Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Over $2.5 Million in HRSA Funds Awarded to Health Centers in the Second Congressional District
For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Booker
May 8, 2020 601-866-9003
Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Over $2.5 Million in HRSA Funds Awarded to Health Centers in the Second Congressional District
Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $2,510,537 through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
These funds will be used to expand the range of testing and testing-related activities to best address the needs of their local communities, including the purchase of personal protective equipment; training for staff, outreach, procurement and administration of tests; laboratory services; notifying identified contacts of infected health center patients of their exposure to COVID-19; and the expansion of walk-up or drive-up testing capabilities.
HEALTH CENTER GRANTEE | CITY | STATE | FUNDING AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
AARON E. HENRY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. | CLARKSDALE | MS | $308,029 |
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. | JACKSON | MS | $860,704 |
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | JACKSON | MS | $191,824 |
CLAIBORNE COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | PORT GIBSON | MS | $148,579 |
DELTA HEALTH CENTER, INC. | MOUND BAYOU | MS | $291,289 |
DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | LEXINGTON | MS | $221,749 |
G.A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | CANTON | MS | $251,749 |
JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER INC | FAYETTE | MS | $236,614 |