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HHS Awards $45 Million for Long COVID Clinics

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. government is awarding $45 million in grants to help clinics treating long COVID develop new models of care and expand access, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday. Nine clinics will receive …

Federal Housing Aid to Help Rebuild from Kentucky Storms

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An infusion of federal funding will help build hundreds of homes in Kentucky communities devastated by tornadoes and floods in 2021, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. Four counties hardest hit by the storms – Graves, Warren, …

US Makes More Wildfire Recovery Aid Available for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday authorized an increase in funding for debris removal and other emergency measures being taken as a result of a historic wildfire season in New Mexico that stemmed partly from missteps …

Trump’s Budget Cuts Federal Funding for West Coast Quake Warning System

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would cut federal funding for an earthquake early warning system for California, Oregon and Washington state, a development that seismology experts and some local leaders say would be the end of the project. The system …

As Wildfires Rage, Feds Cut Funding on Prevention

As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the …

West Virginia Gets Grant for Prescription Drug Monitoring

West Virginia is getting $450,000 in federal funding to support its prescription drug monitoring project. The funding is from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It was announced Wednesday by Sens. …

Virginia Gets Funds to Fix Storm-Damaged Roads, Bridges

Virginia is getting more than $19 million in federal funding to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program on …