WASHINGTON, DC (KIFI) – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson works to advance funding for Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Health and Human Services. Representative Simpson highlighted the inclusion of funding in the Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug AdministrationAppropriations Act.
The current facilities for Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Health and Human Services consist of eight outdated facilities. Through the inclusion of $2,750,000 in the CPF, the construction of one modern facility with adequate space and accessibility would be possible.
CPF funding would be used to construct a new 31,370 square foot facility for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Health and Human Services (THHS) Administration and Ancillary Services in a location near the Not-tsoo Gah-nee Indian Health Service clinic. The THHS facility would create a new larger and more functional facility for administrative and health-related needs…