COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act or the TRACE Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.
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TRACE Act
USA116th CongressS-4315| Senate
| Updated: 7/23/2020
COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act or the TRACE Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthWorker safety and health