Congressman Cleaver Announces Nearly $1.8 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Health
Congressman Cleaver visits Fitzgibbon Hospital with Ron Ott, President and CEO of Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Missouri
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $1.8 million dollars to the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), based in Kansas City, as part of the Association's Rural Health Best Practices and Community Development Cooperative Agreement.
"It is critically important to increase the resources available to rural residents, in Missouri's Fifth District and all around our nation. Make no mistake, these funds will save lives," stated Congressman Cleaver. "I am thrilled that the NRHA has received this grant to help our nation's most vulnerable individuals and families."
Today's announcement of $1,799,829.00 in funds is an annual allocation, as part of a five year plan authorized by HHS. The NRHA, whose headquarters are located in Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, is a national nonprofit membership alliance, consisting of over 20,000 member organizations. The association provides leadership to health care providers facing the unique challenges of a rural environment, including economic inadequacies, cultural differences, educational deficiencies, staffing and funding shortcomings, and the difficulty of distance and isolation. More information about the unique combination of factors that affect rural health care can be found here.
Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Claycomo, and all of Ray, Lafayette, and Saline Counties. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and also serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus.