Cortez Masto Announces $25 Million to Expand Vaccine Access in Nevada's Underserved Communities

Press Release

Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award a total of $25,172,750 in funding to support 8 community health centers across Nevada to expand access to vaccines in underserved communities.

"The key to recovering from this pandemic is getting shots into people's arms, and this significant investment will help ensure that underserved communities across Nevada have equal access to these lifesaving vaccines. We know COVID-19 has hit Nevadans of color and rural Nevadans particularly hard, and I'm doing all I can to provide vulnerable Nevadans with the support they need to stay healthy."

Specifically, this funding will support 8 community health centers across Nevada:

Nevada Health Centers, Inc.

Carson City

$9,522,000

First Person Care Clinic

Las Vegas

$1,477,125

Firstmed Health and Wellness Center

Las Vegas

$1,827,000

Silver State Health Services

Las Vegas

$892,125

Southern Nevada Health District

Las Vegas

$2,826,500

Hope Christian Health Center Corp

North Las Vegas

$907,625

Community Health Alliance

Reno

$5,053,500

Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program, Education and Services

Reno

$2,666,125

These dollars will help expand COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and treatment for vulnerable populations; deliver preventive and primary health care services to people at higher risk for COVID-19; and expand health centers' operational capacity during the pandemic and beyond, including modifying and improving physical infrastructure and adding mobile units.

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