UConn Health Center loses out on $100 million

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The         high hopes for the money
University of Connecticut          because U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd,
Health Center  has lost out        the state's senior senator,
on a $100 million federal          originally added funding for
grant state officials had          the competitive grant in the
hoped would help pay for           federal health care reform
renovations and improvements       law.
at the Farmington complex.         Dodd says he's surprised by
The federal Health Resources       the federal government's
and Services Administration        decision, saying UConn put
announced Wednesday that Ohio      together a strong application.
State University would             U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro says
receive the funds to               she'll look for other
construct and renovate its         potential sources of funding
health care facility.              for the project.
Connecticut officials had          

Tags: , , , ,

Related posts: