HHS awards $90 million for HIV/AIDS programs’ COVID-19 response
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday awarded $90 million for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
The funding provides flexibility to 581 programs across the country that are working to prevent or minimize the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on people living with HIV, including extending operational hours, increasing staffing hours, purchasing additional equipment, enhancing workforce training and capacity development, and providing critical services during this pandemic, such as home-delivered meals, emergency housing and transportation.
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