OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An academic medical center in Nebraska has been designated as a national facility for Ebola training.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, will receive a little over $5 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the designation.

The award is part of $12 million in federal dollars being shared with Emory University in Atlanta and Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. The three academic institutions will work with federal officials to train health care providers and facilities on strategies to manage Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases.

The Nebraska center has played a key role in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak. It’s offered treatment to infected patients and provided training to health care workers.