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HUD Archives: News Releases
VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES $220 MILLION TO PROVIDE HOUSING, OTHER CRITICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OVER 65,000 PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS Washington, DC - Vice President Gore commemorated World AIDS Day today by announcing that the federal government will provide $220 million in grants for housing and support services for over 65,000 low-income people with HIV/AIDS and members of their households. The Vice President announced the new funds, which the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) will distribute under its Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program, at a meeting with people who receive and provide these critical housing and support services in Washington, DC. "For too many Americans living with AIDS, poverty is nearly as much of a threat as the disease itself," Vice President Gore said. "Without our help, many would be forced to live in unfit housing or become homeless. These grants will mean that people fighting AIDS won't have to also fight to keep a roof over their heads." HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo added, "We all know about the terrible toll of illness and death caused by the AIDS virus. On top of this, AIDS often destroys the financial health of those with the disease as well, hitting them with huge medical bills and leaving them too sick to work." Today, the Vice President: Unveiled new HOPWA grants that provide critical support to communities in need. Studies show that people with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk for homelessness and have more problems obtaining access to affordable housing. This $220 million in HOPWA funding, a 10 percent increase over last year, provides critical housing and other support services that:
Of the $220 million, $200 million will go to states, cities, and communities to develop effective programs. The remaining $20 million will go to programs nationwide that have developed particularly effective and innovative approaches to providing housing and other necessary support services for people with HIV/AIDS. For example, an innovative program in Savannah, GA enables people with HIV/AIDS to receive home-based care, and one in Illinois provides innovative services, including effective mental health services and daily living services. Highlighted Clinton/Gore Administration's ongoing progress in fighting HIV/AIDS. The Vice President underscored other Administration efforts to improve prevention, treatment, and research for people with HIV/AIDS. He noted that the President is unveiling historic new steps today to help the up to 40 million children who will be orphaned by HIV/AIDS by 2010, including new emergency funding from USAID to support international, community-based AIDS orphan programs and historic new increases in AIDS research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated to help address the global problem of HIV/AIDS. These steps build on the historic progress to combat HIV/AIDS for which the Administration fought in this year's balanced budget, including: a new $156 million initiative to address the severe, ongoing health care crisis of HIV/AIDS in racial and ethnic minorities, including crisis response teams and enhanced prevention efforts across the nation; a $262 million increase in the Ryan White CARE Act; a 12 percent increase in AIDS research funding at the NIH, a $32 million increase HIV prevention programs at the CDC; and a $21 million increase in HOPWA. GRANTS TO STATES AND METROPOLITAN AREAS UNDER HUD'S HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM Here is a list showing where all $220 million in grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program will be used. Funds to cities will be used in each city's metropolitan area. ALABAMA - $2.3 million, including: Birmingham - $365,000; and the rest of the State -- $1.9 million. ARIZONA -- $1.3 million, including: Phoenix -- $923,000 and the rest of the State -- $366,000. ARKANSAS -- $552,000. CALIFORNIA -- $27.4 million, including: Los Angeles -- $8.8 million; San Francisco -- $8.5 million; San Diego -- $2.2 million; Oakland -- $1.7 million; Riverside -- $1.4 million; Santa Ana -- $1.1 million; Sacramento -- $656,000; San Jose -- $649,000; and the rest of California -- $2.4 million. COLORADO-- $1.2 million to Denver. CONNECTICUT -- $3.5 million, including: Hartford -- $1.4 million; New Haven -- $1.2 million and the rest of Connecticut $920,000. DELAWARE -- $598,000, including: Wilmington -- $485,000 and the rest of the State -- $113,000. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -- $7.6 million for the metropolitan area. FLORIDA -- $24 million, including: Miami -- $8.4 million; Fort Lauderdale -- $4.2 mil-lion; West Palm Beach -- $2.6 million; Orlando -- $1.8 million; Tampa -- $1.7 million; Key West -- $1.1 million; Jacksonville -- $983,000; and the rest of Florida -- $3.2 million. GEORGIA -- $5.8 million, including: Atlanta -- $ 3.4 million and the rest of Georgia -- $2.4 million. HAWAII -- $496,000, including: Honolulu -- $364,000; and the rest of the State-- $132,000. ILLINOIS -- $5.3 million, including: Chicago -- $4.8 million and the rest of the State -- $534,0-00. INDIANA -- $1.2 million, including: Indianapolis -- $579,000 and the rest of the State -- $636,000. KENTUCKY -- $1.7 million, including: Lexington -- $1.1 million; and the rest of the State -- $561,000. LOUISIANA -- $4.2 million, including: New Orleans -- $3.1 million; and the rest of the State -- $1.1 million. MARYLAND -- $6.9 million, including: Baltimore -- $5.8 million; and the rest of the State -- $1.1 million. MASSACHUSETTS -- $4.1 million, including: Boston -- $3 million and the rest of Massachusetts $1.1 million. MICHIGAN -- $2.2 million, including: Detroit -- $1.5 million and the rest of the State -- $677,000. MINNESOTA -- $762,000, including: Minneapolis -- $670,000 and the rest of the State -- $92,000. MISSISSIPPI -- $769,000. MISSOURI-- $2.2 million, including: St. Louis -- $944,000; Kansas City -- $813,000; and the rest of the State -- $396,000. NEVADA -- $1.5 million, including: Las Vegas -- $1.3 million; and the rest of the State -- $190,000. NEW HAMPSHIRE -- $1.2 million, including: $348,000 in Nashua; and the rest of the State -- $875,000. NEW JERSEY -- $12 million, including: Newark -- $5.8 million; Jersey City -- $2.3 mil-lion; Paterson -- $1.2 million; Woodbridge -- $671,000; Dover Township -- $595,000 and the rest of New Jersey -- $1.4 million. NEW MEXICO -- $1.5 million, including: Santa Fe $1.1 million; and the rest of the State -- $391,000. NEW YORK -- $54.2 million, including: New York City -- $49.7 million; Islip -- $1.4 million; Rochester -- $542,000; Buffalo -- $352,000 and the rest of the State -- $2.2 million. NORTH CAROLINA -- $2 million, including: Charlotte -- $397,000; Raleigh -- $386,000 and the rest of the State -- $1.2 million. OHIO -- $2.3 million, including: Cleveland -- $670,000; Columbus -- $458,000; Cincinnati --$395,000; and the rest of Ohio -- $822,000. OKLAHOMA-- $723,000. OREGON -- $803,000 to Portland. PENNSYLVANIA-- $6.1 million, including: Philadelphia -- $4.5 million; Pittsburgh -- $491,000 and the rest of the State -- $1.1 million. PUERTO RICO -- $7.7 million, including: San Juan -- $5.9 million and the rest of the Common-wealth -- $1.8 million. RHODE ISLAND -- $424,000 to Providence. SOUTH CAROLINA -- $1.7 million. TENNESSEE -- $1.5 million, including: Memphis -- $538,000; Nashville -- $479,000 and the rest of the State -- $525,000. TEXAS -- $14.1 million, including: Houston -- $7.4 million; Dallas -- $2.5 million; San Antonio -- $805,000; Austin -- $767,000; Fort Worth -- $655,000 and the rest of Texas -- $2 million. UTAH -- $368,000. VERMONT -- $1.1 million. VIRGINIA -- $1.7 million, including: Virginia Beach $702,000; Richmond - $492,000 and the rest of the State (outside of metropolitan DC) $463,000. WASHINGTON STATE -- $3 million, including: Seattle -- $1.4 million; and the rest of the State -- $1.6 million. WEST VIRGINIA -- $863,000. WISCONSIN -- $1.8 million, including: Milwaukee -- $393,000 and the rest of the State -- $1.4 million. HOPWA GRANTS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE This list gives details of the $20 million in competitive grants for outstanding programs awarded today under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program. The amounts of these grants are included in the attachment giving the total value of grants to each state. ALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
ILLINOIS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
TEXAS
VERMONT
WASHINGTON, DC
WASHINGTON STATE
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
Content Archived: January 20, 2009 |
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