Project Grant CPIMP211291
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) provides $471,978 to Delta Health Alliance, Inc. to implement telecommunications-enabled distance learning and telemedicine services in the rural Mississippi Delta region. The funding will enable Delta Health Alliance, a non-profit community health organization, to acquire and deploy advanced information,...
- This $349,949 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.516 - Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program) will support the "The HELIX Initiative: Healthy Lifestyles with Extension" program at Mississippi State University. The program aims to address health disparities and improve long-term well-being for Mississippi residents, particularly those with lower incomes living in underserved rural...
- This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The award will fund the "AR DELTA HOPE (HELPING OBTAIN PERINATAL EQUITY)" project, which aims to expand the delivery of healthcare services to improve perinatal and...
- The Delta Health Inclusion Program, a $450,000.00 project grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development) on April 18, 2024, aims to build navigable pipelines for skill seekers to enter and exit the healthcare industry in the Greenville, MS region. The program, administered by the Economic Development Center of Washington County Inc., will focus on workforce development initiatives that support economic growth and improved quality of life in the...
- The Delta Health Alliance, Inc. was awarded a $499,825 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement the Mississippi Delta Produce Rx Enhancement program from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2025. The program aims to improve dietary health and wellness of low-income, rural individuals with diet-related health conditions like diabetes, heart...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Delta Health Center, Inc. of Mound Bayou, Mississippi on April 15, 2022 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The two-year grant will support Delta Health Center's construction and improvement of rural community health care facilities providing essential services. Specifically, the funding will enable expansion and renovation of existing structures to better serve...
- The Durham County Department of Public Health was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The grant will support the Bull City Strong initiative, a community partnership in Durham County, North Carolina. Led by Durham County DPH in partnership with North Carolina Central University and community organizations, the initiative...
- This federal Project Grant award of $348,974.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.516), is funding an initiative by Mississippi State University to increase childhood vaccine confidence and uptake among rural parents in Mississippi. The three-year project, running from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2028, will develop and implement...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $22,863,374 Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant to Delta Health Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Leland, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will provide comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services to low-income children from birth to compulsory school age in the Mississippi Delta region over a 5-year project period...
- The Delta Health Care Services Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.874) provides $631,150 in funding to the Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc. in Arkansas. The grant, awarded on September 26, 2023, supports initiatives to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through collaboration among healthcare professionals, higher education institutions, research organizations, and economic...
DELTA THRIVE (TRANSFORMING HEALTH RESPONSE, INFORMATION & VACCINE EQUITY) PROJECT: PROMOTING COVID HEALTH LITERACY IN 11 RURAL COUNTIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION - DELTA THRIVE (TRANSFORMING HEALTH RESPONSE, INFORMATION & VACCINE EQUITY) WILL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE COVID HEALTH LITERACY INTERVENTION AND SUSTAINED ADHERENCE STRATEGY THAT COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL CLAS STANDARDS AND PROMOTES SEVERAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 OBJECTIVES. WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (LEAD APPLICANT) WILL PARTNER WITH AARON E. HENRY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER) AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENGAGE OVER 20 GRASSROOTS COLLABORATORS TO DEVELOP A TAILORED HEALTH LITERACY INTERVENTION REACHING EXTREMELY RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS A 6,000 SQUARE MILE RURAL AREA AS DEFINED BY HRSA. THE FOCUS POPULATION INCLUDES OVER 200,000 RESIDENTS LIVING IN 11 FULLY RURAL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI IN THE DELTA REGION: BOLIVAR, COAHOMA, HUMPHREYS, ISSAQUENA, LEFLORE, SHARKEY, SUNFLOWER, QUITMAN, TATE, TUNICA, AND WASHINGTON. IN THESE COUNTIES, TWO-THIRDS OF RESIDENTS (66.9%) IDENTIFY AS BLACK, 30.9% WHITE AND 1.9% HISPANIC. FEWER THAN 20% OF FOCUS AREA RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID-19. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION LOCATED IN THE SERVICE REGION, WILL ADVISE THE PROJECT?S DISPARITIES IMPACT STATEMENT, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.
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| Not listed | ($1m) | 12/14/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/28/23 | ||
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/18/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/18/22 |