(Emergency COVID 19 grants)…They were approved by the Local Health Authority.

The Imperial County Local Health Authority Commission will give COVID 19 Emergency Response Grants totaling more than $1.3 million to help local hospitals, clinics, non-profit organizations and the County Public Health Department provide essential services to those desperate for assistance because of the pandemic. Grants could go out to eligible agencies by the end of the month. The largest share of the grant funding will go to El Centro Regional Medical Center and Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District and their outpatient centers. They will each receive $300,000. The Clinicas De Salud will receive $150,000 and the MD Community Care Center will receive $75,000. The County Public Health Department will get a grant of $150,000. A total of $363,613 is for non-profit organizations. Some of the money is to pay for a consultant to provide additional webinars and virtual support to help on-profit organizations apply for federal Corona Virus aid, including the Payroll Protection Program and economic stimulus funds.