Trump Administration Slashes $600 Million in HIV & STD Prevention Grants — California, Illinois and More States Hit Hard⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Poligirlsayswhat⁠ ⁠ The Trump administration is moving forward with a sweeping rollback of federal public health funding, cutting $600 million in grants tied to #HIV and #STD prevention efforts across several states.⁠ ⁠ According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants are being terminated “because they do not reflect agency priorities.” The funding reductions will affect programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota, including state and local health departments, hospitals, universities, and nonprofit organizations.⁠ ⁠ Among the programs impacted are $1.1 million for HIV surveillance in Los Angeles County, $5.2 million awarded to Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to expand HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among Black cisgender women, and $7 million allocated to the...