42 U.S.C. § 300ff–30 — Emerging communities

(a) In general — The Secretary must award supplemental grants to eligible States so they can provide the comprehensive HIV/AIDS services described in section 300ff–22(a) inside "emerging communities" — smaller metro areas in the State that do not qualify for Part A funding. (b) Eligibility — To qualify, a State must: already be eligible for a grant under this subpart; show it has an emerging community as defined in (d)(1); agree to pass the money directly to emerging communities, separate from its other HIV/AIDS funds; and submit the information described in (c). (c) Reporting requirements — As part of its regular grant application, a State asking for this money must describe in detail how it will spend the funds and how severe the need is. That description must include: a plan for disseminating and using the supplemental funds in the emerging community; proof of existing local financial and in-kind commitment; proof the State will keep HIV-related activity at least at last year's level; proof the State can spend the money quickly and cost-effectively; proof the money will be allocated to match the local demographic pattern of AIDS cases, including appropriate funding for infants, children, women, and families; proof the planning process included affected communities and people with HIV/AIDS; and proof the plan fits local needs assessments and the statewide coordinated statement of need. (d) Definition of emerging community — An "emerging community" is a metropolitan area (as defined in section 300ff–17) where the CDC Director has confirmed a cumulative total of at least 500 but fewer than 1,000 AIDS cases over the most recent five-calendar-year period with available data. (e) Continued status as emerging community — Once an area qualifies as an emerging community for a fiscal year, it keeps that status until it fails, for three fiscal years in a row, to both (1) still meet the 500-to-999-case definition in (d), and (2) have a cumulative total of at least 750 living AIDS cases as of the most recent December 31. (f) Distribution — A State's grant for a fiscal year equals the money set aside under section 300ff–31b(b)(1) for that year, multiplied by that State's share of all living HIV/AIDS cases counted across every State's emerging communities.