President Obama today announced the release of $155 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will support 126 new health centers. These health centers will help people in need - many with no health insurance - obtain access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services.

"We have acted quickly to put Recovery Act dollars to good use in communities across America," said President Obama. "The construction and expansion of health centers will create thousands of new jobs, help provide health care to an estimated 750,000 Americans across the country who wouldn't have access to care without these centers, and take another step toward an affordable, accessible health care system."

The grants, which are administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), are expected to create 5,500 jobs at the new health centers.

To view the state-by-state distribution of the ARRA funds for these health centers, visit the Department of Health and Human Services recovery page: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/hrsa/napawards.html