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President’s FY 2013 Budget Supports Implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By James Albino, Senior Program Manager, Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House

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James Albino

On Monday February 13, 2012, President Obama sent his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal to Congress. The budget proposal clearly demonstrates his determination to help the Nation achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and renews the President’s commitment to ending the AIDS pandemic. To address HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the 2013 Budget:

• Supports HIV/AIDS research.
• Expands investments in prevention and care.
• Funds cross-cutting innovative efforts for care and prevention.
• Expands the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
• Increases funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and service integration.
• Modernizes the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
• Fights the stigma of HIV/AIDS.

Read more about the Fiscal Year 2013 budget’s HIV/AIDS elements in this fact sheet from the White House: Fighting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Supporting People Living with HIV/AIDS.
The President’s budget proposal advances our domestic HIV/AIDS agenda, strengthens programs, and supports our continuing efforts to achieve the National HIV/AIDS Strategy goals of reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV, and reducing HIV-related health disparities—bringing us closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation.