Federal Grant Award Summary

The Virginia State Board of Health received a $1,301,133 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the HIV Care Formula Grants program (CFDA 93.917), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. This award constitutes ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) Shortfall Relief funding designed to address medication access gaps for eligible low-income individuals living with HIV in Virginia. The funding supports Virginia's comprehensive HIV care system, which currently serves approximately 8,900 people with HIV across five health regions through 36 service providers and vendors, representing a 31% increase in client enrollment since 2021.

The grant enables Virginia's HIV Care Services Unit to continue providing medication access services and related support through the ADAP program, which historically receives approximately $18 million annually in dedicated funding. In grant year 2023, Virginia expended $57 million in contracts to serve 8,444 people with HIV, with the majority allocated to ADAP services for 4,175 clients. The supplemental relief funding addresses critical shortfalls in medication availability and cost containment activities while supporting Virginia's service delivery focus on earlier linkage to care, retention in care, and viral suppression for low-income HIV-positive populations across the Commonwealth's 95 counties and 38 independent cities.