The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center (LRRC) a $915,025 grant to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
The grant was among a combined $7,427,359 in federal funding distributed to 24 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) organizations across the state.
“When COVID-19 swept through New Jersey, some of our most vulnerable communities were hit the hardest,” New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, said in a statement.
Menendez announced the grant in a joint press release with Senator Cory Booker.
According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which administers CHCs, more than 91% of health center patients are individuals or families living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and more than 60% are racial or ethnic minorities.
Does Bob Menendez think my vote is that cheap?
I am disgusted!
Anything less than $250,000,000 in annual earmarks for Lakewood, and I can guarantee that his opponent will get my vote.