Fulton County to receive $5.12 million in HIV elimination funding

Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts worked with Georgia’s elected representatives to seek the funding. (Provided by Fulton County) Fulton County will get a slight increase in funding for HIV elimination to $5.12 million from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Fulton County Department for HIV Elimination was awarded the Fiscal Year 2025 “Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)” funding from HRSA, according to a news release. The funding was $33,130 more than the 2024 award.  These funds will be used to combat the HIV epidemic in Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties. Related Stories:• HRC’s ‘American Dreams Tour’ to elevate LGBTQ+ voices• Fulton Board of Health to restore HIV prevention jobs “The work we are doing with Persons Living with HIV and the organizations that serve them is vital. The goal is to continue to come up with novel programs and services to change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic in Metro Atlanta,” said Fulton County Commissioner Chairman Robb Pitts, according to the release.  Fulton County also received full funding for its Ryan White Part A and Minority AIDS Initiative. The release said that the fiscal year 2025 award of $32.3 million was a slight increase of $65,278 over the previous year.  The Ending the HIV Epidemic grant is a federal initiative aimed at significantly reducing new HIV infections in the United States, according to the release. Launched in 2019, it has a goal to reduce new infections by 75 percent within five years and a 90 percent reduction within 10 years. The post Fulton County to receive $5.12 million in HIV elimination funding appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.