News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376
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HHS Awards $4.8 Million to Expand Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 49 grants totaling $4.8 million to help organizations in rural, underserved and minority communities increase care and services for people living with HIV or at risk of infection.
"The communities where these grant recipients operate have a great need for more HIV/AIDS care," Secretary Thompson said. "Today's grants will help local health care providers expand the primary care services they offer to local residents with HIV/AIDS."
The awards are made under Title III of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, which is administered by HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through its HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Title III capacity development awards help service providers strengthen their organizational infrastructure and enhance their ability to expand HIV primary health care services to more people. Typical CARE Act services include HIV counseling and testing, medical evaluation and outpatient clinical care.
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau administers CARE Act programs. Since fiscal year 2001, the Bush administration has spent more than $7.7 billion in CARE Act funding to help some 530,000 people access vital HIV/AIDS care and services each year. President Bush has requested nearly $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2005 for the CARE Act, an increase of more than $270 million over fiscal year 2001 funds. The list of recipients is below.
FY
2004 Title III Capacity Building Grants |
Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
Birmingham Healthcare for
the Homeless Coalition |
Birmingham |
Ala. |
$89,499 |
Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
79,393 |
White River Rural Health
Center, Inc |
Augusta |
Ark. |
91,740 |
Catholic Healthcare West/St.
Mary Medical Center |
Long Beach |
Calif. |
80,948 |
JWCH Institute, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
64,514 |
Minority AIDS Project |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
150,000 |
Alameda County Medical Center |
Oakland |
Calif. |
74,406 |
Children's Hospital Medical
Center of Northern California |
Oakland |
Calif. |
73,639 |
Natividad Medical Center |
Salinas |
Calif. |
70,780 |
Continuum HIV Day Services |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
81,243 |
Tenderloin Aids Resource
Center Inc. |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
72,765 |
San Luis Obispo County Family
Care Centers |
San Luis Obispo |
Calif. |
80,456 |
Community Health Services,
Inc |
Hartford |
Conn. |
100,000 |
So Others Might Eat (Some),
Inc. |
Washington |
D.C. |
148,561 |
Community AIDS Resource,
Inc. |
Miami |
Fla. |
80,529 |
Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation |
Hilo |
Hawaii |
111,655 |
Idaho State University |
Pocatello |
Idaho |
76,522 |
City of Chicago Department
of Public Health |
Chicago |
Ill. |
150,000 |
Jackson Park Hospital Foundation |
Chicago |
Ill. |
94,556 |
T.J. Samson Community Hospital |
Glasgow |
Ky. |
85,003 |
Heartland Cares, Inc. |
Paducah |
Ky. |
143,234 |
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center |
Baton Rouge |
La. |
107,144 |
Regional Medical Center At
Lubec |
Lubec |
Maine |
49,152 |
Greater Baden Medical Services |
Upper Marlboro |
Md. |
101,900 |
Brockton Neighborhood Health
Center |
Brockton |
Mass. |
150,000 |
Hackley Hospital |
Muskegon |
Mich. |
68,879 |
Greater Meridian Health Clinic,
Inc |
Meridian |
Miss. |
52,020 |
North Mississippi Health
Services, Inc |
Tupelo |
Miss. |
149,818 |
Regional AIDS Interfaith
Network of Central Missouri |
Columbia |
Mo. |
84,469 |
Truman Medical Center Hospital
Hill |
Kansas City |
Mo. |
75,000 |
Missoula City/County Health
Department/Partnership Health Center |
Missoula |
Mont. |
52,318 |
Southwest C.A.R.E. Center |
Santa Fe |
N.M. |
48,918 |
Our Lady of Mercy Medical
Center |
Bronx |
N.Y. |
129,848 |
Promesa, Inc. |
Bronx |
N.Y. |
149,000 |
St. Barnabas Hospital |
Bronx |
N.Y. |
65,000 |
Nassau Health Care Corporation |
East Meadow |
N.Y. |
149,854 |
The Mount Vernon Hospital |
Mount Vernon |
N.Y. |
79,973 |
Hudson River Health Care |
Peekskill |
N.Y. |
150,000 |
Carolina Family Health Centers,
Inc. |
Wilson |
N.C. |
150,000 |
Wake Forest University Health
Sciences |
Winston-Salem |
N.C. |
50,000 |
AIDS Resource Center Ohio,
Inc. |
Dayton |
Ohio |
148,000 |
Morton Comprehensive Health
Services |
Tulsa |
Okla. |
150,000 |
Marion County |
Salem |
Ore. |
100,000 |
Mercy Catholic Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
76,296 |
Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
76,261 |
Carolina Health Centers,
Inc. |
Greenwood |
S.C. |
136,173 |
Catawba Care Coalition, Inc. |
Rock Hill |
S.C. |
64,800 |
AIDS Services of North Texas,
Inc. |
Denton |
Texas |
150,000 |
Centra Health, Inc |
Lynchburg |
Va. |
55,170 |
TOTAL |
$4,819,436 |
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