Adap shortfall relief - the proposed project will ensure access to HIV medications and comprehensive medical care for low-income individuals living with HIV

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $8,089,379 to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services on April 1, 2026, under the HIV Care Formula Grants program (CFDA 93.917) to relieve ADAP shortfall and ensure access to HIV medications and comprehensive medical care for low-income individuals living with HIV in Missouri.

The award funds Missouri's coordinated system of care, which integrates HIV medication access through the ADAP program with health insurance continuation to improve overall health outcomes and enable clients to achieve and sustain viral load suppression. Missouri reports that 92 percent of people with HIV receiving Ryan White services are virally suppressed.

The period of performance runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with place of performance in Missouri. The assistance type is a Project Grant. The award obligates $8,089,379 for the period.

Missouri's coordinated system of care includes medication with the adap program and health insurance continuation, which improves the overall health of clients. In missouri, 78% of people with HIV are virally suppressed, while 92% of people with HIV who are in ryan white care and receiving services are virally suppressed. Clients will be able to achieve and sustain viral load suppression with access to the coordinated system of care, which is a key component of continued wellness and preventing HIV transmission.