WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Health & Human Services National Center for Environmental Health has awarded the Maine State Department of Health and Human Services an environmental and occupational health program grant in the amount of $1,307,575.
“This funding from the Department of Health & Human Services will facilitate important research and health care outreach efforts,” said Senators 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 is distributed as follows:
· $341,028 grant to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in Augusta. The funding will be used to provide education and testing abilities to Maine communities that will help prevent and treat lead poisoning among children.
· $298,200 grant Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. The grant will fund a cancer biology research project.
· $589,256 grant to the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. This grant will fund arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases research.
· $79,091 grant to the University of Maine Orono for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.
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.
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