Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $6.2 Million In Health Care Related Grants For Illinois

Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $6.2 Million In Health Care Related Grants For Illinois

CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $6,218,045 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. The funding will be put towards programs across the state to support efforts to improve health equity.

"While we continue to make strides in the medical and health care fields, there are still clear inequities in outcomes that we must address," said Durbin. "Today's announced funding for communities across Illinois will bring us closer to minimizing those deficiencies and providing better quality care for everyone who needs it."

"In order to bring reliable care to all Illinoisans in every corner of the state, we must work on expanding the reach of Illinois's health care network," Duckworth said. "I'm proud to join Senator Durbin in announcing these federal funds to help improve health equity and support our state's health providers as they bring care to our rural, and underserved communities."

Recipients of HHS grants related to health care programs include:

• Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, Chicago (A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority): $1,000,000
• Illinois Department of Public Health (Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority): $1,125,000
• University of Illinois Board of Trustees, Chicago (Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority): $1,000,000
• Prana Diabetes, DBA HabitNu, Chicago (Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority): $2,500,000
• University of Illinois at Chicago (Research and Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine): $593,045

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