Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $100 million to 1,381 health centers across the country with funding provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. HRSA-funded health centers may use the awards to address screening and testing needs, acquire medical supplies and boost telehealth capacity in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
On Friday, March 6, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, which provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, including $100 million for HRSA-funded health centers. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, and the important role health centers play in communities nationwide, HHS is making this funding for health centers available immediately.
Good to have $1.435 million more in #COVID19 Phase 1 appropriations released to 20 Mississippi community health centers to address growing number of cases in our state. Grantees: https://t.co/v8uQaHE9sP https://t.co/7M3S3D58Bt
— U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (@SenHydeSmith) March 24, 2020
“HRSA-funded health centers have been and will be critical players in our national response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “The new grants we’re releasing today are a rapid injection of resources secured by President Trump from Congress in the supplemental funding bill, building on the strong investments HHS has made in health centers over the years. President Trump has emphasized a whole-of-government, whole-of-America response to the pandemic, and these grants will help health centers, which know the needs and resources of their communities best, to play their part.”
The funding supports health centers across the country in their emergency planning and response efforts. The awards will give health centers the flexibility to meet the evolving COVID-19 needs in their respective communities including but not limited to, expanding COVID-19 screening and testing capacity, purchasing supplies such a personal protective equipment (PPE) and providing safety education.
“HRSA-funded health centers provide high-quality primary care services to 28 million people in the United States. That is 1 in 12 people nationwide. These grantees operate 13,000 service delivery sites that are lifelines to services and networks of resources in their communities every day, and especially during a crisis,” said HRSA Administrator Tom Engels. “HRSA-funded health centers will receive this funding as quickly as possible so they can maintain their ability to deliver quality primary health care services to their patients while responding to developing needs in their communities.”
For a list of award recipients, visit https://bphc.hrsa.gov/emergency-response/coronavirus-covid19-FY2020-awards.
For more information about COVID-19, visit http://coronavirus.gov/.
Mississippi Coronavirus (COVID-19) Awards
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Funding
$1,435,133 to support 20 health centers
| HEALTH CENTER GRANTEE | CITY | STATE | FUNDING AMOUNT |
| AARON E. HENRY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. | CLARKSDALE | MS | $66,220 |
| ACCESS FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | SMITHVILLE | MS | $59,127 |
| AMITE COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. | LIBERTY | MS | $54,728 |
| CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. | JACKSON | MS | $120,964 |
| CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | JACKSON | MS | $56,124 |
| CLAIBORNE COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | PORT GIBSON | MS | $54,666 |
| COASTAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | BILOXI | MS | $105,663 |
| DELTA HEALTH CENTER, INC. | MOUND BAYOU | MS | $66,156 |
| DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | LEXINGTON | MS | $57,022 |
| EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HEALTH CARE, INC. | SEBASTOPOL | MS | $60,699 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CARE CLINIC, INC. | PEARL | MS | $125,534 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | LAUREL | MS | $70,855 |
| G.A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | CANTON | MS | $70,819 |
| GREATER MERIDIAN HEALTH CLINIC, INC. | MERIDIAN | MS | $62,546 |
| JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. | FAYETTE | MS | $63,908 |
| MANTACHIE RURAL HEALTH CARE, INC. | MANTACHIE | MS | $55,515 |
| NORTH MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC. | ASHLAND | MS | $65,902 |
| NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI HEALTH CARE, INC. | BYHALIA | MS | $65,640 |
| OUTREACH HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | SHUBUTA | MS | $60,701 |
| SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, INC. | HATTIESBURG | MS | $92,344 |
Date Last Reviewed: March 2020
Press Release
3/24/2020
