President’s FY21 Budget Proposal for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
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On February 10, 2020, the White House released President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2021 Federal Budget proposal. “The 2021 Budget includes $716 million for the second year of the multiyear initiative to eliminate HIV in America, a $450 million increase compared to the 2020 enacted level.”
“The Budget includes:
- $371 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce new HIV infections;
- $302 million for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to deliver HIV care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and to supply testing, evaluation, prescription of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and associated medical costs through the Health Centers program;
- $27 million to the Indian Health Service (IHS) to tackle the epidemic in American Indian and Alaska Native communities; and
- $16 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for evaluation activities to identify effective interventions to treat and prevent HIV.”
For more information on the HHS budget, please read the White House fact sheet, “Protecting our Nation’s Health and Wellness (PDF 393KB).”
You can find more information about the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative along with the Ready, Set, PrEP program on HIV.gov.