This $1,080,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will provide critical healthcare equipment and software to Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center serving over 17,000 homeless, low-income, and uninsured individuals annually in the Atlanta, Georgia region. The funding will be used to purchase a wheelchair-accessible mobile medical van for street...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Star Community Health Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization, to replace a mobile dental van that provides oral healthcare services to over 550 students in the Allentown Area School District in Pennsylvania. The mobile dental van program delivers routine and restorative dental care, as...
This $2,400,000 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 30, 2024 by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant will fund the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (doing business as Primaryone Health), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Columbus, Ohio, to construct a new 3,780 square foot community health center. This project aims to improve healthcare access for Medicaid patients and uninsured populations in the area by...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program will enable the Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) in Portland, Oregon to expand access to mental health services and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (MOUD) at its mobile health clinic. The funding will support hiring a mental health provider and case manager to integrate behavioral health services into...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $470,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Valley Healthcare System Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit healthcare organization in Columbus, Georgia. The funding will support expanding access to comprehensive primary care services, including general medical care, diagnostics, screenings, immunizations, family planning, mental...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives), will support the Columbus Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department in developing and piloting a Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program. The $139,000 award will enable the department to pair a fire-medic with a nurse practitioner from MercyMed of Columbus to form an MIH unit. This unit will provide alternative pre-hospital care resources to residents of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Christian Community Health Services, dba Crossroad Health Center, a non-profit FQHC in Cincinnati, Ohio. The grant funding will support Crossroad Health Center's expansion of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services and the addition of substance use/addiction-related therapy. Specifically, the...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,250,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the County of Tuscarawas, Ohio. The grant will fund the renovation and expansion of the Tuscarawas General Health District's outdated public health facility. This investment aims to improve the department's capacity to deliver critical community health services, including primary care, public health...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program, awarded to Grace Community Health Center (doing business as Grace Health) on September 1, 2024, will be used to expand mental health and substance use disorder services, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), in the rural Appalachian region of southeastern Kentucky. Specifically, the grant funding will enable Grace Health to...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 over two years was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The grant will be awarded to Lower Lights Christian Health Center, a non-profit community health organization in Columbus, Ohio, to increase equitable access to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening and referral for care and treatment. The project will enhance patient education, case management,...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT TITLE: MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE (MOVE) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: EQUITAS HEALTH ADDRESS: 1105 SCHROCK ROAD, SUITE 400, COLUMBUS, OH 43229-1174 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MOLLY SIMPSON, MA CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: PHONE: (937) 853-3650 X 2146 FAX: (937) 853-4367 EMAIL ADDRESS: MOLLYSIMPSON@EQUITASHEALTH.COM WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.EQUITASHEALTH.COM FUNDS REQUESTED: $150,000 EQUITAS HEALTH IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO PURCHASE AND OUTFIT A MOBILE MEDICAL VAN TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO CARE. THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF OHIO. DISTRICT 3 IS LOCATED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO AND COMPRISES MOST OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED NEED TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS. THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE WILL SERVE ANY PERSON SEEKING HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN DISTRICT 3, WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING CULTURALLY-COMPETENT CARE TO HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, THUS INCREASING HEALTH EQUITY. THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE WILL BE STAFFED BY PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY EQUITAS HEALTH. SERVICES PROVIDED ABOARD THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE INCLUDE TELEHEALTH VISITS; STI/HIV TESTING, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION; VACCINE ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING COVID-19 VACCINATIONS); AND LINKAGE TO CARE. THE REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE AND CUSTOMIZE A 2022 MERCEDES SPRINTER CARGO VAN, OR A SIMILAR VEHICLE, WITH AN EXTENDED BACK AND HIGH ROOF. THE VEHICLE WILL ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR SUPPLY STORAGE, CLIENT MEETING SPACE, HEALTH SCREENINGS, HANDWASHING AND OTHER SUPPLIES NEEDED TO CONDUCT STREET OUTREACH. THE CUSTOM UPFITTING PROCESS WILL INCLUDE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE FOLLOWING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED EQUIPMENT: A GENERATOR; A ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER (HVAC); POWERED OUTLETS; INSULATION AND WALLS (VAN WALL PANELS); A DIVIDING WALL/DOOR TO SPLIT SPACE INTO TWO ROOMS; FAUX WOOD HIGH QUALITY VINYL FLOORING; LIGHTING; LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS; A SINK, A CONCESSION STYLE WINDOW FOR REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES; AN EXTERIOR AWNING; STORAGE CABINETS; BUILT-IN BENCH SEATING/STORAGE; COMMERCIAL STEP/RUNNING BOARDS; AND A WI-FI SYSTEM. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, FROM JULY, 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2025, EQUITAS HEALTH WILL PURCHASE, CUSTOMIZE, AND PROVIDE MOBILE OUTREACH SERVICES FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE WILL BE COMPLETED AND OPERATIONAL BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. MEDICAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ABOARD THE MOBILE OUTREACH VEHICLE BY JUNE 30, 2025. ESTABLISHED IN 1984, EQUITAS HEALTH IS A REGIONAL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE BASED IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE MISSION OF EQUITAS HEALTH IS TO BE THE GATEWAY TO GOOD HEALTH FOR THOSE AT RISK OF OR AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS, FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND FOR THOSE SEEKING A WELCOMING HEALTHCARE HOME. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO THE HIV EPIDEMIC, EQUITAS HEALTH HAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF HIV STATUS, AND IS NOW ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. WITH 21 OFFICES IN 13 CITIES, EQUITAS HEALTH SERVES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND WEST VIRGINIA EACH YEAR. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE, PHARMACY, DENTISTRY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HIV/STI TREATMENT AND PREVENTION, PREP/PEP, RYAN WHITE/HIV CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE NAVIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES.