HIV Prevention Detroit: Organizations Get $2.5 Million From State To Prevent HIV Transmission

Detroit Groups Get $2.5 Million To Prevent HIV Transmission
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 27: A sign for free HIV testing is seen outside a Walgreens pharmacy in Times Square on June 27, 2012 in New York City. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rolling out a new program offering free rapid HIV testing in pharmacies in 24 cities and rural communities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 27: A sign for free HIV testing is seen outside a Walgreens pharmacy in Times Square on June 27, 2012 in New York City. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rolling out a new program offering free rapid HIV testing in pharmacies in 24 cities and rural communities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Seven Detroit-based organizations are among those set to benefit from almost $2.5 million in funding from the Michigan Department of Community Health towards HIV prevention services.

The department is awarding the funding to a total of 16 community-based and non-governmental organizations across the state, on an annual basis, through 2016.

The Detroit-area organizations to benefit from the funding include: AIDS Partnership Michigan, Community Health Awareness Group, Gospel Against AIDS, Horizon's Project, Ruth Ellis Center, Matrix Human Services and Wayne County jails.

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