The federal Project Grant award of $522,000 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The award was granted to the Ballad Health Foundation, a non-profit organization, to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in Abingdon, Virginia. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program supports the development of...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Lewis County Primary Care Center Inc., doing business as PrimaryPlus, to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment, in Vanceburg, Kentucky and the surrounding region. The grant will fund the hiring of additional behavioral health...
This $3,750,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the Free Clinic of the New River Valley, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Christiansburg, Virginia. The grant funding, which runs from September 2024 to September 2027, will enhance the clinic's healthcare infrastructure and service capabilities to continue...
This federal Project Grant award, made under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau, provides $5,000,000 to The Richford Health Center, Inc. (doing business as Northern Tier Center For Health) to construct and renovate a 24,000 square foot healthcare facility in St. Albans, Vermont. The new facility will consolidate and expand the organization's St. Albans Health Center and Notch Primary Care locations,...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,226,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant will support a community healthcare project implemented by the Johnston Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc. in Abingdon, Virginia. The funding, awarded on August 1, 2024, will be utilized over a 12-month performance period ending on July 31, 2025. The grant aims to address critical healthcare...
The Pocahontas Memorial Hospital (PMH) was awarded a $18,000,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to fund a critical expansion and modernization of their healthcare facilities. The grant will enable PMH, the primary medical provider for a rural Appalachian community, to renovate and add 7,269 square feet to their hospital, increasing the total facility size to 37,542 square feet. Key components...
This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives program) will support Horizon Health Services, Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, in constructing a new 29,000 sq. ft. Waverly Health Center facility in Waverly, VA. The funding will enable Horizon Health Services to expand healthcare services in this medically underserved, rural Virginia community by replacing the...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), provides $294,000 to the Monroe County Health Center Board of Trustees to construct a new administrative building at their existing healthcare facility located at 200 Health Center Drive in Union, WV. The new building is designed to serve dual purposes - expanding healthcare services and functioning as an emergency command...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $7,415,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia, a non-profit educational institution and Historically Black College or University (HBCU)-affiliated entity. The grant will fund the construction of a new 14,000-square-foot wing and renovation of existing facilities at the recently acquired Bluefield Regional Medical Center to enhance Bluefield State...
This $1,824,435.00 federal Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission, under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), provides funding to the Bland Ministry Center And Dental Clinic in Virginia for CLINICAL SERVICES. The award period spans from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2026. The Appalachian Area Development program supports a wide range of initiatives aimed at strengthening the regional economy and building community capacity across the 13-state Appalachian region,...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - - ADDRESS: BALLAD HEALTH WISE COUNTY PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, 1900 ARMORY ROAD, BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219 - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: NICK ROBINETTE - CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): V: 423-431-7782, F: 423-431-7746 - EMAIL ADDRESS: NICK.ROBINETTE@BALLADHEALTH.ORG - WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.BALLADHEALTH.ORG - LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE: $450,000 THIS FUNDING REQUEST IS TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL FEES (ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, LEGAL, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT) TO CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE A NEW 15,756 SQUARE FOOT PRIMARY CARE CENTER ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL IN BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA AT THE SITE OF AN ARMORY BUILDING THAT IS NO LONGER UTILIZED. THIS PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL REPLACE OUTDATED FACILITIES AND INCREASE INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SPECIALTY CARE ACCESS FOR THE OVERALL POPULATION AND FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE WISE, DICKENSON, SCOTT, AND LEE COUNTY REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. USES FOR THE NEW FACILITY ARE TO INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPINE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND SPORTS MEDICINE. THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL CONSOLIDATE SERVICES FOR SIX REGIONAL PROVIDERS AND ADD FIVE NEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL PROVIDE AN AFTER-HOURS CLINIC FOR EXTENDED ACCESS DURING EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. IMPORTANTLY, THE PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO REACH THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. IT WILL ALSO BE A SPECIALTY CARE TELEMEDICINE HUB, ALLOWING PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT THEIR PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY CONSULTS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. ITS PROXIMITY TO LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL WILL ENHANCE ACCESS TO IMAGING, PHARMACY, AND LABORATORY SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND WILL IMPROVE PARKING FOR THE HOSPITAL. THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL ALSO HOUSE A NEW ARE A FOR SPORTS MEDICINE TO SERVE REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND ATHLETES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE. THE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM WILL ALIGN WITH AND AUGMENT BALLAD HEALTH'S NEW PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALONG WITH ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES IN THE REGION. THE NEW FACILITY WILL ALSO SUPPORT BALLAD'S EFFORTS TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO PRIMARY CARE THROUGH APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CARE NETWORK. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BALLAD HEALTH AND OTHER NETWORK PROVIDERS (SUCH AS FREE CLINICS) IDENTIFY UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS, CONNECT THEM TO A REGULAR SOURCE OF PRIMARY CARE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SCREENINGS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERS AND FOR MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS ALL AT NO CHARGE. THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS IN WISE, DICKENSON, LEE, AND SCOTT COUNTIES WITHOUT A SOURCE OF PRIMARY CARE OR WITHOUT CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE-INCLUDING THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND UNINSURED POPULATIONS. BY ADDRESSING THE REGIONAL PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AND LOCATING SERVICES CENTRALLY IN THE FOUR-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, THE NEW CENTER WILL HELP ADDRESS MAJOR SOURCES OF HEALTH INEQUITY AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF DISEASE IN THE REGION.