This $24,000,000 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 on the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain (UARM) campus. The intent of the project is to consolidate and expand UARM's healthcare training programs to benefit residents of southwest Arkansas. The new facility will provide access to laboratory spaces and simulation classrooms,...
This federal Project Grant award for $60,000,000 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant is funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), which supports congressionally identified community healthcare, mental health, and social service projects across the United States. The grant funding will be used by Lyon College, a private non-profit university in Batesville, Arkansas, to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will provide $3,563,000 to Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The funding will support the construction of the Claflin University Public Health Center, which aims to address the critical shortage of nurses in South Carolina, especially in rural areas. The new facility will enhance Claflin's nursing and public health education programs by...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $18,000,000 Project Grant to Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASU-Mountain Home Campus) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027, will fund the construction of healthcare facilities and the purchase of medical equipment to address critical community healthcare needs in the region. As a state-controlled institution of higher education, ASU-Mountain...
This $16,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities, the purchase of medical equipment, and the development of specialized service programs to address critical healthcare needs in underserved communities across Arkansas. The primary awardee is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS),...
This $10,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the construction of a 45,000 square-foot medical education building at the Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) campus in Springdale, Arkansas. The new facility will house NWTI's allied health programs, including licensed practical nursing, surgical technology, certified nursing...
This $3 million Project Grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support necessary utility upgrades and roof replacement for the Monroe Building at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus in Little Rock, Arkansas. The funding will enable UAMS to modernize the building's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as replace the aging roof. This will allow UAMS to fully...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program to Lander University's School of Nursing. This funding will be used to comprehensively upgrade the school's nursing simulation facilities, equipment, and technology. Key initiatives include providing essential instructional audio/visual technology, computers, hospital beds, laboratories, classroom furniture, and other...
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, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), supports Bluefield State University's (BSU) initiative to enhance its healthcare infrastructure and expand healthcare education programs. The $7,415,000 award 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, with the goal of addressing...