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Economic Development Administration R.E.A.C.H. Contract Awarded to CSRS. A Westwood Company The Baton Rouge Health District has closed the Request for Proposals opportunity for the Regional Economic Acceleration through Coordinated Health Infrastructure ( R.E.A.C.H. ) Gateway Infrastructure Enhancement Project. The Health District awarded a project/grant administration services contract and an Architect/Engineer (A/E) contract to CSRS, A Westwood Company, to perform the requested services outlined below. The Baton Rouge Health District's Economic Development Administration. R.E.A.C.H. (Regional Economic Acceleration through Coordinated Health Infrastructure) Gateway Infrastructure Enhancement Project is a $3.4 million federal construction grant aimed at infrastructure upgrades in the Health District such as improved signage, intersection enhancements, and monument gateways. To achieve the objectives of this project, BRHD completed a competitive bid process to identify a firm or vendor with experience in federal construction grants and compliance to manage the project/grant administration services and/or A/E services for R.E.A.C.H . CSRS, A Westwood Company was competitively procured and selected in accordance with the procurement standards outlined in 2 CFR Part 200, and according to the EDA publication "Summary of Construction Standards".

The Baton Rouge Health District has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Health's Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.)

The U.S. Department of Commerce, via its Economic Development Administration (E.D.A.), announced a significant $4.4 million investment in Louisiana's infrastructure.

A recent $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be used in-part to establish a Baton Rouge Health District Research Data Collaborative, to support the efforts of regional healthcare institutions to share health data for research purposes across a common structure.

This week, Baton Rouge Health District is participating in an international economic growth and diversification mission in Belgium.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a regional health and life science innovation cluster initiative led by the Baton Rouge Health District and funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, recently awarded $60,000 in pilot funding to three highly innovative and competitive projects designed to advance research and innovation across area health institutions.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, announces the 2023 Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards.

The Baton Rouge Health District (BRHD) recently secured over $500,000 in anticipated workforce development funding from the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, Health District member institutions (including local hospitals and health affiliated organizations), and the federal Economic Development Administration to launch a new healthcare-focused workforce strategy aimed at addressing the expanding workforce talent gap in healthcare.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announces a new addition to the team.