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Rep. Cline Announces $3.7 Million in Grants for Sixth District Health Care Facilities

Washington, DC, April 9, 2020

Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) announced more than $3.7 million in grants awarded to federally-qualified health care facilities throughout Virginia's Sixth Congressional District.

The grants were awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services and were made available through the recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act appropriated $2 trillion to aid the COVID-19 relief effort.

"I am pleased that CARES Act is providing much needed relief to not only individuals and small businesses, but to health care facilities as well," Cline said. "These grants will help ensure that our medical providers have the necessary resources to continue administering the highest level of care to Sixth District residents."

Please find a list of grant recipients below:

  • Kuumba Community Health & Wellness Center Inc: $749,720
  • Rockbridge Area Free Clinic: $638,180
  • Highland Medical Center: $545,375
  • Johnson Health Center: $944,165
  • Harrisonburg Community Health Center, Inc: $840,560

Congressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia. He previously was an attorney in private practice and served both as an assistant prosecutor and Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Cline and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Botetourt County with their two children.