HHS Awards $597 Million to Help People With HIV/AIDS in Major Urban Areas

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today awarded $597 million to 51 communities to help people with HIV and AIDS in cities and regions hit hardest by the epidemic. The money will support primary care and related services for low-income residents affected by the disease.

“In communities struggling to meet the demands for services locally, these resources will ensure that people with HIV and AIDS will receive the comprehensive care that they need,” Secretary Thompson said. “In addition to helping people affected directly by this deadly disease, President Bush and I are also committed to increasing funding for vaccine research and working to prevent the spread of this disease both at home and abroad.”

The money -- funded under Title I of the Ryan White CARE (Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency) Act -- is divided among 51 Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) and include both formula grants, based on the estimated number of people living with AIDS in the city, and supplemental grants, awarded competitively among EMAs based on demonstration of severe need and other criteria.

The awards announced today will 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.

HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration administers Ryan White CARE Act programs. Since fiscal year 1991, more than $11.6 billion has been appropriated under the CARE Act to help more than 500,000 people access life-sustaining care and services each year. More information about CARE Act programs is available at http://www.hab.hrsa.gov/.

President Bush’s fiscal year 2003 budget plan includes a total of $12.9 billion to fight HIV and AIDS -- an increase of $906 million, or 8 percent, above the current year’s appropriation. More information about HHS’ overall budget for HIV and AIDS is available at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020204a.html.

The list of grant recipients follows:

Ryan White CARE Act: Fiscal Year 2002 Title I Awards
Eligible Metropolitan Areas	Formula	Supplemental	Minority AIDS Initiative	Total Award
Atlanta, Ga.	$8,661,908	$7,561,666	$1,331,016	$17,554,590
Austin, Texas	2,100,500	1,633,627	212,353	3,946,480
Baltimore, Md.	9,306,166	6,831,468	1,849,198	17,986,832
Bergen-Passaic, N.J.	2,742,628	2,246,856	324,118	5,313,602
Boston, Mass.	7,644,265	6,711,944	842,299	15,198,508
Caguas, Puerto Rico	917,872	697,553	153,422	1,768,847
Chicago, Ill.	11,826,881	9,577,699	1,601,283	23,005,863
Cleveland, Ohio	1,848,954	1,421,474	265,187	3,535,615
Dallas, Texas	6,278,020	4,996,749	726,471	12,001,240
Denver, Colo.	2,569,111	1,975,130	197,112	4,741,353
Detroit, Mich.	4,279,252	3,405,907	678,717	8,363,876
Dutchess County, N.Y.	639,135	561,184	71,123	1,271,442
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	7,360,837	6,425,858	1,086,150	14,872,845
Ft. Worth, Texas	1,771,433	1,451,219	153,422	3,376,074
Hartford, Conn.	2,400,534	2,000,978	246,898	4,648,410
Houston, Texas	9,777,795	8,735,336	1,207,059	19,720,190
Jacksonville, Fla.	2,516,782	2,073,780	428,770	5,019,332
Jersey City, N.J.	3,181,644	2,714,068	383,049	6,278,761
Kansas City, Mo.	1,806,476	1,357,095	164,599	3,328,170
Las Vegas, Nev.	2,292,857	1,712,562	226,578	4,231,997
Los Angeles, Calif.	19,506,959	16,260,128	2,195,668	37,962,755
Miami, Fla.	13,237,915	11,489,862	2,369,412	27,097,189
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J.	1,572,935	1,161,349	191,016	2,925,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.	1,670,891	1,376,782	172,727	3,220,400
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.	3,268,821	2,586,708	387,112	6,242,641
New Haven, Conn.	3,641,319	2,627,096	375,936	6,644,351
New Orleans, La.	3,753,007	2,755,006	558,824	7,066,837
New York, N.Y.	60,290,873	47,986,208	9,462,407	117,739,488
Newark, N.J.	8,580,390	7,447,358	1,439,733	17,467,481
Norfolk, Va.	2,632,821	1,824,222	449,091	4,906,134
Oakland, Calif.	3,720,080	2,794,668	472,460	6,987,208
Orange County, Calif.	2,774,104	2,521,665	268,235	5,564,004
Orlando, Fla.	3,752,079	2,884,594	589,305	7,225,978
Philadelphia, Pa.	11,341,271	9,900,694	2,281,016	23,522,981
Phoenix, Ariz.	3,219,052	2,926,124	277,380	6,422,556
Ponce, Puerto Rico	1,454,400	1,111,701	292,620	2,858,721
Portland, Ore.	1,877,830	1,697,119	74,171	3,649,120
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.	3,950,212	3,162,234	315,989	7,428,435
Sacramento, Calif.	1,640,290	1,097,804	102,620	2,840,714
St. Louis, Mo.	2,502,383	1,946,184	319,037	4,767,604
San Antonio, Texas	2,105,870	1,476,064	294,652	3,876,586
San Diego, Calif.	5,344,783	4,585,724	505,989	10,436,496
San Francisco, Calif.	17,261,828	15,691,032	608,610	33,561,470
San Jose, Calif.	1,486,085	1,097,225	170,695	2,754,005
San Juan, Puerto Rico	8,308,722	6,424,741	1,501,711	16,235,174
Santa Rosa, Calif.	643,486	480,627	7,113	1,131,226
Seattle, Wash.	3,100,087	2,690,724	187,968	5,978,779
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.	4,713,108	3,303,552	514,118	8,530,778
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J.	455,010	366,357	89,412	910,779
Washington, D.C.	13,366,902	10,276,459	2,336,898	25,980,259
West Palm Beach, Fla.	4,464,567	3,852,706	839,251	9,156,524
Grand Total:	$305,561,130	$249,894,870	$41,800,000	$597,256,000