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Sustainable funding still needed for new 988 Lifeline number, advocates say

Thursday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline prepares for the launch of its new three-digit number, 988, on July 16, experts said Thursday they're excited about the opportunity to reimagine crisis care in the U.S., but building out the system will take time."We... Read More.

Government nearly exhausts monoclonal COVID treatment funding with new purchase

Thursday, June 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Eli Lilly has announced the U.S. government is buying an additional 150,000 courses of the only monoclonal antibody therapy left that still holds up against all COVID-19 variants of concern, including BA.2.The new purchase of the therapy, called bebtelovimab, is costing the government... Read More.

Senate negotiators strike deal for $10 billion in COVID funding

Monday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Key Senate negotiators have announced that they have struck a deal to move forward on legislation that will provide an additional $10 billion in COVID relief.Half of the funds will go to development and the purchase of therapeutics. The other half of... Read More.

U2’s Bono thanks Capitol Police in visit to push for COVID funding

Thursday, March 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- He still hasn't found what he's looking for: emergency COVID-19 relief funding to distribute more vaccines to underserved countries.U2's frontrunner Paul "Bono" Hewson visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he continued to lobby lawmakers to adopt a global plan to vaccinate 70%... Read More.

Biden gets second booster after outlining dire need for COVID funding

Wednesday, March 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden received his second booster shot before television cameras on Wednesday following remarks at the White House about the state of the country's COVID response.Biden's speech promoted the launch of COVID.gov, a new website the White House is billing... Read More.

Biden to get second booster after outlining dire need for COVID funding

Wednesday, March 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will receive his second booster shot following his scheduled remarks Wednesday about the state of the country's COVID response, according to the White House.Biden is expected in his speech to promote the launch of COVID.gov, a new website the... Read More.

As crimes rise, battles rage on about police funding

Saturday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden said "the answer" to nationwide crime surges was to fund police, he reignited intense debate on defunding police departments."The answer," Biden said in his State of the Union speech on March 1, "is not to defund the police.... Read More.

Bill backs up new 988 suicide prevention line with funding

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In advance of the rollout of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's new three-digit number, legislators have announced a bill to help fund its implementation.The bill includes federal funding and guidance for states and localities preparing for the July launch, including mental health... Read More.

City of Enid Receives 3 million Dollars in Grant funding from Federal Government for CDBG Grant Allocation

Thursday, March 17 by Derek Darr

The City of Enid will receive 3 million dollars in grant money from the federal government due to the CARES act. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27th, 2020, the CARES act.This law allocates money to the Department of Housing and... Read More.

Vice President Harris boosts HBCU funding following bomb threats

Wednesday, March 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce that historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will be eligible for new grant funding following a series of bomb threats made against them.The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program under the Department... Read More.

White House says first cuts to COVID efforts will hit Americans next week as funding stalls in Congress

Tuesday, March 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Americans will feel the impact of funding cuts to U.S. COVID response next week, senior administration officials said on Tuesday, as efforts to get more money from Congress sit stalled.The first impacts will be felt by uninsured Americans, who will no longer... Read More.

988: A new number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, but funding in question

Tuesday, March 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Amid growing concerns about the impact of the pandemic on Americans' mental health, and the rollout of a new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline this summer, advocates say local call centers across the nation remain underfunded and understaffed... Read More.