Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that seven organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $9,031,836 to strengthen health care services. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster Program.

“Access to affordable care is key to protecting the health and well-being of Mainers, particularly amid the ongoing pandemic,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “We welcome this funding to support health centers across the state as they work to serve members of the local community. We will continue to advocate for necessary resources to help Mainers stay healthy through this public health emergency and beyond.”

The funding will be allocated as follows:

• York County Community Action Corporation will receive $1,412,498;

• Eastport Health Care Inc. will receive $1,044,250;

• Maine Mobile Health Program Inc. will receive $1,173,651;

• Fish River Rural Health will receive $1,525,550;

• St. Croix Regional Family Health Center will receive $1,022,816;

• D.F.D. Russell Medical Center Inc. will receive $1,154,242; and

• Bucksport Regional Health Center will receive $1,698,829.

The health centers will use the funding to continue to assure access to comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services. The program targets the economic and medically vulnerable as well as the geographically isolated.