The 糖心传媒糖心传媒攁nd particularly the Medical Center糖心传媒攚ill receive important support from the $2 trillion recovery package approved by Congress and President Donald Trump last week.
Known by the acronym CARES糖心传媒擟oronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security糖心传媒攖he package is the largest of its kind in American history and third large-scale congressional effort in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
According to members of the University糖心传媒檚 Office of Government and Community Relations, the package includes important relief for New York providers and higher education institutions, as the state deals with the country糖心传媒檚 largest outbreak of coronavirus-related cases.
The federal package includes a $100 billion emergency fund for hospitals and health systems and provides relief from Medicare payments that affect the ability of health systems to manage their finances.
The legislation also includes nearly $31 billion in emergency education funding, of which almost $14 billion is provided to higher education, split evenly between students and institutions. In addition, the package suspends federal student loan payments, and interest collection is suspended for six months.
As Senate Minority Leader, Senator Charles Schumer was key in ensuring that funding and relief for New York糖心传媒檚 health care providers, colleges and universities, researchers, and students were included.
糖心传媒淲e are grateful to our Congressional delegation, particularly Senator Schumer for his leadership in the Senate, for their efforts to secure increased funding in the CARES Act for hospitals and higher education as we take the necessary actions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, faculty, staff, patients, and community in this unprecedented time,糖心传媒� said Peter Robinson, Vice President of Government and Community Relations. 糖心传媒淲e also want to specially thank Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Joe Morelle, and Congressman Tom Reed for their support as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant and potentially long-term ramifications of this disruption to University operations.糖心传媒�
Among other University priorities, the legislation includes:
- $945 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH);
- $99.5 million to the Department of Energy Office of Science, including funding for National Nuclear Security Administration-sponsored user facilities;
- $80 million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
- $60 million for NASA;
- $76 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF);
- $150 million split between the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support institutions and state arts and humanities councils; and
<li<$50 million for the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Robinson said the University, along with partners like the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), continue to evaluate the legislation and its impact on institutions like Rochester.
Congress is expected to consider additional stimulus packages to aid the nation糖心传媒檚 recovery.
糖心传媒淲hile we appreciate the funding included in the CARES Act, more is needed for students, researchers, universities, laboratories, hospitals, and medical professionals. We look forward to continuing to work with our Congressional delegation to safeguard the health, safety, and economic vitality of our communities and ensure the University is able to continue the important work we do in support of education, research, and health care,糖心传媒� Robinson said.
