Cortez Masto Announces Over $53 Million in Additional Hhs Grants Awarded to Healthcare Providers in Nevada Impacted by COVID-19

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U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced a total of $53,270,816 in grant funding awarded to health care providers in Nevada by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The new funding provides $47,480,089 for safety net hospitals that serve vulnerable populations and $5,790,727 for specialty providers in small metropolitan areas and urban hospitals with rural Medicare designations in Nevada. This funding comes as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress in March.

"With more than half of the total cases in Nevada reported within the last thirty days, this new funding comes at a crucial moment for our state. Rural regions across the state, communities of color and low-income families are the most at risk for COVID-19. This new funding will provide necessary resources to the communities that need them by helping bridge the medical care accessibility gap. I'll continue working to ensure that Nevadans have essential, life-saving resources as they continue to respond to this health crisis."

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