·         Renovation will increase exam rooms and reduce wait times for patients

·         Lincoln to receive $1,300,700 in federal dollars

Durham, N.C. –Lincoln Community Health Center has received a grant from the Health and Human Service Administration to create 15 new exam rooms for adult medicine and pediatric providers. Lincoln is one of 27 community health centers in North Carolina to receive a $20 million investment from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as part of the bill's Capital Improvement Program and will receive $1,300,770.

On September 14^th the Durham Board of County Commissioners approved contracts that will allow construction to begin at Lincoln. The County will administer the funds on Lincoln’s behalf.  Durham County’s Engineering Department will serve as project manager for the renovations. Once construction begins, the renovations will take proximately 18 months to complete.