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Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) (93.899)

Also known as MHAF

Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) (Assistance Listing 93.899) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $26.9 million in 22 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $777,500. Half of the 22 awards fell between $670,000 and $1.3 million, and they ranged from $170,000 to $5.2 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)’s principal goals are to improve HIV-related health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities disproportionately affected by HIV-AIDS and reduce HIV-related health disparities.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Additional eligibility information will be provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for specific initiatives funded under this Listing.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funding must be used consistent with the approved application in meeting the expectations of the Notice of Funding Opportunity under which it was submitted. Funding must be used consistent with the approved application in meeting the expectations of the Notice of Funding Opportunity under which it was submitted.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) (93.899) awarded$26.9 million across 22 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Jsi Research & Training Institute IncMassachusetts2$8.4 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York1$3.5 million
African-American AIDS Policy and Training InstituteCalifornia1$1.9 million
Terros IncArizona1$1.3 million
City of VernonCalifornia1$1.3 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia1$1.3 million
Hennepin CountyMinnesota1$825,000
Clark County, NVNevada1$825,000
Bexar County Hospital DistrictTexas1$825,000
County of San DiegoCalifornia1$825,000
Positive Impact Health Centers IncGeorgia1$730,000
AIDS Care GroupPennsylvania1$730,000
Maryland Department of HealthMaryland1$730,000
Montefiore Medical CenterNew York1$730,000
Dallas County TexasTexas1$730,000
University of New MexicoNew Mexico1$650,000
Empowerment Resource Center IncGeorgia1$400,000
Centerstone of Florida, Inc.Florida1$400,000
Abounding Prosperity IncorporatedTexas1$400,000
Mississippi Public Health InstituteMississippi1$399,971

Top states: Massachusetts ($8.4 million), California ($5.3 million), New York ($4.2 million), Texas ($1.9 million), Arizona ($1.3 million), Georgia ($1.1 million), Minnesota ($825,000), Nevada ($825,000), Maryland ($730,000), Pennsylvania ($687,699).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 11% of the money, colleges and universities 5.6% and state and local governments 5.0%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other14$21.1 million79%
Nonprofits5$2.9 million11%
Colleges and universities2$1.5 million5.6%
State and local governments1$1.3 million5.0%

By state

6 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Massachusetts2$8.4 million
California4$5.3 million
New York2$4.2 million
Texas3$1.9 million
Arizona1$1.3 million
Georgia2$1.1 million
Minnesota1$825,000
Nevada1$825,000
Maryland1$730,000
Pennsylvania1$687,699
New Mexico1$650,000
Florida1$399,999
Mississippi1$399,971
Missouri1$164,734

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.