The City of Birmingham, Alabama will receive $10.76 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The Birmingham Region Health Partnership will utilize the funding to establish a pipeline of skilled healthcare and digital health workers through workforce training initiatives focused on marginalized communities and people of color. In partnership with leading healthcare employers in the region...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was awarded a $366,769 Project Grant under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, which runs from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2030, is part of the Centers of Excellence in MCH Education, Science and Practice Program. The grant supports UAB's efforts to improve health outcomes for mothers, children, and families through research, training, service...
The City of Birmingham, Alabama will receive $21,529,962 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish the Birmingham Region Health Partnership. This Partnership will build a skilled healthcare and digital health workforce through training programs focused on marginalized communities and people of color. In partnership with leading healthcare employers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama...
The Cahaba Medical Care Foundation was awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support the expansion of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the rural Alabama counties of Bibb, Chilton, Perry, and Wilcox. Key activities include: Hiring additional behavioral health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Centreville, Alabama. The funding will support an initiative to expand behavioral health services in Alabama's rural and urban underserved communities. Specifically, the grant will enable Cahaba Medical Care Foundation to...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 two-year Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. (RHMP) in Selma, Alabama. The "Whole Care, Whole Community: Integrating Behavioral Health with Rural Primary Care" project aims to comprehensively expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services across RHMP's 9 locations and through a mobile health unit. Key activities include...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Alabama Regional Medical Services, doing business as Birmingham Health Care, to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for underserved populations in Birmingham, Alabama. The funding will be used to integrate a multi-disciplinary behavioral health team, including a psychiatrist, psychiatric practitioner, licensed...
This $1,650,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to enhance its on-campus health clinic. The grant will enable UAH to acquire new patient examination and diagnostic equipment, including a digital x-ray system, as well as upgrade electronic medical record capabilities and patient flow management systems. This...
This project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $150,000 to the University of Alabama to build a smart and connected rural community for improved healthcare access in the underserved Black Belt region of West Alabama. The key objectives are to: Develop a smart health and mobility system (SHMS) to leverage and coordinate existing transportation resources to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $200,500 project grant to the Barbour County Hospital Association through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The grant will support construction and renovation activities at rural health care facilities in Eufaula, Alabama from January 2023 through January 2025. Specifically, the funding will enable infrastructure upgrades and expansion of essential health services for rural residents through the Barbour County...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was awarded a $1.9 million cooperative agreement by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to lead the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model Community Transformation Track in Alabama.
Under this award, UAB will guide participating rural hospitals in care transformation activities to improve financial stability and access to care for approximately 1.1 million residents living in Alabama's 54 rural counties. Key activities include widespread adoption of telemedicine for specialty care, development of care management strategies, and managing quality measures. As the lead organization, UAB will leverage its expertise in areas such as leadership, grants management, telemedicine, and reimbursement to support participating hospitals as they work to achieve the goals of the CHART Model Community Transformation Track program, which tests whether aligned financial incentives can enable broad-scale transformation in rural communities.