By Amanda Robinson
Reviewed by Lisa Zamosky
WebMD Health News
In July, the HHS also awarded $150 million to more than 1,000 community health centers and clinics to help people buy insurance in the Marketplaces, also called Exchanges. Insurance brokers also can assist people with their insurance questions and help them sign up for a health plan through their state’s Marketplace.
Here is the full list of organizations and their expected grants:
Alaska
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, $300,000
- United Way of Anchorage, $299,918
Alabama
- Ascension Health*, $202,706
- AIDS Alabama, Inc., $501,380
- Samford University, $326,794
- Catholic Social Services (Archdiocese of Mobile), $20,750
- Tombigbee Healthcare Authority, $392,356
Arkansas
- Southern United Neighborhoods*, $270,193
- University of Arkansas (The Arkansas Navigator Coalition), $774,745
Arizona
- Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, $1,344,096
- Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona (Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona), $190,268
- Greater Phoenix Urban League, Inc., $523,773
- Campesinos Sin Fronteras, Inc., $71,386
Delaware
- Chatman, LLC, $510,577
Florida
- University of South Florida (Florida Covering Kids & Families), $4,213,696
- Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, $637,686
- Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC*, $413,152.20
- Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., $446,783
- Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, $600,000
- National Hispanic Council on Aging*, $646,825.50
- Cardon Healthcare Network, LLC DBA Cardon Outreach*, $238,000
- Mental Health America*, $683,691
Georgia
- Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation, $2,159,360
- University of Georgia (College of Family and Consumer Sciences and Cooperative Extension Service), $1,657,378
Iowa
- Genesis Health System*, $128,430
- Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, $257,142
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland*, $214,427
Illinois
- Genesis Health System*, $137,283
- Sinai Health System, $157,271
- DuPage County Health Department, $182,543
- Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, $240,113
- A Safe Haven Foundation, $324,736
- Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, $452,590
- The Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Inc., $600,000
- Illinois College of Optometry, $504,016
- VNA Health Care, $132,737
- The East Los Angeles Community Union, $294,182
- National Council of Urban Indian Health*, $35,000
Indiana
- Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc., $897,150
- Plus One Enterprise, LTD, LLC, $130,875
- Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, $590,985
- United Way Worldwide, $424,586
Kansas
- Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC*, $195,556
- Ascension Health*, $165,683
- Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved, $524,846
Louisiana
- Southern United Neighborhoods*, $486,123
- Martin Luther King Health Center, Inc., $81,066
- Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center, $1,099,985.80
- Capital Area Agency on Aging, District II, Inc., $100,000
Maine
- Western Maine Community Action, $475,000
- Fishing Partnership Health Plan, $66,846
Michigan
- Community Bridges Management Inc., $896,366
- Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services, $276,593
- American Indian Health & Family Services of SE Michigan, Inc., $49,583.50
- Michigan Consumers for Healthcare, $1,319,345
Missouri
- Primaris Healthcare Business Solutions, $1,045,624
- Missouri Alliance of Area Agencies on Aging, $750,000
Mississippi
- Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church Ministries, $317,742
- University of Mississippi Medical Center, $831,986
Montana
- Intermountain Planned Parenthood, Inc., $295,604
- Montana Primary Care Association, Inc., $299,382
- Rural Health Development DBA Montana Health Network, $143,076
North Carolina
- Randolph Hospital, Inc., $352,320
- Mountain Projects, Inc., $359,750
- North Carolina Community Care Networks, $1,988,428
- Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina, $324,798
North Dakota
- Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board*, $186,000
- Minot State University, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, $414,000
Nebraska
- Community Action of Nebraska, Inc., $562,457
- Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, $37,543
New Hampshire
- Bi-State Primary Care Association, $434,839
- Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, $145,161
New Jersey
- Center for Family Services, Inc., $677,797
- Wendy Sykes – Orange ACA Navigator Project, $239,810
- The Urban League of Hudson County, $565,000
- Public Health Solutions, $400,583
- FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Inc., $137,217
Ohio
- Ohio Association of Foodbanks, $1,958,961
- Children’s Hospital Medical Center, $124,419
- Clermont Recovery Center, Inc., $44,938
- Helping Hands Community Outreach Center, $230,920
- Neighborhood Health Association, $684,630
Oklahoma
- Cardon Healthcare Network, LLC DBA Cardon Outreach*, $178,500
- Oklahoma Community Health Centers, Inc., $860,866
- Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc., $580,733
Pennsylvania
- Resources for Human Development, Inc., $953,176
- Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, $694,380
- Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers’ Association, $380,000
- Cardon Healthcare Network, LLC DBA Cardon Outreach*, $178,500
- Mental Health America*, $503,129
South Carolina
- DECO Recovery Management LLC, $1,211,203
- The Cooperative Ministry, $508,313
- Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, $234,099.21
South Dakota
- South Dakota Community Action Partnership, $336,000
- Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board*, $264,000
Tennessee
- Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation*, $1,216,013
- Tennessee Primary Care Association, $781,265
Texas
- United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County, $5,889,181
- Migrant Health Promotion, Inc., $589,750
- National Hispanic Council on Aging*, $646,825
- Change Happens, $785,000
- United Way of El Paso County, $642,121
- Southern United Neighborhoods*, $600,678
- East Texas Behavioral Healthcare Network, $1,337,520
- National Urban League, 376,800
Utah
- Utah Healthy Policy Project, $406,788
- Utah AIDS Foundation, $126,258
- Cardon Healthcare Network, LLC DBA Cardon Outreach, $238,000
- National Council of Urban Indian Health*, $35,000
Virginia
- Virginia Poverty Law Center, Inc., $1,278,592
- Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC*, $483,433
Wisconsin
- Partners for Community Development, Inc., $315,720
- Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc., $285,035
- Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc./SeniorLAW, $70,000
- National Council of Urban Indian Health*, $35,000
- National Healthy Start Association, $191,667
- R&B Receivables Management Corporation DBA R&B Solutions, $104,520
West Virginia
- Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC*, $276,617
- West Virginia Parent Training and Information, Inc., $365,758
Wyoming
- Memorial Hospital of Laramie County DBA Cheyenne Regional, $401,281
- Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc., $198,719
(*) Organization is operating in more than one state