On May 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in a press release that the Indian Health Service will release $500 million allocated for improvements in Indian health under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
ARRA funds are to be expended by the IHS as follows: $227 million for health facilities construction, $100 million for maintenance and improvements, $85 million for health information technology, $68 million for sanitation facilities construction and $20 million for health equipment that will help improve health care in Indian Country.
“These Recovery Act funds will provide critical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native communities,” IHS Director Yvette Roubideaux stated in the release. “These funds will help improve health care, create jobs and make our native communities stronger.”
To see a state-by-state list of all ARRA-funded IHS projects, click here.
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