HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $320 million in grants under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to strengthen the health care workforce. Of those grants, $253 million will go to improve and expand the primary care workforce under the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Affordable Care Act. Another $67 million in Health Profession Opportunity Grants will provide low-income individuals with education, training and supportive services that will help them prepare to enter and advance in careers in the healthcare sector. Here are the Virginia award recipients:
Advanced Nursing Education Expansion
Shenandoah University Winchester $1,188,000.00
Expansion of Physician Assistant Training Program
Shenandoah University Winchester $1,069,200.00
Primary Care Residency Expansion
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond $1,585,520.00
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke $1,920,000.00
Nurse Managed Health Clinics
St. Mary's Health Wagon, Inc. Clinchco $1,493,634.00
State Health Care Workforce Grants: Implementation
Virginia State Department of Health Richmond $1,935,137.00
TOTAL: $9,191,491.00
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