HHS Awards $923 Million to Ensure Medical Care, Support Services and Prescription Drugs for People With HIV/AIDS

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced grants totaling $923 million to provide medical care, support services and prescription drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS.

“These funds will provide Americans living with HIV/AIDS a lifeline to care,” Thompson said. “Many times, when people have to choose between expensive medical treatments and other necessities, health care loses out. These funds will help eliminate those difficult decisions.”

The fiscal year 2002 funds include a $286 million base award, $619.8 million for the purchase of medications through state-run AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), $7 million under the Minority AIDS Initiative and an additional $10 million for states with “emerging communities” -- metropolitan areas that have reported between 500 and 1,999 cases of AIDS.

The grants, funded under Title II of the Ryan White CARE Act, are awarded to every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas Islands, and Republic of Palau. CARE Act programs help an estimated 530,000 poor and uninsured individuals with HIV/AIDS obtain primary health care, support services and life-sustaining medications each year.

Title II grants are based on a calculation of the estimated number of people living with AIDS in a state or territory. Since fiscal year 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 formula grant to support ADAPs. Each month, about 85,000 people receive medications through ADAPs.

Since the CARE Act was first funded in fiscal year 1991, nearly $10 billion has been awarded in grants to provide needed health care and associated services for people living with HIV/AIDS. A list of the fiscal year 2002 Title II grant awards is below.

Ryan White CARE Act: Title II Fiscal Year 2002 Grant Awards
Name	Base	Minority AIDS Initiative	AIDS Drug Assistance Programs*	Emerging Communities	Total
Alabama	$4,030,281	$83,565	$5,822,611	$196,123	$10,132,580
Alaska	500,000	1,610	397,076	0	898,686
Arizona	3,114,208	49,272	6,815,740	151,469	10,130,689
Arkansas	1,790,528	19,684	2,586,804	0	4,397,016
California	32,885,805	643,263	82,051,914	0	115,580,982
Colorado	2,213,371	32,064	4,994,248	0	7,239,683
Connecticut	3,913,049	81,708	9,878,257	0	13,873,014
Delaware	1,754,187	36,397	2,534,302	224,286	4,549,172
District of Columbia	4,119,126	154,997	11,218,275	0	15,492,398
Florida	30,013,954	874,149	68,567,784	457,452	99,913,339
Georgia	9,153,543	254,780	19,281,463	0	28,689,786
Hawaii	1,173,230	11,018	1,694,983	0	2,879,231
Idaho	500,000	495	414,357	0	914,852
Illinois	8,326,858	223,830	20,490,945	0	29,041,633
Indiana	3,608,952	34,292	5,213,910	750,216	9,607,370
Iowa	769,586	4,952	1,111,833	0	1,886,371
Kansas	1,093,459	9,904	1,889,717	0	2,993,080
Kentucky	2,308,179	23,770	3,334,662	210,839	5,877,450
Louisiana	5,839,516	154,626	11,060,885	748,054	17,803,081
Maine	500,000	619	722,229	0	1,222,848
Maryland	7,902,074	335,125	20,302,147	0	28,539,346
Massachusetts	5,562,279	125,533	13,160,923	179,124	19,027,859
Michigan	4,384,977	104,982	9,327,488	0	13,817,447
Minnesota	1,122,779	22,903	2,785,236	0	3,930,918
Mississippi	3,160,724	78,737	4,566,348	189,019	7,994,828
Missouri	3,054,883	60,414	6,926,038	0	10,041,335
Montana	500,000	0	284,249	0	784,249
Nebraska	655,674	7,180	947,262	0	1,610,116
Nevada	1,718,082	30,207	4,019,976	0	5,768,265
New Hampshire	500,000	1,362	669,552	0	1,170,914
New Jersey	13,173,991	377,713	31,624,395	476,480	45,652,579
New Mexico	1,238,463	14,608	1,789,227	0	3,042,298
New York	43,471,120	1,314,504	107,697,086	1,311,041	153,793,751
North Carolina	6,486,069	141,874	9,376,429	537,626	16,541,998
North Dakota	200,000	0	88,717	0	288,717
Ohio	5,304,592	71,432	8,956,585	320,698	14,653,307
Oklahoma	2,144,456	19,189	3,098,129	164,409	5,426,183
Oregon	1,666,924	11,142	3,588,028	0	5,266,094
Pennsylvania	10,181,825	308,632	21,610,076	165,931	32,266,464
Puerto Rico	8,606,214	305,537	19,902,657	0	28,814,408
Rhode Island	1,151,315	11,142	1,663,322	156,036	2,981,815
South Carolina	6,532,678	163,292	9,437,864	537,373	16,671,207
South Dakota	200,000	619	171,674	0	372,293
Tennessee	5,862,444	109,439	8,469,566	2,022,917	16,464,366
Texas	19,566,562	454,839	43,676,035	135,232	63,832,668
Utah	1,198,458	10,523	1,731,432	171,259	3,111,672
Vermont	500,000	743	338,152	0	838,895
Virginia	5,967,017	154,749	12,099,043	735,082	18,955,891
Washington	3,234,347	35,654	6,973,928	0	10,243,929
West Virginia	671,025	3,219	1,028,117	0	1,702,361
Wisconsin	1,917,664	21,665	2,775,778	159,334	4,874,441
Wyoming	200,000	495	139,546	0	340,041
Guam	50,000	1,114	67,389	0	118,503
Virgin Islands	313,532	6,438	452,965	0	772,935
American Samoa	50,000	0	0	0	50,000
Marshall Islands	50,000	0	1,323	0	51,323
N. Marianas	50,000	0	1,323	0	51,323
Republic of Palau	50,000	0	0	0	50,000
Fed. States of Micronesia	50,000	0	0	0	50,000
Total	$286,258,000	$7,000,000	$619,830,000	$10,000,000	$923,088,000
*Excludes ADAP supplemental awards for severe need.