Jenniffer González announces $ 52.2 million for Bayamón, Caguas, Guaynabo, Humacao, Isabela, Manatí, Patillas, San Juan, San Sebastián, Utuado, Head Start and health

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Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced the approval of $ 52,263,689 in federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for childcare services, research and development programs for medical equipment.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families, allocated various funds within the category of social services for Head Start under disaster assistance funds.

Within this allocation, the Municipality of Humacao will receive $ 337,680; the Municipality of Isabela will receive $ 781,715; the Municipality of Manatí will receive $ 1,126,255; the Municipality of Patillas will receive $ 105,706; the Municipality of Utuado will receive $ 249,799 and the Administration for the Comprehensive Care and Development of Children will receive $ 1,862,667 and the Foundation for the Development of Incorporated Own Home will receive $ 1,969,449.

Likewise, under the funds allocated for Head Start in the category of social services, the Municipality of Bayamón will receive $ 2,506,843; the Municipality of Caguas will receive $ 1,937,853; the Municipality of Guaynabo will receive $ 1,282,556; the Municipality of San Juan will receive $ 4,739,674; the Municipality of San Sebastián will receive $ 1,208,694; the Administration for the Comprehensive Care and Development of Children will receive $ 5,739,576; Youth Services Center, Inc. will receive $ 6,003,613; and the Foundation for the Development of Incorporated Own Home will receive two funds items of $ 10,207,807 and $ 4,495,343.

These funds allocated for Head Start are final and only the agency's disbursement date remains pending, which varies depending on the program.
The Puerto Rico Department of Health will receive $ 3,987,818 through the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for health services for mothers and infants.
The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus through the office of the director of the National Institute of Health will receive $ 3,670,641 under the program "Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Materials Resource Cooperative Agreements" for the project "Maintenance of a Closed CPRC SPF Colony "for research purposes.

On the other hand, the National Science Foundation (NSF) allocated $ 50,000 to the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus for the "I-Corps: Laparoscopic Induction Heaters for Biomedical Applications" program to develop miniature induction heaters for heating electrically conductive materials in hard-to-reach places within the human body. The goal is to develop smaller magnetic applicators that can be used in patients who have metal implants (eg, hip replacement implants, etc.) who would not otherwise be eligible to receive cancer therapy based on current magnetic nanoparticles.

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