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EDITOR'S NOTE: A list of grant recipients follows.

Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry and York counties

Nurse Education Initiative Grant

-- $34,250 grant with $57,448 local funds; Total: $91,698 - Messiah College - South Central Workforce Investment Board

-- $67,444 grant with $100,000 local funds; Total: $167,444 - Messiah College - South Central Workforce Investment Board

-- $66,560 grant with $174,578 local funds; Total: $241,138 - Summit Health - South Central Workforce Investment Board

Allegheny County

Nurse Education Equipment Grant

-- $98,750 grant with $98,840 local funds; Total: $197,590 - University of Pittsburgh - Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

-- $87,403 grant with $100,714 local funds; Total: $188,117 - The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Association - Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

Nurse Education Initiative Grant

-- $14,439 grant with $66,712 local funds; Total: $81,151 - The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Association - Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

-- $100,000 grant with $146,776 local funds; Total: $246,776 - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Presbyterian - Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

Berks County

Nurse Education Equipment Grant

-- $81,760 grant with $81,760 local funds; Total: $163,520 - The Reading Hospital School of Nursin
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