Peoria, Illinois (January 2, 2013,) — Methodist Medical Center is the recipient of a $304,388 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The federal grant will be used to assist with renovation costs for the in-school health facility located within District 150’s Trewyn School.

Stacy DeJaynes Director of the In-School Health Program for Methodist said the money will allow for the relocation of existing health services in the school to a more centralized location as well as increasing the size of the health center to improve health services for students at Trewyn.

The grant was announced late in December as part of $80 million in federal funding made available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Health Resources and Services Administration to improve access to primary, mental, and oral health care for school aged children.

The new facilities are targeted for completion in the fall of 2013.

Illinois ranked among the top five states receiving grant money under the program.