The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $35 million to support essential behavioral health services and HIV prevention and care in historically underserved populations.
The grants include $21.9 million to the Minority AIDS Initiative, according to an Oct. 4 news release. This grant will go towards providing substance use disorder treatment for racial or ethnic minority populations at high risk for HIV/AIDS.
The Minority AIDS Initiative also received $10.5 million to support its substance use and human immunodeficiency virus prevention navigator program for racial and ethnic minorities.
Meanwhile, the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund received $1.9 million to support its integrated behavioral health and HIV care for unsheltered populations pilot project, which provides comprehensive healthcare for racial and ethnic medically underserved people experiencing unsheltered homelessness through portable clinical care.