HRSA’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget totals $7.21 billion, an increase of $190 million over FY 2003 figures.
 
HRSA’s Consolidated Health Center program accounted for over half of the increase.  Funds to continue President Bush’s five-year initiative to expand the health center system rose to almost $1.62 billion in FY 2004, an increase of more than $112 million over FY 2003.
 
Other substantial increases were targeted to Ryan White CARE Act programs that provide assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS ($26.9 million), Bureau of Health Professions programs ($26.7 million), and community-based abstinence education programs ($15.4 million).
 
“The new funds for the health center expansion show that Congress joins the President in viewing health centers as a key element in increasing access to health care,” said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke.  “The President’s request for an additional $218 million for health centers in his FY 2005 budget – together with his request for $35 million more in Ryan White funds – reflect the broad support that major HRSA programs enjoy at the White House and on Capitol Hill.”
 
View the FY 2004 budget table, which contains a comparison to last year’s revised figures.