The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Dakota Child & Family Clinic, a woman-owned non-profit organization in Burnsville, Minnesota. The grant funds will be used to refurbish and update an existing mobile medical bus, including renovating the interior, upgrading the mechanicals, and adding new equipment to enable the provision of both medical and dental services. The updated...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the 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 grant funding will support Star Community Health's efforts to deliver routine and restorative dental care, as well as...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $5,000,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to Westside Family Healthcare Inc., a nonprofit federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Wilmington, Delaware. The grant funding will support the construction of a new stand-alone health center facility in Milford, Delaware, serving southern Kent County. The new 10-exam room health center will deliver primary medical care and behavioral health services to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $2,857,742 Project Grant to the Delaware Health Information Network under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to support community healthcare, mental health, and social service projects. This 12-month grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will fund the implementation of congressionally directed interventions to address critical healthcare needs in underserved communities in Delaware. The project aims to construct or renovate...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will support the construction of a new 32,000 square foot primary care facility for the graduate medical education program of Beebe Medical Center, Inc. in Lewes, Delaware. The facility will serve as the primary training site for the organization's family medicine resident physicians, providing them with hands-on clinical experience in a structured environment to assess, diagnose,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $795,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Incorporated, a non-profit community health center located in Onancock, Virginia. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027, will support the construction of healthcare facilities, procurement of medical equipment, and development of specialized service programs to improve healthcare...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $2,676,000.00 Project Grant to Choptank Community Health System, Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization in Maryland, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the construction of new healthcare facilities in Chestertown and Federalsburg, Maryland, to expand medical, dental, and behavioral health services for underserved populations in the region. The award period runs from September 30,...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), supports capital projects and renovations at Greater Seacoast Community Health's health center in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The grant will fund the modification and renovation of approximately 1,200 square feet within the existing facility, creating dedicated staff meeting space, a call center, and additional storage for clinical and program supplies. The project...
This $20,244,000 congressional directive Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will support the construction of a new 18,000 sq. ft. community health center facility operated by Eastport Health Care, Inc. (EHC) in Eastport, Maine. The new health center will expand EHC's primary care, behavioral health, and dental services, as well as include a diabetes center, in-house pharmacy, and community room. The project will also...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $915,000 congressional directive grant under the CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives program to Alcona Citizens For Health, Inc. (doing business as Alcona Health Center), a non-profit healthcare organization in Alpena, Michigan. The grant funding will support the purchase and operation of a mobile medical clinic to deliver primary care, health screenings, and health education services to underserved, rural, and low-income...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - 801 MIDDLEFORD ROAD, SEAFORD, DE 19973 DR. KATHRYN FIDDLER 410-912-4923 KATHRYN.FIDDLER@TIDALHEALTH.ORG GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $341,000 THE WELLNESS MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC OF TIDALHEALTH WILL SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS TO FULLY OUTFIT A MOBILE HEALTH VAN, THAT TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE ALREADY OWNS, AND PURCHASE A SECOND UPGRADED VAN TO PROVIDE HEALTH SCREENINGS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTH SERVICES, TELEMEDICINE, SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH SCREENING AND ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. THE CLINIC VAN AND ITS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WILL CONNECT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH OUTREACH, SCREENINGS, CONNECTIONS TO PRIMARY CARE, AS WELL AS PREVENTATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES. TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE IS A HOSPITAL LOCATED IN SEAFORD, DELAWARE. THE MOBILE HEALTH VAN THAT IS OUTFITTED THROUGH THIS FUNDING WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AND WILL SUPPORT BOTH WELLNESS CHECKS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN WITHIN WESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY FOCUSED ON GEORGETOWN, MILLSBORO, SELBYVILLE, LAUREL, SEAFORD, DELMAR, BLADES, BETHEL AND BRIDGEVILLE. THE VAN WILL ADDITIONALLY SERVE THREE SCHOOL-BASED WELLNESS CENTERS IN LAUREL, SEAFORD AND DELMAR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND WORK WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE LARGE SCALE SCREENINGS FOR EMPLOYEES ONSITE. THE VAN WILL BE STAFFED BY A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER AND REGISTERED NURSE AND/OR NURSE PRACTITIONER AND WORK TO LINK INDIVIDUALS TO A COORDINATED COMMUNITY WELLNESS TEAM THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKER, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS A REGIONAL CHAMPION OF POPULATION HEALTH AND THE ROLE THAT POPULATION HEALTH PLAYS IN REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AND INEQUITY. THE MOBILE HEALTH UNIT WILL IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES FOR RURAL, UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY OPTIMIZING DATA ANALYTICS TO PINPOINT HIGH RISK COMMUNITIES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION AND FOCUS ON ZIP CODES/NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH RATES OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PROJECT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALIGNED INITIATIVES, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING A REDUCTION IN ED VISITS, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND READMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE UTILIZATION, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE/WELLNESS VISITS, AS WELL A REDUCTION IN HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN IDENTIFIED VULNERABLE AND HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A DISCREET ONE-TIME REQUEST TO FUND THE EQUIPMENT AND STARTUP COSTS OF A MOBILE VAN WITHIN SUSSEX COUNTY, WITH MOST EQUIPMENT BEING PURCHASED BY OCTOBER 1, 2022. ALL FUNDING WILL BE USED WITHIN 3 YEARS OF BEING AWARDED. THERE IS NO PLAN FOR FUTURE REQUESTS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND OPERATING FUNDS WILL COME FROM OTHER SOURCES.