Six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted another facet of the law with the announcement of nearly $100 million in grants made possible primarily by the new law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund. The grants will support a variety of critical public health programs in states and local communities; everything from tobacco quit lines to HIV testing to programs that help address and tackle substance abuse and mental health issues.
Grants being announced represent proven programs run by divisions and centers across the Department of Health and Human Services. Nationally, nearly $68 million worth of the grants will go to fund key state and local public health programs supported through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Another $26.2 million worth of grants will go to state and community substance abuse and mental health programs from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). One grant from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) will go toward launching the Healthy Weight Collaborative at the Prevention Center for Healthy Weight.
Texas Awards
Grant Specific Grantee Amount
CDC Local HIV Prevention Programs Grant Houston Department of Health $891,108
CDC Local HIV Prevention Programs Grant Texas Department of Health $850,016
CDC Expanded HIV Testing Grant Houston $145,567
CDC Expanded HIV Testing Grant Texas $145,567
CDC HIV Surveillance Grant Houston $184,076
CDC HIV Surveillance Grant Texas $142,681
CDC Tobacco Quitlines Grant Texas Department of Health $100,000
CDC Epidemiology & Laboratory Capacity/
Emerging Infections Program Grant Houston Department of Health and Human Services $199,443
CDC Epidemiology & Laboratory Capacity/
Emerging Infections Program Grant Grant Management and Funds Coordination $759,558
SAMHSA Primary Care & Behavioral Health Grant Austin Travis Co. Mhmr Center $494,900
SAMHSA Primary Care & Behavioral Health Grant Lubbock Regional Mental Health Retardation Center $500,000
SAMHSA Primary Care & Behavioral Health Grant Montrose Counseling Center $500,000
To view a list of all state awards: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09c/state_charts.html