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HRSA Issues Regulatory Update

Apr 19, 2024

The United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued an update on its regulatory activities.  You can read the complete HRSA regulatory update, with links to additional resources, below.

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April 19, 2024

HRSA Joins Secretary Becerra and Members of Congress for Black Maternal Health Week

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On Friday, April 12, HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson joined Secretary Xavier Becerra, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Robin Kelly, and other HHS leaders at the 2nd Annual Black Maternal Health Outcomes Matter conference to discuss best practices and innovative models used to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

During the event, Administrator Johnson highlighted HRSA’s year-long Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative to help strengthen and expand the agency's maternal health work to address the unacceptable rates of maternal mortality and disparities, especially among Black women, in the United States.

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Support the Primary Care Workforce

surgeons in surgeryOn Thursday, April 4, HRSA announced that it has increased by 50% the initial loan repayment amount available to primary care providers—M.D.s and D.O.s, including OB-GYNs and pediatricians; nurse practitioners; certified nurse midwives; and physician assistants—through the National Health Service Corps.

With the growing cost of medical school and increased challenges in recruiting primary care providers to high need areas, this action will help rural and historically underserved communities attract providers to deliver critical primary care services. These providers could have as much as $75,000 in loan debt forgiven in exchange for a two-year service commitment.

HRSA also announced that it is also offering up to an additional $5,000 in loan repayment to National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants who can demonstrate fluency in Spanish and who commit to practice in a high need area serving patients with limited English proficiency.
Read the release.

During Second Chance Month, HRSA Takes Policy Action, Releases First-Ever Funding Opportunity for Health Centers to Support Transitions in Care for People Leaving Incarceration

NurseDuring Second Chance Month, HRSA took new policy action and announced the availability of $51 million for the first-ever funding opportunity for HRSA-funded health centers to implement innovative approaches to support transitions in care for people leaving incarceration. Aligned with the White House Second Chance Initiative, this action, for the first time, explicitly supports the provision of health services to individuals up to 90 days prior to their release to help them return to the community by expanding access to primary health care, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, furthering public health and strengthening public safety.

Studies have shown a dramatic and concerning increase in risk for opioid overdose after release from incarceration, with one study showing the risk of death at least ten times higher than for the general public. Individuals returning to the community also become disconnected from critical medications and treatment for diabetes and hypertension – among the leading causes of death in the United States. They also face disproportionate risks of bad health outcomes overall because they lack connections to services and supports to navigate the process of applying for or reinstating health insurance eligibility and other benefits in the immediate period after their release.

Health centers can use funds made available through this funding opportunity to address mental health and substance use disorder treatment needs, treat hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and other infectious diseases, and provide case management services that address key social drivers of health, such as housing and food insecurity, financial strain, access to transportation, and intimate partner violence.

Read the release.

Have Your Say: Participate in the Grantee Satisfaction Survey

Picture of a customer survey with a pen in a hand checking a box. There is a pair of glasses next to the survey form..Calling all HRSA grantees! The 2024 Grantee Satisfaction Survey opens Monday, April 29.  HRSA has updated the survey to gather more detailed information about your experience. Your confidential responses help HRSA take concrete actions to:

  • Understand your needs better
  • Improve our guidance and assistance
  • Tailor our services to serve you better
  • Advance our mission

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and help us enhance our support to better serve you. Your feedback matters. Together, we can make a difference!  Questions or concerns about the survey? Email HRSA Grantee Survey.

HRSA Funding in the Community

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April

  • Autism Awareness Month 
  • National Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • Donate Life Month 
  • National Minority Health Month 
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
  • STI Awareness Week (14-20)
  • National Pediatric Transplant Week (21-27) 
  • Youth Violence Prevention Week (22-26) 
  • National Infant Immunization Week (22-29)

Funding Opportunities

 


Bureau of Health Workforce

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program – apply by April 25

NSL Graduate - apply by April 30

NSL Baccalaureate - apply by April 30

Nurse Corps Scholarship Program – apply by May 2

Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program - apply by May 6

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program – apply by May 9

Bureau of Primary Health Care

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Program - apply by May 2

Quality Improvement Fund – Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Populations (QIF-TJI) - apply by June 10

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program – Emergency Medical Services Supplement - apply by April 26

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Impact - apply by May 6

Rural Health Research Center Program - apply by May 23

Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program - apply by May 29

HIV/AIDS Bureau

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B States/Territories Supplemental Grant Program - apply by April 30

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Reimbursement Program (DRP) - apply by April 30

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D - Women, Infants, Children and Youth (WICY) Grant Supplemental Funding - apply by May 13

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: Existing Geographic Service Areas (HRSA-25-002) - apply by June 17

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: Existing Geographic Service Areas (HRSA-25-003) - apply June 17

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: Existing Geographic Service Areas (HRSA-25-004) - apply by June 17

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Poison Control Centers Program - apply by May 1

Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC) - apply by May 2

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program - apply by May 29

Supporting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Screening and Intervention - apply by June 21

Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs

National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO): State Health Services and Financing - apply by May 23

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