LIEBERMAN PRAISES OVER $520,000 FOR CONNECTICUT HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) today praised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that Connecticut has been awarded $522,528 in grants to support health care workforce training programs. These grants, issued under Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs that were reauthorized in the Affordable Care Act, will target three types of programs: Nursing Workforce Development programs; interdisciplinary geriatric education and training programs; and Centers of Excellence programs for underrepresented minority students.

“When we or our loved ones are sick or growing older, we hope to get the best quality of care possible,” said Senator Lieberman. “The grants announced today will help make that a reality all over Connecticut by supporting important training programs for nurses and other health care professionals.”

Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grants
Fairfield University (Fairfield): $35,437
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield): $21,936
Quinnipiac University (Hamden): $25,038
Yale University (New Haven): $71,458
University of Connecticut (Storrs, Mansfield): $55,711

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Grants
Fairfield University (Fairfield): $19,597

Comprehensive Geriatric Education Programs Grants
Danbury Hospital (Danbury): $160,000
Fairfield University (Fairfield): $133,351

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