Search Results: keywords:"funding grants"

  • H. R. 10287 — To provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,858

    H.R. 10287, known as the "Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2024," aims to increase access for women to preventive and life-saving cancer screenings, focusing on cancers like breast and cervical cancer. It includes provisions for grants to expand preventive services by women's...

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    H.R. 10287, called the "Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2024," wants to help more women get checked for cancer, like breast and cervical cancer, by giving money to doctors and hospitals so they can do more tests, especially for women who might not get them easily.

  • S. 5262 — To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,070

    The BABIES Act aims to improve maternity care in the United States by expanding access to birth centers and testing better payment models for these services under Medicaid. It proposes grants for birth centers in underserved areas to help with start-up and expansion costs....

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    The BABIES Act is a plan to help moms and babies by making more places where babies can be born. It gives money to these places to start or grow, especially in areas that need them, and tries new ways to pay for these services to make care better for everyone.

  • H. R. 9851 — To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Demonstration Program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,931

    H. R. 9851 aims to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by establishing a program to demonstrate the use of hydrogen technologies in heavy industries. The bill proposes grants and cooperative agreements to support industrial applications of hydrogen, such as in manufacturing...

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    The bill wants to help big factories use hydrogen to make things in a way that's better for the Earth, by giving them money to do it; it's like a prize for being eco-friendly! The government is saving a lot of money to give to these factories, but they have to promise to pay for some things themselves and make sure the projects help people who need it most.

  • S. 5428 — To provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,743

    The bill, S. 5428, aims to increase access to cancer screenings for women, especially those who are underserved or at higher risk, like women of color and those living in rural areas. It proposes grants for health care providers to expand preventive services and establish training programs...

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    The bill wants to help more women, especially those who don't have easy access, get important check-ups to catch cancer early by giving money to doctors so they can do more tests and learn the latest ways to help keep everyone healthy.