Project Grant 20227042438545

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The funding will enable KKV, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving the predominantly low-income, immigrant, and non-English speaking Kalihi Valley community, to expand operating hours at two of its six clinic sites. Specifically, KKV will extend hours at its Na Koa Clinic, which is transitioning...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $250,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant under CFDA 93.912 to the Hawaii Island Community Health Center (HICHC) to implement the "Pono Pulse Primary Care Project." This 4-year project aims to provide an expanded and enhanced effort to address the healthcare needs of high-risk Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries in rural Hawaii County with complex and chronic...

The Kansas Board of Pharmacy received a $598,002 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (CFDA 16.754). The funding will support the Board's efforts to improve the quality and accuracy of the state's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data, ensure appropriate use of the PDMP by healthcare providers, and identify and mitigate high-risk prescribing scenarios. Key activities include...

This $2,834,272 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The grant supports a 4-year study titled "Navigating Hypertension and Food Insecurity: A Produce Prescription Program to Improve Health Outcomes for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities". The project aims to develop and implement a produce...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $58.7 million Block Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778), which provides financial assistance to states for medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income individuals. As the designated state awardee, the Hawaii Department of Human...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc. (KMHA) under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527). This two-year grant will support KMHA, operating as the Little Flower Clinic, in providing integrated healthcare services to justice-involved populations in rural Kentucky. The funding will enable KMHA to enhance...

The Rainelle Medical Center (RMC), a Federally Qualified Health Center in rural West Virginia, received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The grant funding will enable RMC to expand and enhance substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, harm reduction,...

The Lanai Community Health Center (LCHC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care on December 1, 2024. The grant supports LCHC's efforts to expand its operating hours from 60 to 68 hours per week at its facility in Lanai City, Hawaii to meet the increasing demand for healthcare services on the island. LCHC serves approximately 79% of...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $749,276 Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program grant to Kansas Health Science University, Inc. to establish a new family medicine residency program with a rural track in Lyon County, Kansas. The project objectives are to: (1) develop a new ACGME-accredited rural family medicine residency program by July 1, 2026 that will admit 4 residents annually; and (2) finalize a...

This $249,890 Rural Health Care Services Outreach grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (CFDA 93.912), aims to establish and sustain pharmacy-based HIV prevention and harm reduction services in rural Southern California. The project, led by Loma Linda University, will focus on increasing access to culturally responsive HIV prevention and substance use disorder treatment for underserved Black and Latinx communities in...