Shaheen Applauds $500,000 Headed to Ammonoosuc Neighborhood Well being Providers in Whitefield

August 19, 2022

**Shaheen secured funding as a senior appropriator by way of the FY 2022 authorities funding invoice** 

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS) for Ammonoosuc Neighborhood Well being Providers (ACHS) in Whitefield. The funding comes by way of a congressionally directed spending (CDS) request that Shaheen secured by way of the fiscal 12 months (FY) 2022 omnibus bundle that handed earlier this 12 months. 

This funding will help renovations to the second flooring of ACHS’ Whitefield location. The renovated area will develop affected person entry to substance use dysfunction, behavioral well being, diet, and affected person navigational providers. 

“It’s nice to see these federal funds headed to Ammonoosuc Neighborhood Well being Providers to help growth efforts at their facility. Bettering entry to affected person providers is an important step to make sure Granite Staters all through the North Nation can obtain the psychological and bodily well being care they want,” mentioned Shaheen. “I’ll proceed to advocate for federal funds to develop entry to main well being care and important remedies for Granite Staters.”

“We’re thrilled to see this funding heading to ACHS to renovate our area and enhance entry to important providers for sufferers. This funding will additional combine main care and public well being actions whereas bettering power effectivity in our facility. We’re grateful to Senator Shaheen for serving to safe this funding for this native initiative to make sure high quality situations which might be very important to sufferers’ well being, together with entry to meals, housing and financial safety,” mentioned Edward D. Shanshala II, Chief Govt Officer of Ammonoosuc Neighborhood Well being Providers.

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Shaheen secured $69,047,000 for projects across New Hampshire by way of the CDS course of in FY22 laws that was signed into regulation. Shaheen just lately introduced more than $89 million in CDS awards that she secured in Senate Democrats’ FY23 authorities funding proposal for 95 New Hampshire tasks, together with water infrastructure, well being care facility investments, instructional coaching, assets to fight homelessness and meals insecurity, help for substance use dysfunction packages and rather more.

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