Trump’s Budget Asks for Nearly $300 Million to End the U.S. HIV Epidemic Within 10 Years

President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget includes nearly $300 million meant to "defeat the HIV/AIDS epidemic" in the U.S. — even as it calls for a 12% reduction in total funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

During his February State of the Union address, Trump announced an ambitious plan to "eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years.

President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget includes nearly $300 million meant to "defeat the HIV/AIDS epidemic" in the U.S. — even as it calls for a 12% reduction in total funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). During his February State of the Union address, Trump announced an ambitious plan to "eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years.