WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has awarded four grants totaling $533,788 to entities throughout the state of Maine.
“This funding from the Department of Health & Human Services will facilitate important research and health care outreach efforts,” said Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. “Continued federal funding for these types of projects is essential to ensure a healthy and vibrant future for Mainers throughout our state.”
The funding will be allocated as follows:
• $199,575 to Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor for clinical research related to neurological disorders
• $84,000 to Jackson Laboratory for human genome research
• $100,000 to the Maine Parent Federation in Augusta for outreach efforts to provide health care information and education to families of children with special health care needs
• $150,213 to the Maine State Department of Human Services for the Maine PRAMS program. PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) is an on-going, population-based surveillance system designed to identify and monitor selected maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy among women who have recently given birth to a live infant.
The Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The Department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities, and administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined.