Overview of Agency's Role in Implementing ARRA
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is responsible for implementing the following American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) programs:
- Safe Drinking Water
- Lead Abatement
- Community Health Centers
- Immunizations
- Women, Infants and Children
- Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Health Information Technology
- Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
Agency’s Stimulus Accountability Officer
Meg Hooper
(860) 509-7218
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave., MS#13PBA
Hartford, CT 06134
Formal Correspondence
Drinking Water Title VII
- Certification that projects funded under ARRA met 2/17/10 deadline
- Notification of Project Commencement - Woodlake Tax District
- Notification of Project Commencement - Town of Putnam
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Metropolitan District - Water Main Replacement Tower Avenue Area, Hartford, January 15, 2010
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Woodlake Tax District - New Wells and Associated Work, December 29, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Town of Manchester - Hercules Booster Pump Station, December 29, 2009
- Authorization to Award Contract - Woodlake Tax District - New Wells and Associated Work, December 21, 2009
- Approval of Change Orders Nos. 1 & 2 for Sand and Gravel Wells - Town of Putnam - Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority, December 16, 2009
- Authorization to Award Contract - Town of Manchester - Hercules Booster Pump Station, December 16, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Town of East Lyme - System Wide Chlorine Disinfection, December 9, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Town of Ridgfield - Barlow Mountain and Scotland Elementary Schools - Water Main Extension for Consolodation, December 9, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Town of Tolland - Main Water Extension for Consolodation (Torrey Road PWS), December 9, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - Town of Putnam - Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority - Park Street Wellfield Expansion, December 9, 2009
- ARRA Section 1511 Certification - CT Water Company - Gallup Water Service, Inc.- Water Main Extension for Consolodation, December 9, 2009
- Authorization to Award Contract - Gallup Water Service, Interconnection to Harrington Mobile Home Park, November 30, 2009
- Authorization to Award Contract - Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority, Park Street Well Field Expansion, November 30, 2009
- 2009-11-17 East Lyme Infrastructure Notification Disinfection
- Amended ARRA Capitalization Grant Assistance ID #2F 96103301-2
- ARRA Section 1511 certification - MDC’s Radio-Frequency Metering Project, October 30, 2009
- 2009-10-23 Notification of Project Commencement - Town of Ridgefield
- Authorization to Award Construction Contract for System-Wide Chlorine Disinfection - East Lyme Water & Sewer, September 30, 2009
- Pre-bid Construction Contract Approval - Gallup Water Service, Interconnection to Harrington Mobile Home Park, September 25, 2009
- Pre-bid Construction Contract Contract Approval - Woodlake Tax District, New Wells and Associated Work, September 24, 2009
- Pre-bid Construction Contract Approval - Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority, Park Street Well Field Expansion, September 15, 2009
- Authorization to Award Construction Contracts for Water Main Extension for Consolodation - Barlow Mountain and Scotland Elementary Schools, September 8, 2009
- 2009-09-08 Norwich ARRA 1511 Certification
- Authorization to Award Construction Contracts for VFDs and Generator - Norwich Public Utilities, September 1, 2009
- 2009-07-31 Brookfield ARRA 1511 Certification
- Notice of Public Hearing/Open Forum, June 1, 2009
- ARRA Intended Use Plan
- ARRA Project Priority List
- EPA: Delegation of Authority to Allow Assistant Administrators and Regional Administrators to Issue Exceptions to Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Required Reports based on provisions in ARRA
The ARRA contains a number of reporting provisions. All reports associated with efforts funded through the ARRA will be posted by the agency as they become available.
Project Lists
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Community Health Centers - Grants to health centers including New Access Points Grants
- Capital Improvement Program (CIP)/Health IT - Construction, renovation and equipment, acquisition of health information technology
- Workforce Development - Health professions workforce shortages, provide scholarships, loan repayments, and grants to training programs for equipment; National Health Services Corps
- Comparative Research - Accelerate development and dissemination of research assessing the comparative effectiveness of health care treatments and strategies. Encourage the development and use of clinical registries, clinical data networks, and other forms of electronic health data that can be used to generate or obtain outcomes data.
- Drinking Water Title VII - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (50% of capitalization grants to provide forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any combo.)
For more information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases - FOA# CDC-RFACI10-1007ARRA10: Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC): Infrastructure and Interoperability Support for Public Health Laboratories - At the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), a modern laboratory information system (LIMS) and a modern electronic disease surveillance system (MAVEN) are nearing completion. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding will accelerate the development of both the LIMS and MAVEN, so that laboratory data can be shared electronically between the State Public Health Laboratory and DPH disease prevention programs.
- Health Information Technology - $20,000,000 to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Department of Commerce for continued work on advancing health care information enterprise integration through activities such as technical standards analysis and establishment of conformance testing infrastructure; Regional or sub-national efforts toward health information exchange; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to improve information
- Indian Health Services
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Health IT - Indian Health Services health information technology activities; telehealth services development; infrastructure requirements funded through Indian Health Facilities account
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Health Care Facility Environmental - Construction projects; deferred maintenance and improvement projects;backlog of sanitation projects
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- Lead Abatement Title VIII - Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program; Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program
- Medicaid State Fiscal Support - Temporary Increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP); Temporary Increase in Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Allotments
- Medicare/Medicaid Health Information Systems - Meaningful use of electronic health records
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National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). NHSC LRP will be available for Primary Care physicians, Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants, General Practice Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Health Service Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors. An applicant selected to participate in the NHSC LRP must fulfill his or her service obligation at an approved NHSC community site(s) for a two-year period. Services sites must be located in Health Professional Shortage Areas and are approved by the NHSC. The applications may be obtained at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/communities/apply.htm.
- Nutrition Title VIII - Enhance Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC); Establish, administer, or improve management info systems; Elder Nutrition Programs
- Prevention and Wellness Title VIII - Clinical and community-based prevention strategies; Immunizations; Healthcare-Associated Infection Tracking
- Immunization Program ARRA Abstract
- Immunization Program ARRA Proposal
- Immunization Program ARRA Proposal Received
- Immunization Program ARRA Grant Award - Immunizations and Vaccines for Children
- Connecticut Communities Putting Prevention to Work
- CDC Cooperative Agreement: ARRA Component 3 - Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention
- CDC Cooperative Agreement: 901 ARRA Component 1 - Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention
- Expansion of Rotavirus Vaccine - July 27,2009
- CT Healthcare-Associated Infections Interim State Plan - 2010
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Program - Funding Opportunity, CDC Research Specialized CTR Cooperative Agreement, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity For Infectious Diseases ARRA-HAI
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Program - Funding Opportunity, CDC Research Project Cooperative Agreement, CT Emerging Infections Program ARRA-317
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Program - Innovations in the Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Application
- Primary Care Services - The Department of Public Health’s Primary Care Office promotes comprehensive and preventive health care programs that improve health care access and workforce issues in the State to meet the needs of medically underserved populations through health centers and other community based providers of comprehensive primary, dental and mental health care services.
- Research Facilities - New construction or alterations and renovations of facilities for biomedical and/or behavioral researchAcquisition of fixed equipment (casework, fume hoods, large autoclaves), upgrading heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for research areas, static racks, downdraft tables, sterilizing equipment and other large equipment that are connected to building structure and services or biological safety cabinets.
- Workforce & Education - Workforce Data Systems in Collaboration with Education
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - Employment and training programs to help Americans acquire new skills; Grants to the States for adult employment and training activities; Grants to the States for youth activities, including summer employment for youth; Grants to the States for dislocated worker employment and training; Dislocated worker assistance national reserve; Wagner-Peyser activities; to support reemployment services for unemployment insurance claimants; YouthBuild activities; Worker training and placement in energy efficiency; Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (emphasizes growth industries that include health care)
Contracts for all projects receiving ARRA funds
No contracts have been awarded at this time. However, in the coming weeks, the agency will be posting contracts associated with initiatives and projects funded through the ARRA.
Funding Opportunities
- Connecticut Opportunities for ARRA Stimulus Funds - Communities Putting Prevention to Work: State Supplemental Funding for Healthy Communities, Tobacco Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Connecticut Opportunities for ARRA Stimulus Funds - Health
- Connecticut Opportunities for ARRA Stimulus Funds - Health (as of 4-19-09)
- Connecticut Opportunities for ARRA Stimulus Funds - Health (as of 6-14-09)
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