Public Policy

Public Policy

 NMAC's Government Relations and Public Policy Division (GRPP) heads the agency's advocacy efforts, promoting sound national healthcare policy with a distinct focus on issues related to HIV/AIDS, access to care and social justice as they impact communities of color. To achieve its goals, the Division relies on public policy development and advocacy, grassroots education, and community mobilization.

National Minority AIDS Policy Partnership
The National Minority Policy Partnership (NMAPP) is a new initiative between NMAC and national social justice organizations, representing communities of color, formed in order to jointly develop and advance public policies that ensure high-quality, culturally appropriate, and affordable HIV/AIDS services for people of color living with HIV/AIDS or at high risk for HIV infection.

Grassroots Action Network
The grassroots action network recruits, educates, organizes and mobilizes minority community-based organizations, minority-serving providers, people of color—advocates, and persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS throughout the United States—to promote legislative action and public policies which address the needs of communities of color. NMAC In Action is our web-based grassroots advocacy network. Through this electronic tool, we can communicate with our constituents on critical HIV/AIDS issues and mobilize them to contact elected officials and key appointed officials on the federal level, via e-mail.

For more information, contact NMAC's GRPP Division directly at (202) 234-5120 or GRPP@nmac.org.