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Through a partnership with the late local entrepreneur, Phil Denton, The Health Foundation created the Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) program in the late 1990s to provide needed assistance to Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS in emergency situations. DEFA funds are distributed by The Health Foundation to grantees that provide assistance, hands-on care management and assistance including The Damien Center, Eskenazi Health and the LifeCare program at IU Health Methodist Hospital.

These agencies then administer DEFA funds to meet the individual emergency needs of individuals living with HIV. In 2023, DEFA funds provided assistance to 3,464 patients. Here is how the funds were used: