The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant to Cornerstone Care Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center serving southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. The 2-year grant (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025) will support Cornerstone Care's "2024-2026 Cornerstone Care Mental Health (MH) & Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Expansion...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the completion of the Ligonier Therapeutic Center in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The center, operated by Southern Tier Alternative Therapies, Inc., is a 3,800 square foot community-based facility that provides essential health and wellness services, including equine-assisted learning, equine-assisted psychotherapy, occupational, physical,...
This $4,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the construction of a new municipal Health Center 11 in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. The Health Center, to be developed by the Frankford Community Development Corp, will provide comprehensive primary care services, including adult and pediatric care, women's health, behavioral health, physical therapy, and...
The Scranton Primary Health Care Center (SPHCC) was awarded a $882,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will enable SPHCC, the only Federally Qualified Health Center serving Greater Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, to expand its dental and women's health clinics. Specifically, the grant will support the construction of new operatories, hiring of additional dental professionals, and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the construction of a new 40,815 square foot community healthcare facility for Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc. (CHHC) in McAlester, Oklahoma. The $3,000,000 award will specifically support the construction of a 4,350 square foot dental clinic within the new facility, which will include 10 operatories, provider offices,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,003,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to the Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) in Reading, Pennsylvania. The grant funding will support the renovation of a historic building and purchase of equipment to establish a new community health center in downtown Reading. The new health center will provide critically needed primary care services to improve health outcomes for the underserved residents of...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,500,000.00, provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the construction of a 2,100 SF addition to the Hazel's House of Hope (HHH) Day Services Center operated by Morgantown Community Resources, Inc. (MCR) in Morgantown, WV. The purpose of this project is to expand the facility's capacity to provide clients, who are often experiencing...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,000,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Highlands Hospital, doing business as Penn Highlands Connellsville, on March 1, 2025. The grant funding will support construction and infrastructure development projects at the non-profit healthcare organization's facilities in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. This award is part of the Congressional...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives program) provides $1,392,000.00 to Esperanza Health Center, Inc. to expand and renovate their existing primary care clinic in Philadelphia, PA. The project will integrate a newly-acquired 2,250 square foot property with the existing 4,500 square foot clinic, enabling Esperanza Health Center to increase their capacity to deliver primary healthcare...
This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a new Canyonlands Community Health Care (CCHC) facility in Duncan, Arizona. CCHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving rural and frontier populations in northern and southeast Arizona. The new facility will allow CCHC to expand services, including primary medical, behavioral...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - APPLICANT: CORNERSTONE CARE, INC. APPLICANT ADDRESS: 7 GLASSWORKS RD, GREENSBORO, PA 15338 PROJECT DIRECTOR: RICHARD RINEHART, CEO PHONE: 724-943-3308 / FAX: 724-943-3310 EMAIL: CORPORATE@CORNERSTONECARE.COM WEBSITE: WWW.CORNERSTONECARE.COM PROJECT: NEW CLAIRTON HEALTH CENTER FACILITY PHASE 1 - SITE PREPARATION CORNERSTONE CARE (CC) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) SERVING SOUTHWESTERN PA AND NORTHERN WV. IN MAY 2019, CC OPENED A NEW HEALTH CENTER SITE IN CLAIRTON, PA BY RENTING THREE EXAM ROOMS AND A SMALL REGISTRATION AREA FROM MAGEE-WOMEN'S CLINIC ON MILLER AVENUE. CURRENT SPACE CONSTRAINTS LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WE CAN SEE PER DAY AND PREVENT US FROM ADDING MUCH-NEEDED PSYCHIATRY AND COUNSELING OR DENTAL SERVICES. WE WILL CONSTRUCT A 27,000 SQ. FT. THREE-STORY BUILDING IN CLAIRTON. HALF OF THE NEW FACILITY WILL HOUSE A MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER FOCUSED ON OVERCOMING LOCAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. IT WILL EMPLOY ADDED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN CLAIRTON WHILE LEASING THE REMAINING PART OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING TO OTHER EMPLOYERS OFFERING COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES. THIS FACILITY WILL BECOME AN ANCHOR FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN A COMMUNITY WITH A SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION. CC'S NEW FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN AN UNDERSERVED LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY. HRSA CDS GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE SITE PREPARATION PORTION OF THE PROJECT (PHASE 1). STATE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SECURED TO COVER THE FIRST STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION (PHASE 2), AND CC HAS ENGAGED EXPERTS TO APPLY FOR NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT ALLOCATIONS TO FURTHER SUPPLEMENT FUNDING FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT IN 2023. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON CLAIRTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THERE IS A STRONG NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO CARE IN THIS AREA, WHICH TODAY INCLUDES AT LEAST 8,100 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, ONLY 6% OF WHOM ARE CURRENTLY SERVED BY FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTE RS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT, BY 2025, THE PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION IN THE AREA ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID WILL BE 18%, UP FROM 15.8% IN 2020, WHILE THE MEDICARE POPULATION OF RESIDENTS AGE 65 AND OLDER IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE FROM 21.2% IN 2020 TO 23.7% BY 2025. AFRICAN AMERICANS, WHO CONSTITUTE 10% OF THE POPULATION IN THE SERVICE AREA WHERE THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, FACE HEALTH DISPARITIES SUCH AS A CANCER INCIDENCE RATE 6%GREATER THAN THE OVERALL POPULATION, A DIABETES DEATH RATE 79% GREATER THAN THE OVERALL POPULATION, AND AN INFANT MORTALITY RATE NEARLY FIVE TIMES THAT OF WHITE BABIES. THIS NEW HEALTHCARE FACILITY WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO A LARGELY UNSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND AGING COMMUNITY. PROJECT SCHEDULE AND KEY MILESTONES AND DATES JULY 2022: GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, BEGIN SITE WORK SEPTEMBER 2022: BEGIN BUILDING PAD DECEMBER 2022: BEGIN FOUNDATIONS JANUARY 2023: TRANSITION TO PHASE 2 OF PROJECT (CONSTRUCTION)