HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced $16.7 million in grants to support HIV/AIDS care and services that fall under several Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs: Early Intervention Services ($3,050,032 in grants to six organizations in four states and Puerto Rico); Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Affected Family Members AIDS Healthcare ($6,266,614 in grants to 17 organizations in eight states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico ); and two Special Projects of National Significance awards ($3,964,198 and $2,943,379), which will study innovative models for delivering HIV/AIDS care.
A final award, totaling $499,863, will fund peer education training sites and a resource and evaluation center managed at the Boston University Medical Campus. In FY07, $2.1 billion was appropriated to support the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Read the press release.
