Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award a total of $25,172,750 in funding to support 8 community health centers across Nevada to expand access to vaccines in underserved communities.
“The key to recovering from this pandemic is getting shots into people’s arms, and this significant investment will help ensure that underserved communities across Nevada have equal access to these lifesaving vaccines. We know COVID-19 has hit Nevadans of color and rural Nevadans particularly hard, and I’m doing all I can to provide vulnerable Nevadans with the support they need to stay healthy.”
Specifically, this funding will support 8 community health centers across Nevada:
|
Nevada Health Centers, Inc. |
Carson City |
$9,522,000 |
|
First Person Care Clinic |
Las Vegas |
$1,477,125 |
|
Firstmed Health and Wellness Center |
Las Vegas |
$1,827,000 |
|
Silver State Health Services |
Las Vegas |
$892,125 |
|
Southern Nevada Health District |
Las Vegas |
$2,826,500 |
|
Hope Christian Health Center Corp |
North Las Vegas |
$907,625 |
|
Community Health Alliance |
Reno |
$5,053,500 |
|
Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program, Education and Services |
Reno |
$2,666,125 |
These dollars will help expand COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and treatment for vulnerable populations; deliver preventive and primary health care services to people at higher risk for COVID-19; and expand health centers’ operational capacity during the pandemic and beyond, including modifying and improving physical infrastructure and adding mobile units.
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