Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced more than $1.1 billion in funding to help states and territories provide care, medications, and services for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
The grants are awarded under Part B of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the newly enacted Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. “For more than 15 years, Ryan White programs have been the lifeline for thousands of individuals living with HIV/AIDS,” Secretary Leavitt said. “The new legislation will greatly expand our ability to serve them with more effective care and services.”
The awards include Part B base grants, AIDS Drug Assistance Program grants, and Emerging Community grants. Most of the funds ($775 million) will support state ADAP programs, which provide life-saving medications to HIV/AIDS patients.
The reauthorized Ryan White law requires that Part B grantees spend 75 percent of their grant award on core medical services and that ADAPs maintain a core list of antiretroviral drugs in their formularies.
