News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 |
Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376
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HHS Awards $23.7 Million to Help Women, Children and Families Obtain HIV/AIDS Care and Services
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 34 new grants totaling more than $23.7 million to help America's children, youth and women with HIV/AIDS and their affected families obtain comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and services.
"We have made tremendous advances in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV," Secretary Thompson said. "However, the number of women contracting HIV continues to grow, especially in racial and ethnic minority communities. These grants will help ensure that care is available where needed for these women and their families."
Today's grants are awarded under Title IV of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act. Title IV programs specifically address the needs of women, children, youth and families by providing care that deals with the entire family. This includes primary and specialty medical care, psychosocial services, logistical support and coordination, and outreach and case management. Programs also are designed to increase access to clinical trials and research.
"Experience tells us that HIV is not the only challenge many of our clients face: poor housing, lack of transportation and child care, non-HIV related illnesses, all intensify the need for services," said Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D., administrator of HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). "These grants help build a comprehensive health care system for our clients rather than a disjointed array of providers and services."
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau administers CARE Act programs. Since fiscal year 2001, the Bush administration has spent more than $7.7 billion in CARE Act funding to help some 530,000 individuals access life-sustaining care and services each year. President Bush has requested nearly $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2005 for the CARE Act, an increase of more than $270 million since 2001.
The list of this year's new Title IV grant recipients is below.
Ryan White CARE Act Fiscal Year 2004 Title IV Awards |
Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
University of South Alabama |
Mobile |
Ala. |
$335,713 |
Maricopa Integrated Health Systems |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
627,980 |
White River Rural Health Center, Inc. |
Augusta |
Ark. |
230,384 |
Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
1,000,000 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
774,043 |
University of California, San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
467,259 |
Sonoma County Health Services Department |
Santa Rosa |
Calif. |
258,573 |
University of Colorado Health Science Center |
Denver |
Colo. |
885,272 |
University of Florida |
Gainesville |
Fla. |
628,721 |
University of South Florida |
Tampa |
Fla. |
1,298,785 |
Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority D/B/A Grady Health System |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
708,547 |
Ware County Health Department |
Waycross |
Ga. |
351,805 |
Access Community Health Network |
Chicago |
Ill. |
308,444 |
University of Louisville Research Foundation |
Louisville |
Ky. |
269,796 |
Children's Hospital (New Orleans) |
New Orleans |
La. |
487,458 |
Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Boston |
Mass. |
888,693 |
Washington University |
Saint Louis |
Mo. |
1,343,042 |
University of New Mexico |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
337,189 |
Albany Medical College |
Albany |
N.Y. |
616,348 |
Research Foundation of State University of New York |
Albany |
N.Y. |
1,697,721 |
Montefiore Medical Center |
Bronx |
N.Y. |
2,257,563 |
The Family Center, Inc. |
New York |
N.Y. |
781,046 |
Eastern Triad HIV Consortium, Inc. |
Burlington |
N.C. |
261,260 |
Metropolitan Community Health Services, Inc |
Washington |
N.C. |
602,536 |
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center |
Oklahoma City |
Okla. |
376,363 |
University of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
480,010 |
Methodist Health Foundation |
Memphis |
Tenn. |
679,180 |
Comprehensive Care Center |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
310,000 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas |
Dallas |
Texas |
1,299,263 |
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc. |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
452,071 |
University of Texas Health Science Center |
San Antonio |
Texas |
1,284,501 |
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health |
Christiansted |
V.I. |
249,330 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond |
Va. |
309,777 |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
856,276 |
TOTAL |
$23,714,949 |
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Last Revised: August 26, 2004
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