This federal Project Grant award of $928,000 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award will fund the expansion and renovation of the Esperanza Health Center's existing primary care clinic in Philadelphia, PA. Key project elements include installing a new elevator, modifying the building exterior, upgrading the HVAC and utility systems, and creating additional...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,548,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Communityhealth NFP, a non-profit healthcare organization in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will support the renovation and expansion of Communityhealth's clinic space to accommodate the growth of its community health worker program. This will enable the organization to increase its capacity to provide preventative care and health education services...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $415,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Tapestry 360 Health, doing business as Heartland Health Centers, a non-profit healthcare organization in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will support the relocation and expansion of Tapestry 360 Health's existing school-based health center located at Gale Elementary School. The project aims to improve access to primary care, behavioral health, and other...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,080,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center serving underserved populations in Atlanta, Georgia. The funding will be used to purchase critical healthcare equipment and software, including an ADA-compliant mobile medical van, ultra-widefield fundus imaging system, digital panoramic x-ray...
The Chicago Family Health Center, Inc. (CFHC) was awarded a $488,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will fund the construction and equipping of an on-site pharmacy at CFHC's facilities in Chicago, Illinois. This will allow CFHC, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving over 34,000 predominantly low-income, minority, and underinsured patients...
The federal Project Grant award of $6,000,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award was granted to the non-profit organization El Centro De Corazon in Houston, Texas to fund construction projects and infrastructure improvements at its federally qualified health center locations. The 3-year award, starting on September 30, 2023, will enable El...
This $10,000,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support phase 2 of a construction project at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, Washington. The project aims to expand and enhance the 31,700 square foot medical facility to better meet the increasing healthcare demands of the local community. Specifically, the funding will be used for...
This $15,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) supports the creation of the Sankofa Village Wellness Center in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. The Wellness Center will be operated by the non-profit Erie Family Health Center and provide comprehensive primary care, reproductive health, behavioral health, dental, substance use disorder treatment, and other services to...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,400,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to support the renovation and expansion of the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. d/b/a PrimaryOne Health's community health center located in Columbus, Ohio. The funding will enable the health center to add an additional 7,000 square feet to the existing 11,000 square-foot facility, creating new...
This Project Grant award of $179,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable the Codman Square Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to enhance the quality and efficiency of healthcare services by acquiring advanced clinical equipment for its eye care, radiology, nursing, dental, and maternal health departments. The funding will modernize...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT ADDRESS: 4720 S CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL PROJECT DIRECTOR: DAN FULWILER, PRESIDENT & CEO DFULWILER@ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG 773-584-6130 WEBSITE: WWW.ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,000,000 ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS SEEKS CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING THROUGH THE HRSA-22-134 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR OUR NEW CLINICAL BUILDING, TO BE ERECTED ON THE LOT OF OUR CURRENT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK SITE, AT 4720 S. CALIFORNIA AVENUE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT-ONLY FUNDING. ESPERANZA'S SERVICE AREA, ON CHICAGO'S SOUTHWEST SIDE, IS IN GREAT NEED OF ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE ENTIRE REGION IS BOTH A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND A MENTAL HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA. THE LOW-INCOME, PREDOMINANTLY LATINX COMMUNITIES WE SERVE HAVE BEEN BESET BY HEALTH AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HIT CHICAGO'S SOUTHWEST SIDE WITH SINGULAR FORCE, HAS EXACERBATED THOSE DISPARITIES, LEAVING ILLNESS, DEATH, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND TRAUMA IN ITS WAKE. IN LIGHT OF THIS SITUATION, ESPERANZA IS MOVING FORWARD WITH AN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLAN TO ADD A SECOND FACILITY ON THE LOT WHERE OUR LARGEST CLINIC, ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK, CURRENTLY STANDS. WE'RE DESIGNING THE NEW BUILDING TO INCORPORATE 43,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SPACE. IT WILL CONTAIN 27 STANDARD EXAM ROOMS, 10 STANDARD COUNSELING ROOMS, 2 FLEXIBLE CONGREGATION ROOMS, 2 LAB AREAS, 8 MEDICAL OFFICES, 1 BREAK ROOM, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STORAGE. IN ADDITION THE FIRST FLOOR WILL INCLUDE AND EXPANDED GERIATRICS SUITE DESIGNED FOR A PACE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. WE ARE ALSO INTENT ON MAKING THE EXPANDED ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK CAMPUS A COMMUNITY HUB, WHERE PATIENTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS AND GATHER AND SOCIALIZE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE A LOFTED SUPER LOBBY, IN WHICH SPACES FOR STUDYING, ARTMAKING, FOOD SERVICE, AND CO-WORKING WILL BE CARVED OUT. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE OUTDOOR SPACE TO INCLUDE AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR WALKING TRAIL, PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER AND RECREATE. MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARA GOLDSBERRY OF MCNITT CONSULTING, LLC, MCNITT CONSULTING, A WOMAN-OWNED, FULL-SERVICE FIRM. CARA PROJECT MANAGED THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OUR CURRENT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK BUILDING, WHICH OPENED IN MAY 2019, AS WELL AS ESPERANZA'S RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILD-OUT. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED AS PROJECT MANAGER FOR A THREE-FLOOR BUILD-OUT AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE-STORY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY THE FALL OF 2023. WE ANTICIPATE THE INCREASED CAPACITY BROUGHT BY THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW US TO SERVE SOME 15,000 NEW PATIENTS DURING THE BUILDING'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.