Recovery Act: Kansas Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $757.7 million in stimulus funds available in the State of Kansas* for Community Health Centers, universities and other institutions in the State to provide fiscal relief, improve and expand access to health care, provide child care and other social services for its most vulnerable citizens, establish the infrastructure for health information technology, and conduct scientific research.
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This includes:- $554.5 million for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $34.3 million for scientific research, research facilities, and equipment, including:
- $4.7 million for renovation of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Bioinformatics Computing Facility.
- $2.9 million to the University of Kansas Medical Center for an MRI scanner.
- $2.2 million for construction and renovation of labs at Wichita State University.
- $28.2 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
- $19.5 million for health information technology (IT), including:
- $9.1 million to the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care to establish a Regional Extension Center to provide health IT support services to doctors and other providers.
- $9 million to the Kansas Health Information Exchange Project to facilitate health information exchange.
- $18.5 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $18.4 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand services and improve quality.
- $12.4 million for Community Health Center construction, renovation, equipment, and health care services, including:
- $670,000 for Salina Health Education Foundation and $570,000 for Heart of Kansas Family Health Care Inc., Great Bend, for increased demand for services, construction and equipment.
- $8.3 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to reduce poverty.
- $3.2 million to support 68 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $1.2 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative for State programs targeting tobacco and obesity.
- $1.1 million for immunization programs.
- $896,000 for meals and nutrition services for the elderly.
- $400,000 to support community programs that help seniors better self-manage their chronic diseases.
*The total funding in this document is based on the HHS Sept. 30, 2011, Financial and Activity Report (FAR) for the Recovery Act, available at the Department’s website, http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/index.html, except for FMAP, which is based on the Oct. 21, 2011, FAR and FMAP obligations of $91.6 million in Recovery Act funds extended by P.L. 111-226. The highlights are a selection of programs funded by the Recovery Act and do not add up to the total funding within the State. For more information about individual HHS programs and Recovery Act funding, see http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/. Last Updated: November 18, 2011 |