The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $1.9 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to implement the Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The purpose of this program is to educate youth ages 10-19 and pregnant/parenting youth under 21 on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. As the...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has been awarded a $373,090 federal Formula Grant from the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), CFDA 93.092. This three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support comprehensive sexual health education and youth development services for adolescents aged 10-19 and pregnant or parenting youth under 21 in...
The Rhode Island Department of Health was awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to support projects that educate youth and pregnant/parenting youth under 21 on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $21,890,684 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.994) to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This 2-year Project Grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the state's comprehensive efforts to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in Massachusetts. The grant funding enables the Massachusetts...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center to expand its operating hours by 9 hours per week. The additional evening and weekend clinic hours will be used to provide expanded access to primary care, pediatric, nutrition, mental health, and dental services for the health center's predominantly...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA #93.092). The grant funds comprehensive family planning, training, and technical assistance services statewide. This includes screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, cancers...
This Project Grant award of $1,500,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Caring Health Center, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit community health center in Springfield, MA, to expand access to critical healthcare services for underserved pediatric and adult populations. The key objectives are to: 1) Expand access to pediatric behavioral health care by increasing operating hours by 10 hours per week, including...
This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600), provides $1,487,535.00 to Associates For Human Services, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Taunton, Massachusetts. This funding will support the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and family support services, with a focus on promoting the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. The grant will be used to expand access to behavioral health services and grow the organization's office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) programs at their health centers in Framingham and Milford, Massachusetts. Specifically, the grant funds will support renovations...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,200,000 to the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center Inc. to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (BH/SUD) services for underserved communities in Boston. The funding will significantly increase the health center's BH/SUD programming and capacity to serve a predominantly low-income,...