Recovery Act Stimulus Funding (HRSA)

HRSA Recovery Website
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery/default.htm

HRSA has been allocated $2 billion for grants to health centers.

$500 million to:

• Support new health center sites and service areas
• Increase services at existing sites
• Support spikes in uninsured populations.

$1.5 billion to:

• Support construction, renovation and equipment, including health information technology systems, in health centers and health center controlled networks receiving operating grants under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.

Additional Recovery Act funding opportunities are being developed and will be announced on their web site when available. Grants will be awarded for:

• Construction, repair and renovation of facilities
• Acquisition of equipment
• Adoption or expansion of the use of health information technology systems.