The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the Childrens Hospital Medical Center, doing business as Children's Home Healthcare, a $1,260,000 Project Grant through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) on September 30, 2023. This grant will fund the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities over a 3-year period ending on September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives program supports a wide range of special projects and programs identified by Congress,...
The University of Delaware received a $113,670 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant was awarded under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA 93.632) to support interdisciplinary training and community service activities for personnel assisting those with developmental disabilities. Specifically, the two-year award running from April 1, 2022 to...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $544,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Great Bay Services, Inc. in Dover, NH. The funding will be used to obtain a small fleet of handicap-accessible minivans for use by the organization's direct support professionals to provide transportation services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This project aims to improve the ability of these individuals to live...
This $620,675 Project Grant award from the Administration on Disabilities, under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (CFDA 93.632) program, supports Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Tennessee. The funding will be used over a 5-year period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030 to operate an interdisciplinary center that provides training, community services, research, and information dissemination related to improving...
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 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center was awarded a $113,670 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service federal grant program (CFDA 93.632). The grant will support the Public Health Worker Project to provide interdisciplinary training for personnel concerned with developmental disabilities from April 1, 2022 to...
The University of Rochester received a $113,670 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on April 1, 2022 to support activities through September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA 93.632). Funds will support the University of Rochester's administration and operation of an interdisciplinary center providing...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $113,670 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service federal grant program (CFDA 93.632). The grant will support the University of Missouri at Kansas City in expanding the public health workforce within disability networks in Missouri from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. As the awardee...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Journey Forward, Inc. in Canton, MA. The grant will fund the expansion and improvement of an activity-based therapy program serving the paralysis community in the greater Boston and surrounding 10-county region. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire capital equipment for rehabilitative treatment of individuals with spinal cord injury,...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant to Sight For All United under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to implement a special Congressionally directed construction project. The funding will support the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities in Struthers, OH over a project period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives program provides targeted financial assistance for a wide range...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $15,000,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC to establish the Timothy Freeman, MD, Center for Developmental Disabilities. The center will deliver person-centered, coordinated care for adults with developmental disabilities, addressing a critical need as these individuals transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems. The grant will fund the construction of a 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art outpatient facility designed to cater to the unique physical and sensory needs of this population, with features like barrier-free access, abundant natural lighting, and specialized utilities. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027.