Section 691.400  Grant Requirements

a)         Grant recipients must comply with all applicable provisions of the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act, AIDS Confidentiality Act, HIV/AIDS Registry Act, Communicable Disease Prevention Act, Environmental Protection Act, HIV/AIDS Confidentiality and Testing Code, and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Code and with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for HIV prevention, testing and surveillance (see Section 691.200).

b)         Grants shall be awarded for programs to prevent the transmission of HIV and other programs and activities consistent with the purposes of the Act, including, but not limited to, preventing and treating HIV/AIDS and the creation of an HIV/AIDS service delivery system.  (Section 27 of the Act)

c)         The grant funds shall provide resources for communities in Illinois to create an HIV/AIDS service delivery system that reduces the disparity of HIV infection and AIDS cases between African-Americans and other population groups in Illinois that may be impacted by the disease.  (Section 27 of the Act)

d)         Grant recipients' objectives shall align with the following objectives:

1)         Developing, implementing and maintaining a comprehensive, culturally sensitive HIV Prevention Plan targeting communities that are identified as high-risk in terms of the impact of the disease on African-Americans.

2)         Developing, implementing and maintaining a stable HIV/AIDS service delivery infrastructure in Illinois communities that will meet the needs of African-Americans statewide.

3)         Developing, implementing, and maintaining a statewide HIV/AIDS testing program.

4)         Providing funding for HIV/AIDS social and scientific research to improve prevention and treatment.

5)         Providing comprehensive technical and other assistance to African-American community service organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

6)         Developing, implementing and maintaining an infrastructure for African-American community service organization to make them less dependent on government resources.

7)         Effective through December 31, 2022, creating and maintaining at least 17 one-stop shopping HIV/AIDS facilities across the State.  Effective January 1, 2023, creating, maintaining, or creating and maintaining at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding.  (Section 27 of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 15735, effective September 1, 2022)