A Guide to Fiscal Year 1991 Federal Funding for HIV Disease: How Dollars are Spent How to Access Them

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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Office of
the Secretary of DHHS investigates claims of AIDSrelated discrimination in DHHS-conducted programs
and activities.
$3,365,000 are appropriated for OCR HIVrelated activity in FY '91. This amount includes the
portion of administrative and direct costs involved
in handling the portion of compliance activity that

relates to HIV. OCR conducts reviews and investigations related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
as it relates to AIDS. A portion of this activity would
involve investigating complaints alleging discrimination by providers who receive Medicaid or Medicare
Hospital Insurance payments.
No portion of this money is spent extramurally.,UMMARY

Table 3.K provides a comprehensive and historical
look at DHHS HIV funding since 1982. This overview, in conjunction with the program descriptions
provided, will enable you to identify funding trends
and priorities.
Although the figure lists the President's FY '92
budget figures, these will be adjusted as the FY '92
budget process proceeds according to a similar
timeline enumerated earlier.
In addition, a recent announcement by DHHS

Secretary Louis W. Sullivan about consolidating
children's programs will result in possible structural
changes and reallocation of funds for FY '92.
Secretary Sullivan announced the formation of the
Administration for Children and Families, which will
take over programs previously handled by the Family
Support Administration and the Office of Human
Development Services, and the Maternal and Child
Health Block Grant, now administered by HRSA in
PHS.

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