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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Contact:   HRSA Press Office
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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.


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