More than $13.7 Million for Maine’s Health Care Workforce Secured by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $13,768,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for health care workforce training in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. Congress has passed the bill, and the President has signed it into law.
“In the midst of a growing demand for medical treatments and services, Maine and other states across the country continue to face a shortage of trained health care workers,” said Senator Collins. “As Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked hard to secure this funding, which will help support important programs throughout Maine that are dedicated to filling the gaps in our nation’s health care workforce.”
Funding secured by Senator Collins for health care workforce training programs in the FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill is as follows:
CMCC Health Care Training Expansion
Recipient: Central Maine Community College (CMCC)
Project Location: Auburn, ME
Amount Secured: $3,325,000
Project Purpose: For facilities and equipment to expand CMCC’s health care training programs.
KVCC Enhanced Radiology Simulation Lab
Recipient: Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC)
Project Location: Fairfield, ME
Amount Secured: $513,000
Project Purpose: For facilities and equipment to train health care workers.
SMCC Health Care Careers Simulation Center
Recipient: Southern Maine Community College (SMCC)
Project Location: South Portland, ME
Amount Secured: $4,100,000
Project Purpose: For facilities and equipment to support health care workforce training.
UMaine Augusta Nursing Workforce Development Program
Recipient: University of Maine System
Project Location: Augusta, ME
Amount Secured: $4,500,000
Project Purpose: To construct and equip a Center for Nursing Workforce Development and Cybersecurity.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital Rural Dementia Care Program
Recipient: Acadia Hospital Corp d/b/a Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Project Location: Bangor, ME
Amount Secured: $1,330,000
Project Purpose: To create a rural training program to care for patients with dementia in outpatient and hospital-based settings
This funding is part of the 231 targeted investments Senator Collins secured through the FY2024 appropriations process, driving more than $577 million to the state for projects throughout each of Maine’s 16 counties.
In 2021, Congress reinstituted Congressionally Directed Spending. Following this decision, Senator Collins secured more than $500 million for hundreds of Maine projects for FY2022 and FY2023. As Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins is committed to championing targeted investments that will benefit Maine communities.
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