AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2006

Publication Date: March 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Health

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Federal government AIDS spending is estimated at $19.7 billion in FY2005: 65% is for treatment programs; research receives 15%; income support programs receive 10%; and prevention programs receive 10%. The government-wide request level for FY2006 is $21.1 billion. AIDS programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) account for 75% of the total amount spent on HIV/AIDS by the federal government. Funding for HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment programs within the HHS discretionary budget has increased from $200,000 in FY1981 to an estimated $6.27 billion in FY2005; the Administration's request for FY2006 is $6.28 billion. Funding for HIV/AIDS treatment within HHS entitlement programs has increased from $10 million in FY1983 to an estimated $8.6 billion in FY2005. Entitlement spending depends on the number of HIV/AIDS cases that qualify; the estimate for FY2006 is $9.5 billion for HIV/AIDS treatment within HHS entitlement programs.