Office of Minority Health

HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (AIMM)

The AIMM Initiative specifically addresses the unmet needs of young racial and ethnic minority men who have sex with men (MSM) who are between the ages of 20-29 and young minority males living with HIV/AIDS or at high risk for HIV infections. The AIMM Initiative will establish a comprehensive Integrated Center for Care and Supportive Services (ICCSS) that employs evidence-based disease management and preventive health program and supportive services to:

• Reduce the transmission of HIV;
• Address gaps and fragmentation of HIV/AIDS treatment;
• Reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and barriers to culturally and linguistically appropriate care;
• Address social determinants of health that impede treatment adherence;
• Prevent opportunistic infections
• Improve clinical outcomes of MSM and young minority males living with HIV or at high risk for HIV infections.

This program ends August 31, 2017.

Non-Federal AIMM Grantees	City	State	Funding Level
Beat AIDS Coalition Trust	San Antonio	TX	$375,000
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	$375,000
Louisiana Public Health Institute	New Orleans	LA	$374,821
My Brother’s Keeper, Inc.	Ridgeland	MS	$375,000
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	Long Island	NY	$375,000
Us Helping Us, People into Living, Inc.	Washington	DC	$374,993
Total: $2,249,814

CHAT (Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission)

The CHAT grants seek to improve the HIV/AIDS health outcomes of high risk minority youth (13-19 years old) by supporting community-based efforts to increase HIV/AIDS prevention/education efforts, testing, counseling and referrals.

CHAT Grantees	City	State	Funding Level
Alternatives For Girls	Detroit	MI	$200,000
Cascade AIDS Project	Portland	OR	$225,000
Lutheran Medical Center/Lutheran Family Health Centers	Brooklyn	NY	$225,000
NO/AIDS Task Force	New Orleans	LA	$225,000
Vista Community Clinic	Vista	CA	$225,000
Wholistic Stress Control Institute, Inc.	Atlanta	GA	$200,000
Total:  $1,300,000

HIRE (HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for the Re-Entry Population)

HIRE grants seek to improve the HIV/AIDS health outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals by supporting community-based efforts to ensure their successful transition from state or federal incarceration back to their communities.

Grantees	City	State	Funding Level
FACES NY, Inc.	New York	NY	$ 200,000
Housing Works, Inc.	Brooklyn	NY	$ 200,000
Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc.	Haupauge	NY	$ 235,000
Metropolitan Charities, Inc.	St. Petersburg	FL	$ 215,000
The Osborne Association, Inc.	Bronx	NY	$ 235,000
Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc.	Decatur	GA	$ 215,000
St. Luke's - Roosevelt Institute for Health Sciences	New York	NY	$ 200,000
Total:  $1,500,000

Linkage to Life Program: Rebuilding Broken Bridges for Minority Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS (L2L)

Linkage to Life Program addresses gaps in health care, social and supportive services for families living with HIV/AIDS and who are in transition from incarceration, domestic violence and/or substance abuse treatment.

Minority Community HIV/AIDS Partnership

These grants seek to improve the health status, relative to HIV/AIDS, of young adults, particularly racial and ethnic minorities by eliminating disparities through local partnerships.