CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECTS FUNDS IN DALLAS COUNTY
CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECTS FUNDS IN DALLAS COUNTY
Washington, DC - (Friday, February 29, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that Dallas County Health and Human Services has been awarded a $12,722,134 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help assist patients with HIV/AIDS in the Dallas area. The grant will make available comprehensive programs and accessible clinical care needed by HIV/AIDS patients. The funds will also ensure resources to develop and operate effective, appropriate and cost efficient programs to provide health care and support services for individuals and families dealing with HIV disease in Dallas.
"This grant will help bring the most appropriate care to HIV and AIDS patients in our community," said Congresswoman Johnson. "I am pleased that Dallas County Health and Human Services, which has been serving the area's needy populations, was able to secure this valuable funding."
Recently, in coordination with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Congresswoman Johnson teamed up with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to take HIV tests on Capitol Hill. Congresswoman Johnson hoped to encourage testing and to promote awareness of the free and confidential HIV testing services available in the Dallas region.
