Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Congratulates the Community Council of Greater Dallas on Health and Human Services Grant

Washington, DC – (Tuesday, July 2, 2013) –  Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Community Council of Greater Dallas will receive funding from the HHS Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants. The Community Council of Greater Dallas will receive $989,357 to continue efforts to reach out, enroll, and retain eligible children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

“I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the Community Council of Greater Dallas,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “I am pleased to see these funds being used to support children’s health insurance outreach in Dallas, and this grant will help ensure that Dallas children have access to the health care they need.”

HHS announced funding for the Community Council of Greater Dallas as part of $32 million in grants awarded nationally. Funded by the Affordable Care Act, the HHS grants announced today were awarded to 41 state agencies, community health centers, and non-profits in 22 states.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a Ranking member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.