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Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

HIV Care Formula Grants (93.917)

HIV Care Formula Grants (Assistance Listing 93.917) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $6.3 billion in 133 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $47.6 million per award on average. 4 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.

The typical award was $12.2 million. Half of the 133 awards fell between $4.1 million and $28.9 million, and they ranged from $36,970 to $691 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The purpose of this program is to assist states and territories in developing and/or enhancing access to a comprehensive continuum of high-quality HIV care and treatment for low-income people with HIV.

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

Forecast opportunities

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Not less than 75 percent of grant funds remaining after reserving funds for administration and clinical quality management must be used to provide core medical services. Core medical services include outpatient ambulatory health services, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), local pharmaceutical assistance, oral health care, health insurance premium and cost-sharing, home health care, home and community-based health services, hospice services, early intervention services, medical nutritional therapy, substance abuse outpatient care, mental health services, and medical case management, including treatment adherence services. The remaining 25percent may be used for support services, including non-medical case management, childcare services, emergency financial assistance, food bank/home delivered meals, health education/risk reduction, housing services, linguistic services, psychosocial support services, rehabilitation services, respite care, and transportation that support a person with HIV to achieve better health outcomes. Funds may be used to establish and operate HIV Care Consortia that shall conduct planning, funding, monitoring, and reporting on behalf of the recipient. HIV Care Consortia are categorized under the support services category.

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Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title XXVI, Part B, Subpart I,Public Law 109-415.Title XXVI of the Public Health Services (PHS) Act, Part B Subpart I, Section 2618 Public Law Statutory Formula: RWHAP Part B Base, ADAP Base and Emerging Communities awards are based on the number of reported living cases of HIV/AIDS cases in the State or Territory in the most recent calendar year as confirmed by CDC and submitted to HRSA. Similarly, for recipients applying for MAI formula funds, awards are based on the number of reported and confirmed living minority cases of HIV/AIDS for the most recent calendar year submitted to HRSA by CDC. The most recently completed calendar year ended December 31, 2024. ADAP Supplemental grants are awarded by formula based on living HIV/AIDS cases to states which meet any of the criteria listed in that section of the NOFO for the purpose of providing medications or insurance assistance for people with HIV.This program has matching requirements; see agency NOFO for further details.This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. This program has maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements, see agency NOFO for further details. Recipients must maintain state expenditures for HIV-related activities at a level equal to the fiscal year preceding the application deadline for the RWHAP Part B grant.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY 24: $50,000 - $155,440,630; Average: $23,923,542

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, HIV Care Formula Grants (93.917) awarded $6.3 billion across 133 grant awards, an average of $47.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
California Department of Public HealthCalifornia3$742 million
Health Research, Inc.New York2$663 million
Florida Department of HealthFlorida3$643 million
Department of State Health ServicesTexas3$636 million
State of Georgia Department of Public HealthGeorgia3$369 million
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesNorth Carolina3$230 million
Department of Public Health IllinoisIllinois3$225 million
New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey3$212 million
Maryland Department of HealthMaryland2$169 million
Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvania1$166 million
Tennessee Department of HealthTennessee3$143 million
Puerto Rico Department of HealthPuerto Rico2$134 million
Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of HealthVirginia1$129 million
Indiana Department of HealthIndiana3$122 million
Louisiana Department of HealthLouisiana2$120 million
South Carolina Department of Public HealthSouth Carolina2$116 million
Ohio Department of HealthOhio1$110 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan3$100 million
Arizona Department of Health ServicesArizona5$99.4 million
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts3$94.1 million

Top states: California ($742 million), New York ($667 million), Florida ($643 million), Texas ($636 million), Georgia ($369 million), North Carolina ($230 million), Illinois ($225 million), New Jersey ($212 million), Maryland ($169 million), Pennsylvania ($166 million).

Who usually wins

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other130$6.3 billion100%

By state

54 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
California3$742 million
New York3$667 million
Florida3$643 million
Texas3$636 million
Georgia3$369 million
North Carolina3$230 million
Illinois3$225 million
New Jersey3$212 million
Maryland2$169 million
Pennsylvania1$166 million
Tennessee3$143 million
Virginia4$134 million
Puerto Rico2$134 million
Indiana3$122 million
Louisiana2$120 million
South Carolina2$116 million
Ohio1$110 million
Michigan3$100 million
Arizona5$99.4 million
Massachusetts3$94.1 million
Connecticut4$88.2 million
Washington3$87.4 million
Colorado3$79.6 million
District of Columbia2$74.2 million
Alabama1$61.4 million
Nevada3$61.1 million
Wisconsin4$60.3 million
Minnesota3$58.0 million
Iowa3$53.2 million
Kentucky1$41.8 million
Missouri2$40.8 million
Nebraska3$35.7 million
Arkansas1$35.4 million
Oregon1$33.0 million
Utah3$32.6 million
Kansas3$32.1 million
Delaware2$29.1 million
Rhode Island3$28.1 million
Idaho3$24.7 million
Mississippi1$24.6 million
New Mexico1$22.4 million
West Virginia2$21.7 million
Oklahoma1$10.7 million
South Dakota2$9.2 million
Hawaii1$9.1 million
Maine3$8.8 million
Vermont3$7.9 million
Alaska2$7.6 million
New Hampshire1$6.0 million
Montana3$5.7 million
U.S. Virgin Islands1$4.7 million
Wyoming1$3.7 million
North Dakota1$2.3 million
Guam2$1.5 million
Northern Mariana Islands2$324,148
Federated States of Micronesia1$237,658
Marshall Islands1$200,379
American Samoa1$150,539

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