This $4,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Valley Health Services, Inc. to implement a Congressionally directed construction project in Staten Island, NY. The Congressional Directives program funds a wide range of special projects and programs identified by Congress, primarily in the areas of healthcare, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and community...
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYC Health + Hospitals), through its Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center facility, has received a $9,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). This 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will support infrastructure upgrades and construction projects at the Lincoln Medical Center to enhance healthcare service delivery in the Bronx,...
This $4,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund construction and renovation projects at NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, NY. The award, made on September 30, 2023, supports a 3-year period of performance with a target completion date of September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives program provides funding for a variety of...
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 federal Project Grant award for $10,747,154.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start (CFDA 93.600) program. The award was made on December 1, 2024 to the Richmond University Medical Center, a non-profit hospital in Staten Island, New York, with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2029. The Head Start program provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and social services...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $5,715,000.00 Project Grant to The Jamaica Hospital (doing business as Jamaica Hospital Medical Center), a non-profit hospital in Jamaica, Queens, New York. The grant was funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), which provides financial assistance for special projects and programs identified by Congress, primarily in healthcare, mental health, substance abuse, and community development. The grant funding...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,440,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was granted to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - College of Staten Island, a non-profit educational institution, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The grant will fund a range of workforce development and...
This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support construction projects for Sun River Health, Inc., doing business as Hudson River Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare provider serving communities in Long Island, the Hudson River Valley, and New York City. The award, made on September 30, 2023, is intended to be completed by September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives...
This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a new 12,000 sq ft primary care practice and family medicine residency program (FMRP) site for Southwestern Vermont Health Care Corporation. The facility will include 16 exam rooms, patient and caregiver teaching/consult spaces, imaging capabilities, and administrative/education spaces to support the FMRP. The...
This $903,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will provide facility upgrades and equipment for an outpatient orthopedic surgery clinic operated by the Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc. (CCHS) in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The funding will be used to replace the roof, HVAC system, and landscaping at the existing Valley Orthopedics Clinic, as well as procure portable 3D imaging and...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SIUH) NORTH IS A 472-BED TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL AND MEMBER HOSPITAL OF NORTHWELL HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED AT 475 SEAVIEW AVENUE, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK AND IS AN OWNED PROPERTY. SIUH IS CONSTRUCTING AN INTEGRATED WOMEN AND NEWBORN CENTER WITH LABOR AND DELIVERY, MATERNITY, AND NEWBORN SERVICES AT ITS MAIN NORTH CAMPUS HOSPITAL SITE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO OFFER THE HIGHEST QUALITY CLINICAL CARE TO STATEN ISLAND'S AND BROOKLYN'S EXPECTING MOTHERS, THEIR NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES A NEW THIRD FLOOR WITH SINGLE-BEDDED POSTPARTUM ROOMS THAT HAVE NATURAL LIGHTING IN EACH ROOM. THE POSTPARTUM ROOMS WILL HAVE PATIENT BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS, IN-ROOM NEWBORN SPACE, FAMILY ACCOMMODATIONS, AND MEDICAL CHARTING STATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT "COUPLET CARE" WHERE NEWBORNS WILL BE ABLE TO "ROOM IN" WITH THEIR MOTHERS. THE NEW SPACE WILL INCLUDE REGISTRATION, A WAITING ROOM, THE LABOR, DELIVERY AND RECOVERY ROOMS (LDR), SUPPORT SPACE, AND ON-CALL ROOMS THE MODERNIZATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S OBSTETRIC AND MATERNITY FACILITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY CDS FUNDING THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. ITEMS TO BE PURCHASED SUCH AS NURSE CALL SYSTEM, EXAM TABLES, EXAM STOOL, LABOR AND DELIVERY BEDS, INFUSIONS PUMPS AND INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION SYSTEMS RELATE TO DIRECT PATIENT CARE, COMFORT AND SAFETY. ACCUDOSE CABINETS ALONG WITH LOCKED REFRIGERATION UNITS WILL PROVIDE PROPER DISPENSING OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS. SRUBEX MACHINES PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMATION OF SURGICAL SCRUB DISTRIBUTION. THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT INCLUDING PRINTERS, COPIERS, AND FAX MACHINES WILL SUPPORT THE MEDICAL STAFF FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION AND ELECTRONIC PATIENT MEDICAL RECORD UPDATES. THE REMAINING EQUIPMENT ITEMS WILL SERVE TO PROVIDE THE UNITS WITH STORAGE FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND CARTS TO AID IN CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITS. IN DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHWELL HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESS MENT, ONE OF THE KEY PRIORITIES THAT WERE TO BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE LOCAL PREVENTION AGENDA WAS IMPROVING MATERNAL AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. THIS PROJECT IS AN UPGRADE TO AND EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL'S WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM WHICH WOULD CONSEQUENTLY ENHANCE AVAILABILITY TO ACUTE MATERNAL CARE SERVICES AND PROVIDE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO EDUCATE AND GUIDE WOMEN AND FUTURE MOTHERS IN PREPARATION FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY. SINCE THE PROJECT IS PLANNED IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, IT WILL ALSO ADVANCE THE PREVENTION AGENDA'S GOAL OF REDUCING RACIAL, ETHNIC, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL OUTCOMES, BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY MATERNITY CARE THAT IS LOCALLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATIENTS WHO INCREASINGLY RELY ON THESE SERVICES.