Arkansas to Receive Federal Funding for Health Education
By: RNS
Updated: September 13, 2009
(Washington, DC) More than $120-thousand is heading to Arkansas to help train health professionals. The money is part of $33-million in federal funding announced today by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The funds are part of the $500 million allotted to HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to address workforce shortages under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The grants will be used to fund health professions schools and training programs, and pay tuition, fees, and stipends for students.
HRSA-supported health centers treated 17 million patients in 2008, 40-percent of whom had no health insurance.
Awards:
University of Central Arkansas Conway $4,225
Board of Trustees, University Of Arkansas Fayetteville $39,233
East Arkansas Community College Forrest City $14,553
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock $48,286
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock $16,095
Total $122,392
