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Representative Voss seeks state authority to contract with public health institute to draw federal grants
Summary
Representative John Voss presented House Bill 973 to authorize the Department of Health and Senior Services to contract with a Missouri affiliate of the National Network of Public Health Institutes to administer federal grants and expand public health capacity; supporters said the model already exists in other states and can help secure funding.
Representative John Voss told the committee House Bill 973 would authorize the Department of Health and Senior Services to contract with a Missouri affiliate of the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) to expand the state’s capacity to administer federal public-health grants.
Voss said Missouri has struggled to capture federal funding because the department lacks capacity to both apply for and administer certain federal programs. The bill would permit a designated nonprofit public-health institute to perform…
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