This federal Project Grant award for $16,000,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), supports the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities to serve underserved populations in Arkansas. The award was made to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), a comprehensive academic health sciences university, on September 30, 2024. The project aims to address critical healthcare needs in...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 30, 2023. The 3-year award will fund the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities in Arkansas. UAMS, a major academic health center and the state's only comprehensive academic health sciences university, has extensive experience delivering specialized clinical services,...
This federal Project Grant award for $15,000,000 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a civilian agency within the U.S. Government, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the construction of a new, state-of-the-art nursing education facility at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in the Arkansas Delta region. The new building will provide technologically advanced...
This $24,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a Coordinated Allied Health Building at the University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain (UARM). This new facility will allow UARM to consolidate and expand its healthcare training programs, including laboratory and simulation classrooms, to better serve the healthcare workforce needs of southwest...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives program) aims to address and reduce infant mortality rates across Arkansas. The Arkansas Center for Women and Infants Health project will expand the reach of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program by implementing evidence-based interventions at 20 rural hospitals. Key components include: Developing and distributing...
This $6,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the renovation of the healthcare education facility at Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA). The key objectives of this project are to modernize the facility's infrastructure, enhance the learning environment, and expand capacity to meet growing demand for healthcare...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Delta Health Care Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.874) on September 26, 2024. The grant has a performance period ending on September 26, 2026. The funding will be used by UAMS to develop health services, education programs, job training, and health-related facilities to improve healthcare access, quality, and affordability in the Delta Region. UAMS has extensive...
This federal Project Grant award for $823,769.00 was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, a division of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The grant will fund the expansion of the American Rescue Plan Act - Pediatric Mental Health Care Access New Area Expansion program in Arkansas from July 2024 through September 2025. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was awarded a $6 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). UAMS will implement the Community Health Worker Training and Apprenticeship Program to train and place 270 community health workers and health support workers over three years. The program aims to expand the public health workforce and address...
This Project Grant award for $13,500,000.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program. The funding will support the renovation and construction of a new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta to house nursing simulation labs, a cybersecurity training range, and supporting offices. The project aims to expand the university's nursing and cybersecurity education programs by creating a dedicated,...
This $6,000,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund renovations and upgrades to the Monroe Building at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus in Little Rock, Arkansas. The funding will cover necessary mechanical, electrical, and plumbing modernization work, as well as roof replacement, to enable the continued use and expansion of critical programs in the building.
Key products and services to be delivered include:
Upgrading utility systems to support the UAMS Milk Bank, the first of its kind in Arkansas, which provides donor breastmilk to neonatal intensive care units across the state to improve infant health outcomes.
Creating a new Maternal Education Center within the building to provide in-person and telemedicine-based lactation support, education, and training for healthcare providers and families.
Relocating the UAMS Student and Employee Health Services Clinic and Wellness Program to the Monroe Building to improve accessibility and allow for expansion of simulation education programs.
The award will enable UAMS, as the state's only academic health sciences university, to continue providing critical community nutrition, maternal health, and student/employee health and wellness services from the renovated Monroe Building facility. The project is expected to be completed by September 2027.