STATEHOUSE (Feb. 21, 2022) – State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) 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, Lehman 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 Lehman said he hopes local providers like health departments, municipalities and nonprofit organizations apply.
"With these grants, local providers will be able to target the chronic health issues facing Hoosiers within the communities they serve," Lehman said. "This is a great opportunity for us to really improve the overall health of Adams and Wells counties, and I hope organizations in our area are able apply and put these funds to good use."
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, Lehman encourages organizations to visit in.gov/health/grant-opportunities and click on "Health Issues and Challenges Grant."
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State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) represents House District 79,
which includes all of Adams County and portions of Allen and Wells counties.
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