Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts (CARE) - Project Abstract Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) provides services to residents in 6 Florida counties. These counties include; Glade, Hendry, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie. In 2022, FCHC provided care to more than 50,000 unique patients in all service areas/counties. The state of Florida is a state that often is hit with weather events that range from tropical storms, flooding events, and hurricanes within all categories. These weather events pose a challenge to the operations of FCHC’s health centers. FCHC, has a continuity plan with assigned leaders, prepared to quickly open health centers back up when the severe weather permits. Part of returning to operations at health centers across FCHC’s service area includes being as prepared as possible before, during, and after a severe weather event transitions through FCHC’s service area. All of FCHC’s service area is uniquely located in counties that are vulnerable to being affected by severe weather events. This grant application will assist FCHC’s team in further preparing the centers included in this application for successful operations after a severe weather event. The ultimate goal is to have centers and pharmacies fully operational after the weather event. In an effort to achieve this, FCHC is proposing to utilize the funds for 3 projects in 3 FCHC health centers. These projects are: 1. Clewiston Center: FCHC will be completing a roof seal to protect the roof from severe damage during a weather event. Securing the roof at this health center is important because wear and tear poses a higher risk of the roof damaging and causing water damage. If the roof is secured and or extra protected, the health center can reopen doors fasted without much interrupted service to patients. 2. Fort Pierce Center: FCHC will be reinforcing the roof with a complete coat of sealant. This work will help the roof remain string and maintain its' structure during a severe weather event. Additionally, doors will be replaced in the ambulance entrance area and the employee entrance area. These door replacements will bring the doors up to code for hurricane and other storms that have the potential to damage buildings. This helps the patients in the community receive services with little to no interruption. 3. Indiantown Center: FCHC will be upgrading the current generator, the same as above. FCHC will also be competing roof sealant on this center’s roof. Both the roof sealant and the upgraded generator will allow the center to reopen it’s doors after a weather event. Additionally, the front door will also be replaced to protect the building and to bring the door up to code for severe weather events. This will aid with little to no interruption for patients in the community by allowing FCHC staff to open the centers quickly after a storm or hurricane has passed.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).