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Texas Tribune reports ended pandemic-era public health grants could cost Texas up to $700 million
The Texas Tribune reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified states it was ending public health grants made during the pandemic, that Texas could lose more than $700 million (DSHS said it may be closer to $550 million) and that about $147 million of that was the estimated cost to local public health agencies. The article does not mention Amarillo.[1]
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The Texas Tribune reported that HHS notified states it was ending pandemic-era public health grants, that Texas "could face more than $700 million in public health funding cuts" (a DSHS spokesperson said it "may be closer to $550 million"), and that about $147 million was the estimated cost to local public health agencies. [1]
- Texas estimate
- $700,000,000
- Dshs estimate
- $550,000,000
- Local agencies
- $147,000,000
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No source located for this storyline reports whether the 2025 federal grant terminations affected the City of Amarillo's public health grants. [1]