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September 27, 2012
Project Vida Awarded $800K from the Department of Health and Human Services
Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded Project Vida an $800,001 federal grant for health assessment and prevention as well as health education for family and youth services. Of the total amount, $800,001, $481,866 is made available through the Affordable Care Act, and the funds will be used for family and youth educational services. The second grant, for $318,135, will help Project Vida conduct health investigations and assessments with a focus on prevention. "Some of the funds allocated today are made possible through the health care reform law, also known as the Affordable Care Act, and I am very proud to have...