The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,585,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Southwest Health Center Inc., a non-profit hospital organization located in Platteville, Wisconsin. This funding will be used to construct or improve community facilities that provide essential healthcare services to rural residents in the area. Southwest Health Center Inc. has also received federal grant subawards, such as through partnerships with the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc., to support activities like promoting breastfeeding awareness, expanding COVID-19 testing and clinical services, purchasing personal protective equipment, and implementing community mitigation strategies. By leveraging this mix of prime awards and subawards, Southwest Health Center Inc. demonstrates its capacity to address a wide range of healthcare infrastructure and public health needs in rural Wisconsin communities.
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