THE RESOURCE GROUP

The mission of The Houston Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Group is to maximize all possible medical, psychosocial and educational resources to help persons affected by or at risk of HIV/AIDS nationally with primary focus in east and southeast Texas.

The Resource Group currently administers five (5) grants totaling over $10 million dollars.

1.Texas Department of State Health Services State Services Grant - a grant of state funds from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to oversee the provision of direct services to HIV infected persons and their caregivers in 25 counties of East and Southeast Texas.

2.Ryan White Part B Grant - a grant from Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), a section of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to the State of Texas who then subcontracts with The Resource Group to oversee provision of direct services to HIV infected persons and their caregivers in rural areas of East and Southeast Texas.

3. Ryan White Part C Grant - a grant from HRSA to The Resource Group to oversee the provision of medical services in rural counties of East and Southeast Texas.

4.Ryan White Part D Grant - a grant from HRSA to The Resource Group to oversee the provision of direct services to HIV infected/affected women, children, adolescents and families.

5.Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA – DSHS) - a grant from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a federal agency, to the State of Texas who then subcontracts with The Resource Group to oversee the provision of housing assistance to HIV infected persons in specific rural counties of East and Southeast Texas.

Total Funding Administered: $ 10,570,831
1. DSHS State Services: $ 2,692,002
2. Ryan White Part B: $ 5,636,544
3. Ryan White Part C (Rural) $ 680,000
4. Ryan White Part D: $ 791,385
5. DSHS HOPWA: $ 770,900
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