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Trump Administration Cuts $600M in HIV and STD Prevention Grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the Trump administration is terminating $600 million in CDC grants supporting HIV and STD prevention and surveillance. The cuts affect funding distributed through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to state and local health departments, hospitals, universities and nonprofit groups. Programs in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota are among those impacted, with officials saying the grants no longer reflect agency priorities. Specific cuts include HIV surveillance funding in Los Angeles County, prevention programs at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and research into STD disparities in Chicago. The Office of Management and Budget said the reductions targeted states with a history of fraud and mismanagement. The move follows earlier funding cuts by the National Institutes of Health, which canceled dozens of HIV-related research grants in 2025. Advocates such as Matthew Rose of the Human Rights Campaign warned the cuts could stall or reverse decades of progress against HIV. The decision drew scrutiny because Donald Trump previously launched a 2019 initiative aimed at ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. by 2030.
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