Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Cleveland Clinic’s 15th Annual Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Virtual Summit September 9-11, 2021

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.)