Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $69 Million In Health Care Grants For Illinois
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $69,081,227 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. About $67.7 million of this funding was awarded through the Health Resources & Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Program (H80), which offers federal funding for health centers that treat medically underserved communities. The other $1.4 million in grant funding will go toward supporting rural health care programs, addiction treatment, and community-based dental programs.
“Illinoisans deserve to have quality, accessible health care. These grants are bringing much needed resources to the community health centers, counties, and non-profits that are providing their patients with the treatments and preventative care they need,” Durbin said.
“Investing in our world-renowned medical institutions and research facilities is critical in helping ensure high quality health care for all Illinoisans,” Duckworth said. “I will keep working with Senator Durbin to make sure our health organizations have the federal support they need to continue key research while advancing medical treatments for patients and families across Illinois.”
Recipients of H80 grants include:
- Asian Human Services Family Health Center: $1,715,447
- Whiteside County: $1,045,348
- Inner City Muslim Action Network: $649,283
- Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services: $905,932
- Heartland Community Health Clinic: $1,825,640
- University of Illinois: $2,260,945
- Friend Family Health Center, Inc.: $2,828,061
- Alivio Medical Center, Inc.: $2,188,237
- Henderson County Rural Health Center, Inc.: $769,678
- Community Health Partnership of Illinois: $2,565,875
- Heartland International Health Centers: $2,530,815
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation: $2,030,016
- Access Community Health Network: $7,773,727
- Greater Family Health: $3,304,816
- Lake County: $2,487,003
- Rural Health Inc.: $1,650,622
- Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation, Inc.: $7,996,167
- Erie Family Health Center, Inc.: $4,451,090
- Near North Health Service Corporation: $3,929,201
- Crusaders Central Clinic Association: $3,608,361
- Christian Community Health Center: $1,530,636
- Will County Community Health Center: $1,153,424
- VNA Health Care: $3,617,616
- Primecare Community Health, Inc.: $1,988,966
- Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation: $2,877,184
The following Illinois health care centers also received HHS grants:
- Southern Illinois University (Addiction Medicine Fellowship): $319,627
- Wabash General Hospital District (Rural Health Development Program): $300,000
- University of Illinois (Community Based Dental Partnership Program): $277,510
- Henderson County Rural Health Center, Inc. (Rural Health Network Development Planning Program): $100,000
- University of Illinois (Primary Care Training and Enhancement Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary): $400,000
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