Press Releases
Graves Announces Nearly $300 Million in Coronavirus Funding for Louisiana
Washington, DC,
April 24, 2020
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced Louisiana is to receive $297,838,262 in funding from COVID-19 legislation. The funds are broken down below: Graves Announces Nearly $11 Million in CARES Act CDC Funding for Local Impacted Areas Louisiana is to receive $10,742,087.60 in CARES Act Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Funding is distributed to states and localities in support of the COVID-19 response. The two individual funding jurisdictions are below:
HHS had previously announced the funding was upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ## Graves Announces $116,000 Grant for Telehealth and Monitoring Capabilities to Treat Low-Income, Vulnerable Patients in Baton Rouge Area The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded a $116,000 grant to the Open Health Care Clinic in Baton Rouge to expand its telehealth and remote patient monitoring capabilities to treat low-income, vulnerable patients. This award will directly assist the HIV/AIDS alliance. The FCC was provided $200 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to the novel Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Support will be provided to eligible health care providers by fully funding their telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services until the program's funds have been expended or the COVID-19 pandemic has ended. To date, the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 17 health care providers in 10 states for a total of $9.5 million in funding. The FCC began accepting applications on April 13, 2020 and will continue to evaluate applications and distribute additional funding on a rolling basis. Click here for the FCC press release for more information. Click here for more information about the FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program. ## Graves Announces Nearly $287 Million from U.S. Department of Education Emergency Relief Funds Allocation Secretary Betsy Devos announced this week that state and local education agencies were to receive allocated funds from the CARES Act to support continued learning for K-12 students whose educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus. Louisiana in total is expected to receive $286,980,175. Education leaders will have the flexibility to use funds from the Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief Fund (ESSER Fund) for immediate needs, such as tools and resources for distance education, ensuring student health and safety, and developing and implementing plans for the next school year. Click here to read the press release with more information. Click here for a full breakdown of state allocations. |