Minority HIV/AIDS Fund Overview

Q: What Is the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund?

The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund is transforming HIV prevention, care, and treatment for communities of color by: bringing federal, state, and community organizations together to design and test innovative solutions that address critical emerging needs; and by working to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of federal investments in HIV programs and services for racial and ethnic minorities, who are disproportionately affected by HIV.The Fund improves our national response to HIV in multiple ways, including through support for the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, and prevention, care, and treatment programs to foster:Innovation: The Fund designs and tests innovative programs and strategies to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and the impact of HIV programs in racial and ethnic minority communities.Systems Change: Successes generated by the Fund are integrated into existing efforts, creating lasting changes across the federal HIV prevention, care, and treatment portfolio.Strategic Partnerships & Collaboration: The Fund breaks down program silos and develops new ways for federal, state, and local agencies to work together in the community to improve outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities.Past innovations to reduce new HIV infections and improve HIV-related health outcomes have not always been implemented in ways that have addressed the needs of all communities. The Fund has worked to develop and implement approaches to improving the health of people who have or are at risk for HIV.

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The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund aims to transform HIV prevention, care, and treatment for racial and ethnic minorities.
The Fund uses innovation, systems change, and strategic partnerships and collaboration to address critical emerging needs and improve the impact of federal investments in HIV programs and services for racial and ethnic minorities.

What Is the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund?

The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund is transforming HIV prevention, care, and treatment for communities of color by: bringing federal, state, and community organizations together to design and test innovative solutions that address critical emerging needs; and by working to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of federal investments in HIV programs and services for racial and ethnic minorities, who are disproportionately affected by HIV.

The Fund improves our national response to HIV in multiple ways, including through support for the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, and prevention, care, and treatment programs to foster:

Innovation: The Fund designs and tests innovative programs and strategies to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and the impact of HIV programs in racial and ethnic minority communities.
Systems Change: Successes generated by the Fund are integrated into existing efforts, creating lasting changes across the federal HIV prevention, care, and treatment portfolio.
Strategic Partnerships & Collaboration: The Fund breaks down program silos and develops new ways for federal, state, and local agencies to work together in the community to improve outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities.

Past innovations to reduce new HIV infections and improve HIV-related health outcomes have not always been implemented in ways that have addressed the needs of all communities. The Fund has worked to develop and implement approaches to improving the health of people who have or are at risk for HIV.

Updated: June 10, 2026