Residential Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced the approval of $ 74,751,568 in federal funds allocated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for childcare and health and rural development for the purchase of vehicles.
The commissioner was notified of the approval of $ 769,498 for the purchase of vehicles by the Municipality of Dorado, which will assist the city in conducting recreational activities, security, public works, among others.
The funds are part of the $ 266 million made available today in 16 states and Puerto Rico by Rural Development, an agency of the Federal Department of Agriculture. The money covers everything from rural healthcare to emergency services.
“This rural development investment will be used to purchase public works and safety vehicles. The vehicles will help the city better meet the health, safety and security needs of its residents. Dorado will use the vehicles to provide a variety of municipal and recreational services, ”the federal agency said.
While the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families / Office of Head Start, has allocated various funds under the disaster relief program to Head Start Centers within the category of social services.
The Caguas Municipality will receive $ 602,320 of the allocated funds; the municipality of Humacao will receive USD 2,015,697 and the municipality of Manatí USD 634,027.
On the other hand, within HHS Head Start and Early Head Start funds, Quintana Baptist Church will receive $ 1,911,819 and $ 2,498,801. These funds allocated for Head Start are final and only the agency disbursement date remains pending, which varies depending on the program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has allocated federal funds to 330 centers through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). These centers are known as 330 centers because they receive funding from the federal government through section 330 of the public Health Service Act (PHSA) when applying for the Health Center Cluster Program, as a community body that provides comprehensive primary health care in areas where economic or geographic barriers limit access to affordable healthcare.
As part of these funds, the Migrant Health Center Western Region, Inc. $ 4,656,296 received; the Integrative Health Council of Loiza, Inc. you will receive $ 2,682,557; COSSMA, Inc. will receive $ 3,451,387; Prymed Medical Care, Inc. receives $ 1,508,362; Morovis Community Health Center Inc. will receive $ 1,672,751; the Hatillo Prevention and Primary Medical Services Corporation will receive $ 2,117,456; Camuy Health Services, Inc. receives $ 1,307,343; the Puerto Rico Health Council, Inc. will receive $ 5,712,109; the Dr. Julio Palmieri Ferri Family Health Center, Inc. receives $ 3,188,770 and Neomed Center Inc. will receive $ 6,754,432.
On the other hand, HRSA allocated $ 22,789,529 to the Puerto Rico Department of Health under the Ryan White Act II funds in the health services category.
In addition, HRSA has allocated $ 5,496,370 to the Puerto Rico Department of Health for health services under the “Aids Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Relief” program.
The San Juan Municipality will receive $ 8,170,814 through HRSA for the HIV Emergency Relief Project program.
As part of the funds allocated by HHS through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC-NCHHSTP National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDS & TB Prevention (PS), the Puerto Rico Department of Health will receive $ 4,893,986 for the HIV Prevention Programs project in the health services category.