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Sunday, August 23, 2009 | Contact: HHS Press Office
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HHS SECRETARY ANNOUNCES $25.7 MILLION IN GRANTS TO EXPAND, IMPROVE HEALTH CENTER SERVICESHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation's health centers. “These grants could not be coming at a better time,” Secretary Sebelius said. “With more than 14.5 million Americans out of work, and 47 million without health insurance, the health centers are seeing more patients now than ever before.” Overseen by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at HHS, the Health Center system served more than 17 million medically underserved people in 2008, up from 10 million patients served in 2001. Since the economic downturn began, the health center patient population has grown by another one million people – a third of them children. By law, patients are accepted regardless of their ability to pay. A total of 180 grants worth more than $21.9 million will give existing health centers the funds to add or increase mental health/substance abuse, enabling (i.e., outreach, transportation, case management services), oral health or pharmacy services. Additionally, 48 planning grants totaling more than $3.8 million will be distributed to organizations in hard hit areas that do not have health centers to help them develop new service delivery sites. New health center sites must meet federal requirements for governance, community involvement, quality of care and financial feasibility. HRSA’s Health Center Program funds a national network of more than 1,100 community, migrant, homeless and public housing health center grantees. These organizations provide health care at more than 7,500 clinical sites, ranging from large medical facilities to mobile vans. In FY 2009, more than $2.1 billion was appropriated to support the Health Center Program.
The grants listed below were awarded through a competitive process: EXPANDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT AWARDS | Grantee Name | City | State | Total 2009 | Aleutian Pribilof Island Association | Anchorage | Alaska | $100,000 | Cross Road Medical Center | Glennallen | Alaska | $100,000 | Alaska Island Community Services | Wrangell | Alaska | $187,500 | South County Community Health Centers | East Palo Alto | Calif. | $37,500 | Mendocino Coast Clinics | Fort Bragg | Calif. | $75,000 | Long Valley Health Center | Laytonville | Calif. | $100,000 | St. Johns Well Child & Family | Los Angeles | Calif. | $75,000 | Community Health Centers of the Central Coast | Nipomo | Calif. | $112,500 | Community Health Alliance of Pasadena | Pasadena | Calif. | $187,500 | Family Healthcare Network | Porterville | Calif. | $62,500 | Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando | Calif. | $37,500 | National Health Services | Shafter | Calif. | $79,207 | Clinica Campesina Family Health Services | Lafayette | Colo. | $212,500 | Collier Health Services | Immokalee | Fla. | $87,500 | Community Health Of South Florida | Miami | Fla. | $212,500 | Valley Family Health Care | Payette | Idaho | $212,500 | Health West Inc. | Pocatello | Idaho | $112,500 | Erie Family Health Center | Chicago | Ill. | $187,500 | Health Access Network Inc. | Lincoln | Maine | $175,000 | Baltimore Medical System | Baltimore | Md. | $112,500 | Duffy Health Center Inc. | Hyannis | Mass. | $25,000 | Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell | Mass. | $87,500 | Missoula City/County Health Department | Missoula | Mont. | $100,000 | Community Health Care | Bridgeton | N.J. | $200,000 | Jewish Renaissance Medical Center | Perth Amboy | N.J. | $74,837 | La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe | N.M. | $112,500 | Bronx Community Health Network Inc. | Bronx | N.Y. | $212,500 | Hudson Headwaters Health Network | Glens Falls | N.Y. | $50,000 | Hudson River Health Care | Peekskill | N.Y. | $212,500 | Winton Hills Medical & Health Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | $50,000 | Oklahoma Community Health Services | Oklahoma City | Okla. | $100,000 | Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center | Cornelius | Ore. | $87,500 | Barceloneta Primary Health Care Services | Barceloneta | P.R. | $112,500 | East Bay Community Action Program | Newport | R.I. | $175,000 | Little River Medical Center | Little River | S.C. | $112,500 | Su Clinica Familiar | Harlingen | Texas | $87,500 | Columbia Valley Community Health | Wenatchee | Wash. | $87,500 | | Total | $4,354,044 | | EXPANDED ENABLING SERVICES GRANT AWARDS | Applicant Name | City | State | Total 2009 | Quality of Life Health Services Inc. | Gadsden | Ala. | $58,333 | Central City Community Health Center Inc. | Anaheim | Calif. | $66,667 | Clinica Sierra Vista | Bakersfield | Calif. | $58,333 | Lifelong Medical Care | Berkeley | Calif. | $33,333 | Borrego Community Health Foundation | Borrego Sprgs | Calif. | $37,500 | Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo Inc. | Brawley | Calif. | $75,000 | CommuniCare Health Centers Inc. | Davis | Calif. | $66,667 | Los Angeles Christian Health Centers | Los Angeles | Calif. | $25,000 | JWCH Institute Inc. | Los Angeles | Calif. | $133,333 | Darin M. Camarena Health Centers | Madera | Calif. | $25,000 | Golden Valley Health Center | Merced | Calif. | $58,333 | Community Health Centers of the Central Coast | Nipomo | Calif. | $75,000 | United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley | Parlier | Calif. | $121,338 | St. Vincent De Paul Village Inc. | San Diego | Calif. | $66,667 | Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando | Calif. | $25,000 | Valley Health Team Inc. | San Joaqin | Calif. | $66,667 | Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System | San Jose | Calif. | $75,000 | North County Health Project | San Marcos | Calif. | $133,333 | Tulare Community Health Clinic | Tulare | Calif. | $50,000 | Venice Family Clinic | Venice | Calif. | $24,714 | Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc. | Ventura | Calif. | $58,333 | Vista Community Clinic | Vista | Calif. | $50,000 | Winters Healthcare Foundation | Winters | Calif. | $48,333 | Colorado Coalition For The Homeless | Denver | Colo. | $116,667 | Premier Community Heathcare Group Inc. | Dade City | Fla. | $25,000 | Collier Health Services | Immokalee | Fla. | $58,333 | Community Health of South Florida Inc. | Miami | Fla. | $141,667 | Rural Health Care Inc. | Palatka | Fla. | $125,000 | Manatee County Rural Health Services Inc. | Parrish | Fla. | $25,000 | St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services | Atlanta | Ga. | $116,667 | Kokua Kalihi Valley Comp. Family Services | Honolulu | Hawaii | $58,333 | Valley Family Health Care Inc. | Payette | Idaho | $141,667 | Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation | Carterville | Ill. | $58,333 | Com. Health Partnership Of Illinois | Chicago | Ill. | $139,751 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation | East Saint Louis | Ill. | $33,333 | HealthNet Inc. | Indianapolis | Ind. | $122,286 | Primary Health Care Inc. | Des Moines | Iowa | $75,000 | Kansas State Department of Health And Environment | Topeka | Kan. | $78,750 | Family Health Center Inc. | Louisville | Ky. | $125,000 | Kentucky River Foothills Development Council | Richmond | Ky. | $66,667 | Primary Health Services Center | Monroe | La. | $66,667 | Maine Migrant Programs Inc. | Augusta | Maine | $36,517 | Boston Health Care for the Homeless | Boston | Mass. | $116,667 | Duffy Health Center Inc. | Hyannis | Mass. | $16,667 | InterCare Community Health Network | Bangor | Mich. | $58,333 | Northwest Michigan Health Services | Traverse City | Mich. | $58,333 | Migrant Health Services Inc. | Moorhead | Minn. | $141,667 | City of Manchester New Hampshire | Manchester | N.H. | $81,719 | Community Health Care Inc. | Bridgeton | N.J. | $133,333 | First Nations Community Healthsource | Albuquerque | N.M. | $66,667 | Ben Archer Health Center | Hatch | N.M. | $58,333 | Presbyterian Medical Services | Santa Fe | N.M. | $33,333 | La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe | N.M. | $75,000 | Oak Orchard Community Health Center Inc. | Brockport | N.Y. | $32,600 | Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | N.Y. | $116,667 | Care For The Homeless | New York | N.Y. | $116,667 | Project Renewal Inc. | New York | N.Y. | $16,667 | Hudson River Health Care | Peekskill | N.Y. | $141,667 | Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project | Penn Yan | N.Y. | $115,207 | Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center | Ahoskie | N.C. | $77,610 | Kinston Community Health Center Inc. | Kinston | N.C. | $25,000 | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | Raleigh | N.C. | $57,495 | Greene County Health Care Inc. | Snowhill | N.C. | $125,000 | Carolina Family Health Centers Inc. | Wilson | N.C. | $50,000 | Cincinnati Health Network Inc. | Cincinnati | Ohio | $133,333 | Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center | Cornelius | Ore. | $58,333 | Benton Community Health Center | Corvallis | Ore. | $50,000 | Mosaic Medical | Prineville | Ore. | $75,000 | South Carolina Primary Health Care Association | Columbia | S.C. | $58,333 | Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Services | Ridgeland | S.C. | $75,000 | Rural Medical Services Inc. | Newport | Tenn. | $51,209 | Brownsville Community Health Center | Brownsville | Texas | $120,298 | Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe | El Paso | Texas | $25,000 | Community Health Center of Lubbock | Lubbock | Texas | $66,667 | Family Health Centers | Okanogan | Wash. | $58,333 | Sea-Mar Community Health Center | Seattle | Wash. | $58,333 | Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic | Toppenish | Wash. | $141,667 | Columbia Valley Community Health | Wenatchee | Wash. | $58,333 | Yakima Neighborhood Health Services | Yakima | Wash. | $66,667 | | Total | $5,953,660 | | EXPANDED ORAL HEALTH GRANT AWARDS | Grantee Name | City | State | Total 2009 | Quality of Life Health | Gadsden | Ala. | $145,833 | Alaska Island Community Services | Wrangell | Alaska | $312,500 | Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Yakutat | Alaska | $125,000 | Clinica Sierra Vista | Bakersfield | Calif. | $145,833 | Children's Hospital & Res. Center of Oakland | Oakland | Calif. | $291,666 | Hill Country Community Clinic Inc. | Round Mountain | Calif. | $312,500 | Valley Health Team | San Joaquin | Calif. | $166,600 | Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System | San Jose | Calif. | $187,500 | Centro de Salud de la Communidad San Ysidro | San Ysidro | Calif. | $333,333 | Clinicas del Camino Real | Ventura | Calif. | $145,833 | Winters Healthcare Foundation | Winters | Calif. | $106,667 | Limon Doctors Committee dba Plains Medical | Limon | Colo. | $166,667 | Southwest Community Health Center | Bridgeport | Conn. | $259,832 | Premier Community Heathcare | Dade City | Fla. | $62,500 | Suncoast Community Health Centers Inc. | Ruskin | Fla. | $145,217 | Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services | Honolulu | Hawaii | $145,833 | Valley Family Health Care | Payette | Idaho | $354,167 | Family Health Services Corp | Twin Falls | Idaho | $354,167 | Erie Family Health Center | Chicago | Ill. | $312,500 | Community Health Partnership | Chicago | Ill. | $262,024 | Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center | Olympia Fields | Ill. | $166,667 | Fish River Health | Eagle Lake | Maine | $145,833 | Butte-Silver Bow Primary Health Center | Butte | Mont. | $354,167 | Community Health Care | Bridgeton | N.J. | $333,333 | Las Clinicas del Norte | El Rito | N.M. | $166,667 | La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe | N.M. | $187,500 | Presbyterian Medical Services | Santa Fe | N.M. | $83,333 | Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center | New York | N.Y. | $41,667 | Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project | Penn Yan | N.Y. | $254,480 | Greene County Health Care | Snow Hill | N.C. | $196,875 | Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center | Cornelius | Ore. | $145,833 | La Clinica del Cariono | Hood River | Ore. | $354,167 | Regenesis Organization Community Health Center | Spartanburg | S.C. | $125,000 | Horizon Health Care | Howard | S.D. | $287,500 | City of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | S.D. | $333,333 | Christ Community Health Services | Memphis | Tenn. | $166,667 | Dallas County Hospital District | Dallas | Texas | $291,667 | Family Health Centers | Okanogan | Wash. | $145,833 | Columbia Basin Health Association | Othello | Wash. | $310,929 | Monroe County Health Center | Union | W.Va. | $354,167 | | Total | $8,781,790 | | COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACY SERVICES GRANT AWARDS | Grantee Name | City | State | Total 2009 | Clinica Sierra Vista | Bakersfield | Calif. | $87,500 | Borrego Community Health Foundation | Borrego Springs | Calif. | $75,000 | Community Health Alliance of Pasadena | Pasadena | Calif. | $187,500 | Family Healthcare Network | Porterville | Calif. | $62,500 | San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | San Francisco | Calif. | $175,000 | North County Health Project | San Marcos | Calif. | $200,000 | Clinicas Del Camino Real | Ventura | Calif. | $87,500 | Hill Health Corporation | New Haven | Conn. | $112,500 | Community Health of South Florida | Miami | Fla. | $212,500 | Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation | Sauget | Ill. | $50,000 | Siouxland Community Health Center | Sioux City | Iowa | $45,953 | Harbor Health Services | Dorchester | Mass. | $87,500 | Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative | Hattiesburg | Miss. | $212,500 | Missoula City/County Health Department | Missoula | Mont. | $100,000 | One World Community Health Centers | Omaha | Neb. | $75,000 | Nevada Rural Health Centers | Carson City | Nev. | $112,500 | Institute For Urban Family Health | New York | N.Y. | $75,000 | Piedmont Health Services | Carrboro | N.C. | $187,500 | Allen County Health Partners | Lima | Ohio | $187,500 | Regenesis Organization Community Health Center | Spartanburg | S.C. | $75,000 | Family Health Centers | Okanogan | Wash. | $87,500 | Yakima Valley Farmworkers | Toppenish | Wash. | $212,500 | Cabin Creek Health Center Inc. | Dawes | W.Va. | $74,990 | Pendleton Community Care | Franklin | W.Va. | $75,000 | | Total | $2,858,443 | | HEALTH CENTER PLANNING GRANTS AWARDS | Grantee Name | City | State | Total 2009 | Healthy Concepts, Inc. | Birmingham | Ala. | $80,000 | Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition | Montgomery | Ala. | $80,000 | River Cities Community Clinic | Bullhead City | Ariz. | $80,000 | Arizona Association of Community Health Centers Inc. | Phoenix | Ariz. | $80,000 | Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation | Tuba City | Ariz. | $80,000 | Winslow Indian Health Care Center Inc. | Winslow | Ariz. | $80,000 | Community Health Centers of Arkansas | No. Little Rock | Ark. | $80,000 | Institute for Healthcare Advancement | La Habra | Calif. | $80,000 | Bienvenidos Children's Center Inc. | Los Angeles | Calif. | $80,000 | Operation Samahan Inc. | National City | Calif. | $80,000 | Mexican American Alcoholism Programs | Sacramento | Calif. | $80,000 | Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Inc | Glenwood Springs | Colo. | $80,000 | Family and Medical Counseling Service | Washington | D.C. | $80,000 | Washington County Health Department | Chipley | Fla. | $80,000 | Florida Department of Health | Ft Walton Beach | Fla. | $77,019 | MCG Research Institute Inc. | Augusta | Ga. | $80,000 | Georgia Association for Primary Health Care | Decatur | Ga. | $80,000 | Health Care Central Georgia Inc. | Forsyth | Ga. | $80,000 | North Georgia Health Care Center | Ringgold | Ga. | $74,600 | Knox County Health Department | Galesburg | Ill. | $80,000 | Maple City Health Care Center | Goshen | Ind. | $80,000 | Indiana Primary Health Care Association | Indianapolis | Ind. | $80,000 | Kentucky Primary Care Association, Inc. | Frankfort | Ky. | $80,000 | ER & Associates | Russell Springs | Ky. | $62,888 | Hospital Service District No. 1-A of the Parish of Richland | Delhi | La. | $80,000 | St. Mary Hospital | Leonardtown | Md. | $79,939 | South End Community Health Center | Boston | Mass. | $80,000 | Island Health Plan Inc | West Tisbury | Mass. | $80,000 | Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center | Marquette | Mich. | $80,000 | Primary Care Inc. | Mio | Mich. | $80,000 | Missouri Coalition For Primary Health Care | Jefferson City | Mo. | $80,000 | Sapphire Community Health Inc. | Missoula | Mont. | $80,000 | Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California | Gardnerville | Nev. | $80,000 | Quality Health Care Centers | Las Vegas | Nev. | $79,440 | Taos Health Systems | Taos | N.M. | $79,999 | Help/PSI Inc. | Bronx | N.Y. | $80,000 | Albemarle Hospital Authority | Elizabeth City | N.C. | $80,000 | Community Clinic of Rutherford County Inc. | Forest City | N.C. | $80,000 | Ocracoke Health Center Inc. | Ocracoke | N.C. | $80,000 | Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | M.P. | $80,000 | Curry County Public Health Department | Gold Beach | Ore. | $80,000 | Center for Human Development Inc. | La Grande | Ore. | $80,000 | Coalition of Community Health Clinics | Portland | Ore. | $75,279 | National Nursing Centers Consortium | Philadelphia | Pa. | $80,000 | Tennessee Primary Care Association | Brentwood | Tenn. | $80,000 | Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic | Houston | Texas | $79,900 | NRH Auxiliary | Winters | Texas | $80,000 | Midvale Family Health Clinic Inc. | Midvale | Utah | $76,249 | | | Total | $3,805,313 | GRAND TOTAL AWARDS: $25,753,250 |
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