The OMH is urged to make community development and coordination grants to indigenous organizations with a history of supporting community development efforts in health promotion and disease prevention that would support the development of leadership coalitions to conduct needs assessments and planning processes for the purpose of integrating HIV, STD, TB, substance abuse prevention, treatment and care services. The House bill contained no similar provision. The conference agreement also provides additional funding for health disparities activities in existing programs throughout the Department. It is expected that the Secretary will provide the House and Senate Appropriations Committees with a detailed proposal of how these funds will be coordinated and expended to reduce health disparities in minority populations. STD, TB, substance abuse prevention, treatment and care services.
Funds are also to be used in the U.S. territories.