                                 
        HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., today announced the
award of formula grants totaling $95.2 million to assist all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin
Islands in providing health care and support services for people
with AIDS and HIV infection.  
        The grants were authorized under Title II of the Ryan White
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990 and are
administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration,
a Public Health Service agency within HHS.
        The amount of Title II formula grants each state received
was based on the number of AIDS cases reported to, and confirmed
by, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for the two-year period
which began Oct. 1, 1989, and ended Sept. 30, 
1991.
        New York State, with the largest reported number of AIDS
cases (16,172), received $16.9 million.  Wyoming, the state with
the fewest reported cases (22), received $100,000, the minimum
award.
        Secretary Sullivan said, "Since 1991, Ryan White grants
have provided more than $377 million for AIDS care and services to
states and cities working to respond to the AIDS care crisis."   
The CARE Act requires that states with more than 1 percent of the
87,002 total cases reported during the two years contribute
matching funds of $1 for every $4 of federal money received.  
Nineteen states will therefore provide an additional $19.6 million
for HIV treatment and services as a result of receiving Title II
formula grants.
        These same 19 states must allocate at least 50 percent of
their CARE funds to establish and operate HIV consortia in areas
where the greatest number of HIV patients live.  Consortia are
composed of health care providers, people with HIV/AIDS and
community organizations that offer services to HIV patients.  They
use their Ryan White CARE funds to plan, develop and deliver
comprehensive health and support systems for AIDS patients. 
Fifteen percent of Title II funds are specified to be used for the
care of infants, children, women and families.
        Title II funds may also be used for home and community-
based care services, health insurance coverage and treatments that
prolong life or prevent serious deterioration of health for those
with the HIV disease.
        HRSA Administrator Robert G. Harmon, M.D., M.P.H., said,
"By involving patients and their care providers in identifying
needs and in the planning of resources to meet those needs,
consortia can take care of the special requirements of their
populations and build on the strengths of their own systems of
care."
        The Health Resources and Services Administration also
administers Title I of the Ryan White CARE Act, which awards funds
to assist cities with the largest numbers of AIDS cases.  A list of
all Title II grantees, amount of grants, state match requirements,
minimum consortia amounts and numbers of AIDS cases is available
upon request.

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