HHS Recovery Act: Alabama Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made more than $1.6 billion in stimulus funds available in the State of Alabama 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:- $963.2 million for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $265.9 million for health information technology, including:
- $244.7 million for Alabama’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record incentive program for implementation and payments to providers and hospitals.
- $10.6 million to the Alabama Medicaid Agency to facilitate health information exchange.
- $1.8 million to the University of Alabama in Birmingham to develop curriculum materials for training programs for specialized health IT jobs.
- $106.8 million for scientific research, facilities and equipment, including:
- $14.5 million for the University of South Alabama to build a Laboratory of Infectious Diseases building.
- $499,000 for the University of Alabama at Birmingham for facilities to benefit research into hemophilia, anemia and cyclic hematopoiesis.
- $54 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $8.2 million for subsidized employment programs.
- $40.7 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand services and improve quality.
- $38.5 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $36.1 million for Community Health Center services, construction, renovation, equipment, and health IT, including:
- $14.4 million Montgomery’s Health Services Inc. and $2.8 million for Mobile’s Franklin Primary Health Center for new service sites, construction, equipment and increased demand for services.
- $17.5 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to assist low-income residents in becoming self-sufficient.
- $13.3 million in Communities Putting Prevention to Work funds to the Jefferson County Department of Health for obesity and tobacco programs.
- $2.3 million to support 49 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $1.5 million for meals and nutrition services for the elderly.
- $1.4 million to strengthen community nonprofit groups.
- $1.1 million for immunization programs.
- $371,000 through the Indian Health Service, including EPA funds, for facilities improvement, sanitation facilities, equipment and health IT.
*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 $124.6 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 |