The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $25 million to 29 health centers in Tennessee as a part of a historic U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The awarded health centers in Tennessee may use these funds to help their communities detect, prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19. The funds can also be used to increase health capacity and staffing levels to address the public health emergency. In our general area, Putnam County Health Department will receive over $1.1 million dollars and the Morgan County Health Council in Wartburg will get just over $639,000.