STATEHOUSE (Feb. 17, 2022) – State Rep. Bob Heaton (R-Terre Haute) said he is looking forward to local communities tackling health challenges like diabetes and obesity through a new state grant.
In 2021, Heaton 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 Heaton said he hopes local providers like health departments, municipalities and nonprofit organizations apply.
"Addressing our state's health challenges continues to be a top priority, and this grant program will go a long way to help," Heaton said. "Public health is a major component to the success of any community, and this funding could help local providers target and address some of our most chronic issues."
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, Heaton encourages organizations to visit in.gov/health/grant-opportunities and click on "Health Issues and Challenges Grant."
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State Rep. Bob Heaton (R-Terre Haute) represents House District 46,
which includes portions of Clay, Monroe, Owen and Vigo counties.
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