Project Grant 01177

The Petersburg Medical Center (PMC) was awarded a $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The grant will be used by PMC, in partnership with South Peninsula Hospital and Cordova Community Medical Center, to plan and develop the Alaska Independent Critical Access...

The Alaska Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Departments of Corrections (DOC) and Family and Community Services (DFCS), received a $1,655,999 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries program (CFDA 93.694). The award will fund the development of an integrated communication and health...

The State of Alaska Department of Health has been awarded a $548,815 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324). The goal of this five-year award, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030, is to empower Medicare-eligible Alaskans, their families and caregivers to make informed health insurance decisions that optimize access to care and benefits. Key...

This $5,631,769.64 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) will fund the implementation of Alaska's Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include developing affordability strategies for underserved populations, launching statewide digital literacy programs, creating a device refurbishment and distribution program, and strengthening participating...

The Sunshine Community Health Center Incorporated was awarded a $250,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). This project grant will fund the Northern Valley Mobile Integrated Health Care Program, which aims to address barriers to...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program will fund the construction of a new Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) in Anchorage, Alaska. The CDU is part of the Emergency Services Expansion (ESE) project to address growing patient demand and capacity constraints at the hospital, which serves approximately 189,000 Alaska Native people across the...

This Project Grant award of $5,000,000.00 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) federal grant program. The funding will support the Native Village of Eyak, a federally recognized tribal government, in constructing a new 23,670 square foot healthcare facility for the Ilanka Community Health Center (ICHC) in Cordova, Alaska. ICHC serves the entire Cordova community...

This $24,920,329 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service was awarded to Atautchikun, LLC on December 31, 2024 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (CFDA 10.855) program. The funding will be used to improve telecommunications access and deploy advanced technologies to extend distance learning and telemedicine services to rural Alaskan communities. The project will focus on acquiring and deploying telecommunications-enabled equipment, including...

The U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) to digitize its medical records. This project will help SEARHC, a Native-administered nonprofit health consortium, fully adopt and demonstrate meaningful use of the 21st Century Cures Act. The Act aims to improve healthcare by advancing interoperability and patient access to electronic health information...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau supports the construction of a new medical clinic in North Kenai/Nikiski, Alaska by Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. (PCHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The award, provided through the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program, aims to establish accessible and affordable medical and behavioral health services for the approximately 4,300...