(AP) The federal government said Tuesday it has awarded more than $11 million to 18 health centers in Maine to expand primary care in underserved communities during the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the health centers can use the money to acquire freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines, buy mobile vans to better distribute vaccines, and construct, renovate or expand facilities so they’re in a better position for future pandemics.

They money is part of nearly $1 billion the agency is awarding around the country.