The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is relieved that the Illinois General Assembly and Governor Bruce Rauner agreed to and passed a partial budget for FY 16 and a half-year, partial budget for FY 17, which begins today (Friday, July 1). The agreed-upon budget includes an estimated 65% of funding for the 18-month period covering July 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2017. This funding covers HIV prevention and care as well as many other social services, including supportive housing.
However, the General Assembly and governor have not finished their work. Illinois needs a full-year budget for the fiscal year that starts today, and the state needs a responsible revenue increase to meet residents' needs for HIV testing, care, housing and other services. These budgets only include funding for $0.65 of every dollar that was slated to be spent on critical HIV services — and that’s not good enough. We need a responsible budget that makes health equity a reality in our state.
Despite the shortcomings these budgets present, they are a step in the right direction for Illinoisans. Thank you for contacting your elected officials and demanding that they pass a #PositiveBudgetIL!
See the breakdown of HIV funding included in House Amendment 5 below. AFC will provide additional information on the FY 16 and FY 17 budgets as it becomes available.
HIV funding included in SB 2047. Page numbers refer to House Amendment 5. |
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Page |
Amount |
Purpose |
Source of funding |
Fiscal year |
131 |
$500,000 |
African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund |
African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund |
See p 121 – FY 16 |
442 |
$6,250,000 |
authority to spend CDCpreventionfunds |
Public Health Services Fund |
FY 17 see p.425 |
442 |
$1,750,000 |
Authority to spend CDC surveillance funds |
Public Health Services Fund |
FY 17 see p.425 |
442 |
$55,000,000 |
Authority to spend federal Ryan White funds |
Public Health Services Fund |
FY 17 see p.425 |
442-3 |
$500,000 |
African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund |
African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund |
FY 17 see p.425 |
443 |
$2,000,000 |
Grants and expenses associated with HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education |
Quality of Life Endowment Fund |
FY 17 see p.425 |
773 |
$17,923,800 |
HIV prevention, care, and housing (HIV Lump Sum) |
Commitment to Human Services Fund |
FY 16-17? |
773 |
$1,218,800 |
African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund |
Commitment to Human Services Fund |
FY 16-17? |