Hhs Awards $600 Million For Aids Care In Major Urban Areas
Grants totaling $600 million to the 51cities hit hardest by the HIV/AIDS epidemic have been awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services. The grants will help cities provide primary care and supportive services for low-income residents with HIV/AIDS.
The grants to the 51 Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs), which include both formula and supplemental grants, are funded under Title I of the Ryan White CARE (Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency) Act. Formula funds are awarded based on the estimated number of people living with AIDS in the city, and supplemental funds are awarded competitively among EMAs based on demonstration of severe need and other criteria.
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) oversees CARE Act programs. Title I grants provide essential HIV/AIDS health care and a wide range of support services to those who lack or are only partially protected by health insurance.
Covered services include physician visits, case management, assistance in obtaining medications, home-based and hospice care, substance abuse and mental health services, and other related services. A portion of the grant awards will fund the Minority AIDS Initiative to bolster care and services among minority populations.
The announcement covers this year’s full grant amount to each EMAs. HRSA released partial grants last month before Congress had enacted the program’s budget for the current year.
Since fiscal year 1991, Congress has appropriated $13.6 billion in CARE Act funding. Last year, Ryan White programs helped about 530,000 individuals access life-sustaining care and services.
A list of this year’s fiscal year 2003 title I awards follows:
Atlanta, Ga. $18,751,178
Austin, Texas $3,995,912
Baltimore, Md. $21,458,791
Bergen-Passaic, N.J. $5,203,065
Boston, Mass. $15,398,403
Caguas, P.R. $1,623,395
Chicago, Ill. $23,225,285
Cleveland, Ohio $3,593,703
Dallas, Texas $13,205,009
Denver, Colo. $5,035,812
Detroit, Mich. $8,766,530
Dutchess County, N.Y. $1,337,041
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. $14,695,524
Ft. Worth, Texas $3,503,726
Hartford, Conn. $4,679,151
Houston, Texas $20,526,823
Jacksonville, Fla. $5,166,800
Jersey City, N.J. $6,426,456
Kansas City, Mo. $3,138,000
Las Vegas, Nev. $4,658,661
Los Angeles, Calif. $39,994,550
Miami, Fla. $27,024,359
Middlesex-Somerset-
Hunterdon, N.J. $2,991,173
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. $3,255,148
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. $6,470,593
New Haven, Conn. $7,545,500
New Orleans, La. $7,326,105
New York, N.Y. $103,875,412
Newark, N.J. $17,706,875
Norfolk, Va. $5,168,622
Oakland, Calif. $7,024,473
Orange County, Calif. $5,683,092
Orlando, Fla. $7,329,133
Philadelphia, Pa. $24,744,302
Phoenix, Ariz. $6,867,905
Ponce, P.R. $2,611,677
Portland, Ore. $3,687,601
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. $7,199,843
Sacramento, Calif. $2,660,029
St. Louis, Mo. $5,068,856
San Antonio, Texas $3,806,139
San Diego, Calif. $10,765,303
San Francisco, Calif. $33,941,235
San Jose, Calif. $2,798,524
San Juan, P.R. $14,772,898
Santa Rosa, Calif. $1,106,742
Seattle, Wash. $6,286,678
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. $8,856,949
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J. $810,259
Washington, D.C. $27,871,807
West Palm Beach, Fla. $9,871,953
TOTALS : $599,513,000
