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12/11/2023

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Approval of Federal Funds to Improve Workforce Training, Education, an…

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Approval of Federal
Funds to Improve Workforce Training, Education, and Health
Monitoring in Washington, D.C
December 11, 2023

Funds awarded through President Bidenʼs Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of $22.5
million in federal funds for a multi-purpose community facility providing health care,
education, and workforce services in Washington, D.C. as a part of President Bidenʼs Investing
in America Agenda. These federal resources will go towards the expansion of WhitmanWalkerʼs Max Robinson Center at the St. Elizabethʼs East Campus – an organization that
provides critical health care services to underserved communities, particularly to the LGBTQ
community. The Max Robinson Center also provides education and training around LGBTQ
health, HIV care, and other areas of Whitman-Walkerʼs experience and expertise.
This funding – part of the American Rescue Planʼs (ARP) Capital Projects Fund (CPF) – will
enable the center to increase access to health care services for residents through telehealth
and in-person visits, accepting an estimated 10,000 new patients by 2025, in addition to the
5,000 patients currently served. Specifically, part of this investment will allow the Center to
build two multipurpose community spaces that will support community health and wellness
initiatives, as well as 63 exam, therapy, and consult rooms which will enable expanded
telemedicine services. The expanded center will also provide public access to computer
terminals and high-speed wireless broadband internet throughout the building. Community
space in the center will be used to host resume building and interview skills workshops as well
as education and training programs focused on community residents.
“Connecting workers and families to training, education, and health care services is central to
expanding economic opportunity and prosperity in communities across the country,” said
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo. “The expansion of Whitman-Walkerʼs Max
Robinson Center, financed in part by the American Rescue Planʼs Capital Projects Fund, shows
how the Biden-Harris Administrationʼs historic investments are building projects needed to
expand access to critical health and educational services.”
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“This investment in Whitman-Walker will spur innovation and create new career and care
opportunities for our residents – right here on the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8,” said
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. “We are grateful for this investment from the Biden Administration
and for recognizing the critical role that Whitman-Walker plays in building a healthier and
more equitable DC.”
The CPF provides a total of $10 billion to states, territories, freely associated states, and
Tribal governments to fund critical capital projects that expand economic opportunities and
provide internet connectivity in communities with unmet needs. Through high-speed internet,
digital technology, and multi-purpose community facility investments such as the one being
announced today, CPF funding is both closing the digital divide and bringing workforce,
education, and health care services to communities in need.
Today's announcement represents 21% of Washington, D.C.ʼs total CPF allocation of
approximately $107 million. Washington, D.C. submitted plans for the remainder of their CPF
funds and these plans are currently being reviewed by the Treasury Department.
The Treasury Department began announcing state awards in June 2022. To date, CPF has
awarded approximately $9 billion for broadband, digital technology, and multi-purpose
community center projects in all states and the District of Columbia, which these states
estimate will reach over two million locations with expanded internet access, in addition to
the hundreds of thousands of individuals who will be served annually by multi-purpose
community facilities.
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