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News Release
HHS Awards $1.07 Billion for HIV/AIDS Care and MedicationsHHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced grants totaling almost $1.07 billion to fund HIV/AIDS-related primary health care, prescription drugs and other services for low-income individuals living in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and five other U.S. territories and jurisdictions. Today�s grants are funded under Title II of the Ryan White CARE Act, which is administered by HHS� Health Resources and Services Administration. Most of the Title II awards, $779.8 million, support life-sustaining medications through state-run AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). In addition to the base award of $272.3 million, $6.9 million supports health care and services to minority populations under the Minority AIDS Initiative, and $10 million supports "emerging communities� -- those with a high incidence of AIDS that did not receive FY 2006 Title I awards, which were announced March 14. �States use these grants to deliver comprehensive services for their residents living with HIV/AIDS,� said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt. �Because of these funds, people with HIV and AIDS can access the care and pharmaceuticals they rely on to stay healthy.� Base Title II grants are awarded based on the estimated number of people living with AIDS. Since FY 1996, separate funds have been earmarked under Title II to help state ADAPs buy pharmaceuticals for people living with HIV/AIDS; states also may designate a portion of their Title II base allotment to support ADAPs. Minority AIDS Initiative awards reflect the number of minorities living with HIV/AIDS in the area over a two-year period, while the emerging communities funds go to areas that report between 500 and 1,999 cases of AIDS. �CARE Act programs help more than 570,000 people every year living with HIV/AIDS,� noted HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke. �And the President�s request for next year for the CARE Act will help even more Americans.� President Bush�s FY 2007 budget request of $2.2 billion for CARE Act programs includes an increase of $95 million for a new domestic HIV/AIDS initiative -- $70 million will support ADAPs and $25 million will be used to expand outreach efforts through community action grants to faith and community-based organizations. For more information on CARE Act programs, visit http://hab.hrsa.gov/. The FY 2006 Title II grants are listed below.
*Excludes grants for Supplemental Drug Treatment Program, which total $9,795,020 ### Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news. Last revised: May 5, 2006 |
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