"Providing adequate health research and resources to the citizens of Maine is of critical value," Senators Snowe and Collins said in a joint statement. "Funding from the Department of Health and Human Services allows Maine's top research institutions to perform groundbreaking research. It also gives health service centers much needed support to aggressively address the healthcare needs of Mainers."
The federal funds were allocated as follows:
· $139,100 to Bates College in Lewiston for a project on Ah Receptor and Cardiac Adrenergic Signaling. This grant was awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences within HHS and is an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA).
· $333,411 to Harrington Family Health Center in Harrington for a Health Center Cluster.
· $793,632 to Kathadin Valley Health Center in Patten for a Health Center Cluster.
· $300,398 to Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor for a project on Leukemia. This grant was awarded by the National Cancer Institute within HHS.
· $239,365 to Maine Department of Human Services in Augusta for Elder & Adult Services. This grant was awarded by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services within HHS
· $200,000 to Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta for a project on traumatic brain injury implementation.
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