STATEHOUSE (Feb. 24, 2022) — State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) said he is looking forward to local communities tackling health challenges like diabetes and obesity through a new state grant he helped create.
In 2021, Borders supported a law creating the Indiana Health Issues and Challenges Grants, which will award $50 million to local and statewide service providers, and planning organizations to address longstanding problems. Now, the Indiana Department of Health is accepting grant applications, and Borders said he hopes local providers like health departments, municipalities and nonprofit organizations apply.
"Access to health care is critically important, especially in our rural communities like ours, and I believe these grants could lead to more opportunities for Hoosiers to get care," Borders said. "I encourage local organizations to look into this opportunity and apply for funding."
Funding can be used to prevent or reduce mental and physical health issues for Hoosiers, including in the areas of tobacco use, food insecurity, obesity, lead exposure, hepatitis C, and chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma and cancer.
Applications for Indiana Health Issues and Challenges Grants are due by March 31, 2022, with award notices issued by the Indiana Department of Health by July 1, 2022.
For more information and to apply, Borders encourages organizations to visit in.gov/health/grant-opportunities and click on "Health Issues and Challenges Grant."
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State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) represents House District 45, which includes
all of Sullivan County and portions of Vigo, Greene, Knox and Daviess counties.
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CAPTION: State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) talks with a fellow representative in the House Chamber Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse. Borders supported a 2021 law creating a state grant to help local communities address longstanding health issues.
