Administration Sending 5 Million No-Cost Point-of-Care Tests Per Month to Schools.

 Biden Administration sending 5 Million No-Cost Point-of-Care Tests Per Month to Schools. The Administration will distribute 5 million free, rapid tests to schools each month to help K-12 schools stay open and to implement and sustain screening testing and test to stay programs in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This new allocation builds on the CDC Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) program, which distributed $10 billion in resources to states to support COVID-19 testing in schools. CDC will work with states who can submit requests to receive additional tests for high-need school districts that can put these tests immediately to use. After states submit initial requests, the first shipments will be delivered later this month.

Check out for latest information https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-increases-covid-19-testing-in-schools-to-keep-students-safe-and-schools-open/

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Increases COVID-⁠19 Testing in Schools to Keep Students Safe and Schools Open

 The Biden-Harris Administration has taken every step available to keep schools safely open for full-time, in-person instruction. These efforts have resulted in 96% of schools open in-person in January 2022, up from 46% of schools in January 2021. Students have sacrificed so much over the course of the pandemic, and the President has been clear in his words and his actions that his Administration will do all that it can to keep schools safely open for all students.

Please check out details at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-increases-covid-19-testing-in-schools-to-keep-students-safe-and-schools-open/

The Biden-Harris Administration is doubling down on our commitment to keeping all schools safely open for full-time in-person learning by taking new action to increase access to COVID-19 testing in schools. Through these new initiatives, the Administration will increase the number of COVID-19 tests available to schools by 10 million per month. 

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The Administration for Children & Families (ACF) 

he President has signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748 Visit disclaimer page (PDF)), which includes $6.3 billion in additional funding for ACF to respond to coronavirus related needs. 

Courtesy and for more details visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/coronavirus/acf-covid-19-stimulus

How to Apply for HHS Coronavirus Grants

 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Grant Opportunities and Guidance

Grants.gov • OMB Memoranda • COVID-19 Funding and Awards Data • Grants Information from across HHS

The following COVID-19 related information serves as a resource for HHS' grantee community during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Courtesy https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/grants/index.html

Find out where to receive a free covid test kit in Washington DC District of Columbia

Test Yourself DC is a COVID-19 At Home Testing Kit that allows you to take a COVID-19 test at home without having to wait in line at a testing site. The COVID-19 At Home Testing Kit is intended for the collection of anterior nasal swabs from individuals age 18 years and older (self-collected), 14 years and older (self-collected under adult supervision), or 2 years and older (collected with adult assistance). Test Yourself DC kits are available for pick-up at 36 locations around the city.

Pick Up and Drop Off Locations 

Courtesy https://mayor.dc.gov/

Find out where to receive a free covid test kit in Maryland State

 To encourage testing before the holidays and during winter months, MDH is offering free, at-home BinaxNOW Self Test kits.

Contact your local health department to find out where to receive a free test kit in your area, while supplies last. At-home tests are also available over-the-counter or from your healthcare provider

Governor Hogan Announces 500,000 Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits to Be Distributed Statewide

For latest and updated information coutesy  https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/testing/#hometest

COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit Program

Getting tested for COVID-19 is about protecting yourself and your loved ones. To help ensure everyone has access to COVID-19 testing, the NC Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with NC-based Labcorp, has launched a pilot program to provide 35,000 no-cost, at-home COVID-19 collection kits for North Carolinians who may face difficulties traveling to testing sites. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or think you may need to get tested, please get tested.

Who is eligible for the no-cost collection kit program?

Residents 18 and older can request a test collection kit for themselves online or through several community partner organizations. Parents or guardians of residents under 18 can request a test collection kit for those aged 2-17.

How it Works in Four Easy Steps

Request a collection kit. Go to www.pixel.labcorp.com/nc and follow the instructions to request your at-home collection kit. Once requested, your kit will be mailed to you via FedEx Overnight shipping.

Register your kit and collect your sample. Carefully follow the instructions included in your collection kit. These instructions will tell you how to register your kit online and use the swab provided to collect your sample that will be tested.

Mail your sample back to the lab.  Use the prepaid shipping envelope included in your collection kit to mail your sample back to the lab.

Check your results. Using your secure Pixel by Labcorp account you made in Step 1, check your test results. The results will typically be available 1-2 days after the sample arrives at the lab.

Courtesy  NC Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/ for latest updates