PROVIDENCE (AP) – Eight community health centers across Rhode Island are sharing $33.5 million in federal funding to boost coronavirus vaccination efforts, authorities said Monday.
The funding is Rhode Island’s portion of $6 billion in federal allocations to community health centers nationwide meant to expand vaccine access to underserved communities and to support essential workers, according to a statement from the office U.S. Sen. Jack Reed.
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While more doses of vaccine are coming to Rhode Island, more needs to be done to increase vaccination rates and this new funding will help immunize in communities that have been hit hardest, the statement said.
“We’ve got to boost vaccine delivery and expand access while eliminating barriers to health care and systemic disparities in the health system. This injection of federal funding will help community health centers across the state combat COVID-19, vaccinate more people, and deliver essential health services now and in the future. This is a smart investment in improving public health that will accelerate vaccine delivery to our most vulnerable residents,” said Reed.
The health center allocations in the state ranged from $1.4 million to $9.7 million.
The facilities in Rhode Island receiving grants are Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc. in Pawtucket ($4 million); Comprehensive Community Action Family Health Services in Cranston ($3 million); East Bay Community Action Program in Newport ($2.4 million); Northwest Community Health Care in Burrillville ($2.8 million); Providence Community Health Centers ($9.7 million); Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket ($8.4 million); Tri-County Community Action Agency in Johnston ($1.6 million); and Wood River Health Services Inc. in Hopkinton ($1.4 million).
