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Amount: $338 million

Overview: To expand services offered at the nation's community health centers. Health centers will use the funds over the next two years to create or retain approximately 6,400 health center jobs. Strategies to expand services may include, but are not limited to, adding new providers, expanding hours of operations or expanding services. The funds are expected to provide care to an additional 2.1 million patients over the next two years, including approximately 1 million uninsured people.

The CCDBG funds will be used by states to provide vouchers to families for child care or to provide access to care through contracts with child care centers. Recovery Act dollars will support a wide range of child care providers, including child care centers and home-based programs. A portion of the funds will be used to improve overall quality and enhance infant and toddler care.

Amount: $1 billion

Overview: For grants to local communities to support employment, food, housing, and healthcare efforts serving those hardest hit by the recession.

Eligible Entities: HHS provides formula grants to cities and local jurisdictions.

Community and Family Support Services: Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, adoption and foster care assistance, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.

Amount: The Recovery Act includes a $2.1 billion investment in Head Start ($1 billion) and Early Head Start ($1.2 billion)

Overview: Head Start and Early Head Start programs will be eligible to apply for grants worth $2.1 billion under the Recovery Act.& Head Start will receive $1 billion, while $1.1 billion will benefit Early Head Start.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of $187 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support adoption assistance and foster care programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly $98 million will support adoption assistance programs, while nearly $89 million will go to foster care programs.