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Tonko Announces $6.7 Million for Local Community Health Centers to Expand COVID Vaccine RolloutNew York State facilities will receive a combined $396 million under American Rescue Plan
Amsterdam,
April 1, 2021
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing today that $6,718,750 is being awarded to two Capital Region community health centers to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts as part of the American Rescue Plan with the goal of expanding vaccine access for residents in underserved communities. Capital Region community health centers being awarded American Rescue Plan funding include:
“Delivering these key investments will help the many leaders who are working to get vaccines in arms in some of our region’s most underserved communities, a key step as we work to better support our neighbors and overcome this crisis,” Congressman Tonko said. “As our country moves forward in the immunization process, our local community health centers will play a critical role in increasing vaccination rollout. We sped the American Rescue Plan through Congress and into law to ensure these life-saving facilities are getting the tools and resources they need to get the job done protecting our families and communities. Every day and every vaccination brings us closer to the end of this pandemic. My heartfelt thanks to the teams at Whitney Young Health Center in Albany and Schenectady Family Health Services in Schenectady for doing this worthy and vital work.” Rep. Tonko continues to be a leader in the effort to expand vaccinations and ensure equitable and robust distribution. Last week, he led in a letter with fellow New York members in a letter to the Biden Administration calling for office-based clinicians to be included in the national vaccination plan. Under the American Rescue Plan, New York State will receive a total of $396,801,375 to support 63 health centers in the vaccine effort. The community health centers can use the funding to expand COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment for vulnerable populations; deliver preventive and primary health care services to people at higher risk for COVID-19; and expand health centers’ operational capacity during the pandemic and beyond, including modifying and improving physical infrastructure and adding mobile units.
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