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$80 Million In Grants To Fund HIV/AIDS Care Will End State Waiting Lists | Ahead of the International HIV/AIDS Conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $80 million in grants to ensure that low-income people living with HIV/AIDS have access to health care and medication. About $69 million will fund the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) in 25 states, which should eliminate any waiting lists. An additional $10 million will go to community health clinics nationwide to expand access to 14,000 new patients. In the 2013 budget proposal released in February, the Obama administration called for $75 million for ADAP to end the state waiting lists.