The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will receive $59 billion from the Recovery Act.  These funds will go towards:

• Scientific Research & Facilities: Support for the construction of new research and educational facilities as well as groundbreaking scientific research that will improve the health of the nation.
• Community Services and Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.
• Community Health: Support for the renovation and improvement of community health centers and other programs that serve patients in communities across the country.
• Health IT: Funding to modernize the health care system by catalyzing the adoption of health information technology by 2014. Achieving this goal will reduce health costs for the federal government by over $12 billion over the 10 years.
  (from HHS Recovery Website)

More information about HHS plans can be found by clicking here or visiting www.hhs.gov/recovery.