HHS Distributes $11B To States, Cities, Tribes For COVID-19 Testing

By Amy Lotven / May 18, 2020 at 9:33 PM
HHS is sending $11 billion in recently authorized funding to states, territories and tribes to support coronavirus testing, contract tracing, quarantining and other related activities that can help officials reopen the country, the department announced late Monday (May 18) . Most of the allocation -- $10.25 billion -- is from Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, and the rest is from the Indian Health Services. “For the sake of all Americans’ health and well-being, we must help Americans...


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