We are including in this webpage complaints to the NYC Department of Investigation and The Inspector General
of The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which governs the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), which administers the Ryan White Program, requesting complete investigation of New York
City’s contracting process and funding distribution of its $110 million a year in federal Ryan White AIDS
funding which is supposed to be used to improve services for low-income people with HIV/AIDS.
Supporting documents, including materials obtained under Freedom of Information Law, which supports the complaint,
including evidence of City Charter violations, violations of procurement law, and violations of federal regulations,
and the press release are also posted.
Press Release September 29, 2011
Complaint to HHS September 29, 2011
Complaint to HHS Attachment
Complaint to NYC September 29, 2011
Notes and Attachments Document
Attached Document 1
Summary of Comptroller’s Report on 2006 Contracts
Attached Document 2
Summary of 2007 Contracts (prepared from lists issued by MHRA/Public Health Solutions)
Attached Document 3a
Official List of Awarded Agencies—with no Bronx organizations-for 2011 Ryan White Contracts
Attached Document 3b
Letter from Public Health Solutions, after scoring and selecting and announcing grantees, stating
"further review" showed "an insufficient number of service locations for Bronx residents"
Attached Document 4
"Coordinating Panel" for 2006 contracts, which had only Manhattan and government representatives;
on knowledge and belief "Coordinating Panel" for 2007 contracts also composed of only government
and Manhattan representatives
Attached Document 5
Final Rankings with Service Sites, target geographic areas and target populations for 2006 after
scoring and recommendations of the "Coordinating Panel." (Internal MHRA document obtained through FOIL.)
Attached Document 6
Announced 2006 contracts approved by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
showing alterations in the target geographic areas of at least 7 contracts between the Final
Rankings and approved contract
Attached Document 7
Target Geographic Area Designation used to score applying agencies' demonstration of the
"need for the proposed services for the target population in the target geographic area."
in the judging process for both 2006 and 2007 contracts.
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