January 18, 2017

Las Vegas—Today Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Clark County Social Service a  $2,820,469 HIV Emergency Relief Project Grant.

The funding comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide outreach and support services for the under-insured and low-income living with HIV and AIDS in Southern Nevada. The grant can help local officials provide outpatient health services, pharmaceutical assistance, early intervention services, health insurance premium and cost-sharing for low-income individuals, hospice services, mental health services, substance abuse outpatient care, and medical case management. Support services are for treating individuals with HIV/AIDS and may also include respite care for persons caring for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, outreach services, and medical transportation.

“These funds will provide disadvantaged individuals living with HIV/AIDS greater access to care,” Rep. Titus said. “Women, infants, children, and youth will benefit and our community will be better off because of these efforts.”