HRSA News Room - $28.6M Awarded to Improve, Promote Safety-Net Services

	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA NEWS ROOM http://newsroom.hrsa.gov

May 23, 2002

Contact: HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376

HRSA Awards $28.6 Million to Improve, Promote Safety-Net Services

HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration recently announced the award of almost $28.6 million to primary care associations and offices to improve and expand health care services offered by America’s safety-net providers and to increase local residents’ access to them.

About $18.9 million was awarded to 50 state and regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs), which are private, non-profit organizations whose members represent HRSA-supported community health centers and other safety-net providers. More than $9.6 million went to 53 state Primary Care Offices (PCOs), state government offices that work to meet the needs of the medically underserved.

PCAs' core activities include providing training and technical assistance to health centers and other safety net providers, planning for the growth of health centers in their state, and enhancing the quality of care provided by health centers.

PCOs' core activities include assessing the need for health care and for primary care providers in their state; applying to have parts of the state designated as health professional shortage areas; and recruiting and retaining providers to work in underserved areas.

Along with these core activities, PCAs and PCOs also use the funds to reach out to residents with information about their eligibility for low- or no-cost health care at community health centers and other safety-net facilities.

For more information, visit the web site of HRSA’s Office of State and National Partnerships. The list of recent grant recipients is attached below.

FY 2002 Primary Care Association (PCA) Grants
Organization	Amount
Alabama PCA	$196,704
Alaska PCA	575,000
Arizona PCA	557,793
Arkansas PCA	370,000
Bi-State (Vermont/New Hampshire) PCA	630,000
California PCA	924,458
CHAMPs (Colorado) PCA	206,215
Colorado PCA	407,639
Connecticut PCA	420,700
District of Columbia PCA	190,000
Florida PCA	128,257
Georgia PCA	406,773
Great Basin (Nevada) PCA	268,510
Hawaii PCA	504,722
Idaho PCA	267,125
Illinois PCA	481,450
Indiana PCA	460,366
Iowa/Nebraska PCA	345,000
Kansas PCA	302,018
Kentucky PCA	170,593
Louisiana PCA	280,000
Maine PCA	369,802
Massachusetts PCA	568,692
Michigan PCA	260,740
Mid-Atlantic (Delaware/Maryland) PCA	356,604
Minnesota PCA	185,532
Mississippi PCA	479,574
Missouri PCA	363,000
Montana PCA	245,000
New Mexico PCA	308,275
New Jersey PCA	250,232
New York PCA	340,916
North Carolina PCA	598,856
Northwest Regional PCA	771,202
Ohio PCA	442,857
Oklahoma PCA	292,000
Oregon PCA	299,522
Pennsylvania PCA	257,451
Puerto Rico PCA	276,351
Rhode Island PCA	210,000
South Dakota/North Dakota PCA	520,000
South Carolina PCA	432,792
Tennessee PCA	340,982
Texas PCA	536,908
Utah PCA	366,080
Virginia PCA	549,829
Washington PCA	222,763
West Virginia PCA	310,924
Wisconsin PCA	480,628
Wyoming PCA	175,000
TOTAL PCAs:	$18,905,835

FY 2002 State Primary Care Office (PCO) Grants
Organization	Amount
Alabama PCO	$215,017
Alaska PCO	499,893
Arizona PCO	238,216
Arkansas PCO	174,000
California PCO	235,000
Colorado PCO	139,113
Connecticut PCO	121,209
Delaware PCO	239,000
District of Columbia PCO	130,000
Florida PCO	242,818
Georgia PCO	178,965
Hawaii PCO	153,200
Idaho PCO	107,000
Illinois PCO	265,151
Indiana PCO	131,713
Iowa PCO	180,000
Kansas PCO	116,745
Kentucky PCO	110,000
Louisiana PCO	166,649
Maine PCO	189,361
Maryland PCO	241,661
Massachusetts PCO	112,200
Michigan PCO	263,256
Minnesota PCO	191,800
Mississippi PCO	200,346
Missouri PCO	225,291
Montana PCO	118,367
Nebraska PCO	155,000
Nevada PCO	212,056
New Hampshire PCO	143,233
New York PCO	267,623
New Mexico PCO	151,585
New Jersey PCO	215,737
North Dakota PCO	157,846
North Carolina PCO	288,590
Ohio PCO	232,724
Oklahoma PCO	110,000
Oregon PCO	173,582
Pennsylvania PCO	222,364
Puerto Rico PCO	221,723
Rhode Island PCO	110,000
South Carolina PCO	180,917
South Dakota PCO	106,785
Tennessee PCO	115,000
Texas PCO	325,373
Utah PCO	32,219
Vermont PCO	123,277
Virgin Islands PCO	150,000
Virginia PCO	139,613
Washington PCO	172,209
West Virginia PCO	220,000
Wisconsin PCO	130,811
Wyoming PCO	100,000
TOTAL PCOs:	$9,644,238
TOTAL PCAs and PCOs:	$28,550,073

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HRSA Awards $28.6 Million to Improve, Promote Safety-Net Services

FY 2002 Primary Care Association (PCA) Grants

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