How does the Planning Council determine the priorities?
The recommendations for the funding allocations to specific service categories are made by the Priority Setting Committee. This Committee is made up of People Living With HIV/AIDS as well as service providers and other affected individuals, some of who also sit on the Planning Council. Members of the group represent all five counties of the EMA and at least 25% are consumers. The Committee decides not only what percentage of the overall award goes to services in each of the Newark EMA’s five counties, but it also sets the percentage of the Ryan White Title-I award that will be put into each of 23 service categories (these categories are listed in the section entitled “What services are eligible for Ryan White Title-I funds?” on page 8).The Priority Setting Committee’s percentages are a description of the most efficient use of Ryan White Title-I dollars to complement services funded by non-Ryan White funding streams in creating the optimal continuum of services for the Newark EMA’s peop
