The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives grant program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $500,000 project grant to Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. (PCHS) to construct a new medical clinic in the North Kenai/Nikiski area of Alaska. The purpose of this new clinic is to provide accessible and affordable medical and behavioral health services to the approximately 4,300 community members residing in this underserved region, which represents 7% of...
This $20,000,000 federal Project Grant award, funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support construction and facility improvements for the Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska. The hospital, which serves over 55,000 people across Southeast Alaska's rural communities, will use the funding to upgrade its healthcare infrastructure and enhance its capacity to provide comprehensive medical services, with a...
This $1,800,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program supports the expansion and enhancement of behavioral health services provided by Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. (PCHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Soldotna, Alaska. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will...
This $15,854,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports construction projects and infrastructure improvements for the Kodiak Community Health Center (KCHC) operated by the Kodiak Island Health Care Foundation. The grant funding will be used to enhance the Center's healthcare facilities and strengthen its ability to provide comprehensive primary care services to the Kodiak community in Alaska....
This $4,000,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grant (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives) was awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the State of Alaska Department of Health on August 1, 2024. The funding will support the department's implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR) system to replace their aging legacy system, which has become difficult to maintain and lacks comprehensive community...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $5,000,000 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the Native Village of Eyak, a federally recognized tribal government in Cordova, Alaska, in constructing a new 23,670 square foot healthcare facility to replace their aging and code-deficient existing clinic. The new facility will enable the tribal health center...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports a range of public health and social service initiatives delivered by the State of Alaska Department of Health. The award will fund critical healthcare, mental health, and human services programs for underserved populations across Alaska over the one-year performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. Key services to be...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Anchorage, Alaska. The award was granted on August 14, 2024 to Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native 501(c)(3) non-profit healthcare organization. While the full scope of the project...
This $29,679,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau on September 30, 2024 under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the renovation and expansion of the emergency department (ED) at Millinocket Regional Hospital in Millinocket, Maine. The project will triple the working capacity of the ED, add specialized treatment rooms for cardiac, trauma, psychiatric, and substance use disorder patients, and provide an...
The State of Alaska Department of Health was awarded a $6,127,364 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (CFDA 93.889). The five-year award, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will support efforts to enhance healthcare system readiness and response capabilities for public health emergencies, terrorism, and mass casualty events...