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The Associated Press; 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 - Monday, November 3, 1997; 3:10 p.m. EST
The grants will help 11,000 people who have tested positive for HIV, including those with full-blown AIDS, remain in their homes or be provided with housing if they are homeless.
The grants, which were awarded to community organizations on a competitive basis, represent 10 percent of a $196 million program. The larger share of the money earlier was awarded to states and cities according to a formula based on the number of AIDS cases reported.
`Tragically, HIV/AIDS too often throws hard-working Americans into poverty, hitting them with huge medical bills and sometimes leaving them unable to work," Cuomo said in a statement.
"This administration realizes that providing affordable housing is a key part of our response to AIDS," he said. "Our assistance will strengthen our partnerships with communities which are hardest hit by this epidemic."
The $19.6 million in grant aid is being made available to communities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.
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