Recovery Act: Virginia Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $2.4 billion in stimulus funds available in the Commonwealth of Virginia* for Community Health Centers, universities and other institutions 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:- $1.8 billion for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $228.7 million for scientific research, equipment, and facilities.
- $165.1 million for health information technology (IT), including:
- $16.3 million to Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, to create health IT training programs.
- $6 million to Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, to develop a competency examination program to evaluate health IT trainee knowledge and skills acquired through non-degree training programs.
- $37.9 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $36.6 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand and improve quality.
- $31.8 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $1.9 million for subsidized employment programs.
- $31.6 million for Community Health Center services, construction, renovation, equipment, and health IT, including:
- $488,000 to Kumba Community Health and Wellness Center in Roanoke for increased demand for services, construction, and equipment.
- $20.2 million through the Indian Health Service, including EPA funds, for health care and sanitation facilities construction, maintenance and improvements, equipment, and health IT.
- $16.3 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to reduce poverty and help low-income residents become self-sufficient.
- $6.2 million for immunization programs.
- $3.2 million to support 69 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $2.3 million for meals and nutrition services for the elderly.
- $2 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work for State programs targeting obesity and tobacco use and $1 million to help seniors better 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 $275.5 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 |