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El Paso County, Texas, funds by Health and Human Services, Department of

Listing $39,665,884.94 in stimulus funds from Health and Human Services, Department of for El Paso

Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
UPPER RIO GRANDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, INC. $8,196,017 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $214,851,599 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
PROJECT VIDA HEALTH CENTER $6,000,422 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Construction (new site or expansion of existing site) - Project Vida Health Center Facilities Expansion and Revitalization Project. The grant award addresses two contruction projects: Project one is a two-story building to house admi... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 10/19/2009
REGION XIX EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER $5,140,272 ARRA - Early Head Start Early Head Start Expansion - Having completed its second and final fiscal year, the purpose of this grant award was to serve an additional number of infants, toddlers and pregnant women that are in need of Early Head Start services. Comprehensive quality Administration for Children and Families 11/18/2009
REGION XIX EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER $3,334,503 ARRA - Head Start Head Start Expansion - Having completed its second and final fiscal year, the purpose of this grant award was to serve an additional number of children and their families that are in need of Head Start services. Comprehensive quality services were delive Administration for Children and Families 9/18/2009
UPPER RIO GRANDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, INC. $2,475,237 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $214,851,599 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
EL PASO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PROJECT BRAVO $2,290,345 ARRA - Community Services Block Grant The CSBG ARRA award is Recovery Act funding for the Community Services Block Grant. The purpose of the program is to provide supplemental funds for job preservation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed a
This spending item is part of a $48,148,071 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/10/2009
REGION XIX EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER $2,036,840 ARRA - Head Start Head Start/Early Head Start - The purpose of this grant award is to fund Cost of Living Adjustments for personnel , professional development, and quality improvements for program consistent with the provisions of Section 640(a)(5) of the Head Start Act fo Administration for Children and Families 6/29/2009
CENTRO DE SALUD FAMILIAR LA FE, INC $1,009,780 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] ARRA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding has allowed Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe (La Fe) to significantly increase its service capacity through replacement and renovation of an inner city access point that served a predominate... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HLTH SVCS $940,060 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Through the CIP funding, the accessibility of health services of the uninsured population that Centro San Vicente serves will be met through the renovation of the existing main clinic facility and enhanced capitalization towards the pu... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
PROJECT VIDA HEALTH CENTER $733,870 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The CIP funds will ensure that equipment is updated to meet the many challenges and changes in Project Vida Helath Center's service area. Project Vida Health Center began in 2003 to serve the needs of El Paso County. It has grown to ... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $691,507 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Nanophthalmos is a rare genetic disorder in which both eyes are well formed, but have unusually short axial lengths. Extreme hyperopia, from +8 to +25 diopters, occurs because the image-forming cornea and lens are too close to the retina. As adults, nanop
This spending item is part of a $753,060 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2009
CENTRO DE SALUD FAMILIAR LA FE, INC $491,643 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The purpose of the Increased Demand for Services (IDS) award received by Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe (La Fe) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment in April 2009 was to increase clinic service hours during non-traditional... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $480,362 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We propose a supplement for advancing the basic and translational research and collaborations at the Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The BBRC involves over 30 faculty members from the departments and divisi National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HLTH SVCS $469,260 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Two new jobs and the purchase of technology and medical equipment will serve as the underpinnings to the IDS project, resulting in an increase of 4,200 unduplicated new patients of which 67% or 2,814 are uninsured over a 24 month cycle... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HLTH SVCS $468,260 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Purchase of fetal monitor as a minor medical equipment item to compliment the services of the peri-natal program at Centro San Vicente. Also, the purchase of technology equipment involving 2 servers, 2 Oracle licenses, software, and c... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $419,147 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The need for culturally and Linguistically effective interventions for improved cancer pain management is critical in areas along the US-Mexico border where Hispanics of Mexican-American origin exceed 78% of the population. Emerging evidence suggests that National Institutes of Health 6/01/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $376,789 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas' disease, which affects over 11 million people in Latin America. Of those infected, about 5 million will develop severe cardiac and/or digestive disorders. Annually, up to 50,000 people may die and many others will become National Institutes of Health 9/29/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $372,742 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Low health literacy is a factor contributing to poorer health status and higher mortality and morbidity among Hispanics. Studies have systematically found low levels of health literacy in this population group. The literature has discussed extensively the
This spending item is part of a $420,082 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/18/2009
PROJECT VIDA HEALTH CENTER $350,905 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Project Vida Health Center will expand access to needed primary health care services specifically by expanding services to existing health center sites in an underserved area for and underserved population. PVHC will recruit culturall... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $331,581 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application is a new investigator-initiated (NIEHS PA-06-181) exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) that addresses the need for understanding the impact of long-term ambient air pollution exposure on a therogenesis. Ambient air pollution is
This spending item is part of a $407,079 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/19/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $286,121 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegene Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder occurring after an extensive loss of midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons that regulate normal body movements. The small protein, D-synuclein (a-Syn), is implicat National Institutes of Health 9/24/2011
EL PASO, CITY OF $250,000 ARRA Strengthening Communities Fund The goal of the program is to build our capacity to partner with community-based and faith-based non-profits and to provide training and technical assistance to help nonprofit faith-based and community organizations better serve those in need and to incre Administration for Children and Families 9/23/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $204,260 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Many human genetic diseases are caused by mutations that result in alteration of protein-protein interactions, including spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Mutations in SMN protein cause disruption of SMN complexes, including SMN-ZPR1 complexes in patients wi National Institutes of Health 4/06/2011
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $197,618 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The Hsp90 binding protein FKBP52, through interactions with the steroid hormone receptors, plays important physiological and potentially pathological roles in mammals. FKBPS2 specifically regulates the androgen, progesterone and glucocorticoid receptors. National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $192,943 ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students ARRA funds from HRSA to supplement the existing award for scholarships for disadvantaged students. This money was sent based on additional information provided by Dr. Curtis. ARRA funds from HRSA to supplement the existing award for scholarships for disa... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 9/03/2009
RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS $173,193 Aging Congregate Nutrition Services for States ARRA provided funding for Congregate Nutrition Services. Established in 1972 under the Older Americans Act, the program provides meals to older Americans in congregate facilities such as senior centers, adult day centers, and faith-based settings.
This spending item is part of a $4,012,217 allocation. See details
Administration on Aging 3/18/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $170,960 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The SCORE Program has been in existence at the University of Texas at El Paso for thirty-nine years and has been a major contributor to the growth of Biomedical research on this campus. In our recent SCORE Program renewal application, we requested funding National Institutes of Health 9/25/2009
RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS $159,818 ARRA - Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Chronic Disease Self-Manage In collaboration with the Recovery Act - funded Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) program, this funding will support the deployment of evidence-based chronic disease self-management programs that empower older peop... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,000,000 allocation. See details
Administration on Aging 3/31/2010
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $148,500 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Administrative Supplement Funds will allow continued funding of jobs created and work to be performed on core gastroparesis grants (Registry and NORIG studies). These funds will be utilized in the next 9 months to fund a post doctoral research position National Institutes of Health 3/18/2010
UPPER RIO GRANDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, INC. $144,470 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $214,851,599 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE $134,994 ARRA - State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology STATE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM: The governance, policy and technical infrastructure supported through this program will enable standards-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) and a high performance health ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $28,810,208 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 3/15/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $115,560 ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students The purpose of this grant, entitled Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students, is to support disadvantaged (educational/environmental or economically)students attending The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) College of Health Sciences (CHS) and School o... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/14/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $107,985 ARRA - Nurse Faculty Loan Program The purpose of the Nurse Faculty Loan Program as supported through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty and direct resources to address health professions workforce shortages. UTEP will u Health Resources and Services Administration 8/10/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $99,225 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The purpose of this administrative supplement is to request funding to increase the tempo of research of the parent SCORE SC2 project titled ''Characteristics of Metabolically Obese but Normal-weight Hispanic Women which was funded by NIGMS and NIDDK. The National Institutes of Health 8/18/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $87,912 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This grant is for summer salary for four full-time undergraduate students to work on the NIH parent grant 17 weeks during the summer. The students are all attending the University of Texas at El Paso and they have been associated with the TTUHSC PI's lab National Institutes of Health 6/05/2009
RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS $85,264 Aging Home-Delivered Nutrition Services for States ARRA provided funding for Home-Delivered Nutrition Services. Established in 1978 under the Older Americans Act, the program provides meals to seniors who are homebound.
This spending item is part of a $1,975,245 allocation. See details
Administration on Aging 3/18/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $84,844 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Recently we have demonstrated an essential role of the lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75) in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA integration process. T cells lacking this chromatin-bound protein are resistant to HIV-1 infe National Institutes of Health 8/02/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $82,546 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Each parent grant aim depends on the accurate detection of blood lead level. For the parent grant, we will test a minimum of 800 children for blood lead, and the FDA-approved LeadCare II system was selected (ESA Magellan Biosciences, Chelmsford, MA). Rigo National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE $75,000 ARRA - State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology STATE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM: The governance, policy and technical infrastructure supported through this program will enable standards-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) and a high performance health ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $28,810,208 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 3/15/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $61,295 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The goal of this project is to enhance the pipeline for Underrepresented Minorities Students toward a career in Radiation Oncology Physics (supported by our parent grant) by implementing a novel outreach program for the high-school and Community College s National Institutes of Health 5/29/2009
EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $47,340 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Low health literacy is a factor contributing to poorer health status and higher mortality and morbidity among Hispanics. Studies have systematically found low levels of health literacy in this population group. The literature has discussed extensively the
This spending item is part of a $420,082 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/18/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $45,603 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Summer research project has been planned and was work on with HR for some period of time and 2 students will officially began work on July 5, 2010. Specifically, this supplement will allow us to support summer research opportunities to a TTUHSC medical s National Institutes of Health 3/26/2010
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $40,025 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Oral contraceptives (OCs) are one of the most effective, safe and widely-used contraceptive methods available to women worldwide. The US differs from many other countries in that women still need a healthcare provider's prescription, often requiring an ex
This spending item is part of a $164,158 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER $25,666 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Dysregulation of the immune system, which induces an aberrant activation of leukocytes, plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of a wide range of autoimmune and immunological disorders including such inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) as ulcerativecolit
This spending item is part of a $995,573 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO $25,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support On behalf of the 18 Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI), Charles R. Drew University submits this application to design and implement the RCMI Translational Research Network (RTRN or Network). The successful translation of research findings to
This spending item is part of a $961,177 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/03/2009
EL PASO, CITY OF $10,200 ARRA - Prevention and Wellness--State Territories and Pacific Islands Grant funds to carry out statewide evidence-based initiatives that support obesity prevention and nutrition strategies. Initiative includes promotion of optimal nutrition and obesity prevention by facilitiating the development and... Show more
This spending item is part of a $2,797,900 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2/06/2010