WASHINGTON, D.C. — WomenCare, Inc., of Scott Depot and Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc., of Hamlin, have both been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
WomenCare, Inc. is set to receive $1,499,261 in HHS funding, while Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc. will receive $1,002,444 in HHS funding. Both grants are to support health center clusters.
Capito, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, announced resources from HHS to support health center clusters and Head Start projects in West Virginia.
“I am proud to secure resources that will help our children in West Virginia have as many opportunities as possible to begin their education at an early age and put them on a path to reaching their full potential. I am also glad to see important support coming to our state that will strengthen our local health centers as they provide high quality health services across West Virginia. As Ranking Member of the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, I will always advocate for tools that will support more opportunities and better care for West Virginians,” Capito said in the news release.