83 FR 51 pgs. 11542-11543 - Health Center Program
Type: NOTICEVolume: 83Number: 51Pages: 11542 - 11543
Pages: 11542, 11543FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-05279 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Health Center Program
AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Announcing Budget Period Extensions with Funding for the Health Center Program.
SUMMARY:
HRSA provided additional grant funds during extended budget periods to prevent interruptions in the provision of critical health care services for funded service areas until new awards could be made to eligible Service Area Competition (SAC) applicants or HRSA could conduct an orderly phase-out of Health Center Program activities by the current award recipients.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Recipients of the Award: Health Center Program award recipients for service areas that were threatened with a lapse in services due to service area re-announcement or transitioning award recipients, as listed in Table 1.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: 33 awards for $17,248,966.
Period of Supplemental Funding: Fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
CFDA Number: 93.224
Authority:
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended).
Justification: Targeting the nation's high need populations and geographic areas, the Health Center Program currently funds nearly 1,400 health centers that operate more than 11,000 service delivery sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. Nearly 26 million people received accessible, affordable, quality primary health care services through the Health Center Program award recipients in 2016.
Approximately one-third of Health Center Program award recipients' service areas are competed each year, and each competition has the potential to result in a change in award recipient. SACs are also held prior to the current grant's project period end date when (1) a grant is voluntarily relinquished, or (2) a program noncompliance enforcement action taken by HRSA terminates the grant. If the SAC draws no fundable applications, HRSA may extend the current award recipient's budget period to ensure primary health care services remain available while a new competition is conducted for the service area.
The amount of additional grant funds is calculated by pro-rating HRSA's annual funding commitment to the service area. Approximately 6 months is required to announce and conduct a SAC and select a new award recipient. In all cases, current fiscal year funds are used to extend the award recipient's existing budget period award. Through these actions, award recipients receive consistent levels of funding to support uninterrupted primary health care services to the nation's underserved populations and communities during service area award recipient transition.
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| Grant number | Award recipient name | Extension award date | Award amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| H80CS06641 | Ko'olauloa Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc | 12/01/15 | 235,116 |
| H80CS26606 | Horizon Health and Wellness, Inc | 12/23/15 | 182,771 |
| H80CS26604 | Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health | 12/23/15 | 192,815 |
| H80CS00851 | Duval County Health Department | 01/11/16 | 480,066 |
| H80CS26560 | East Central Missouri Behavioral Health Services, Inc. | 01/15/16 | 281,845 |
| H80CS00048 | Santa Cruz County | 01/15/16 | 672,655 |
| H80CS00001 | City of Springfield, Massachusetts | 01/15/16 | 606,761 |
| H80CS00384 | Monroe County Health Center | 01/15/16 | 640,737 |
| H80CS26631 | La Casa de Salud, Inc | 01/15/16 | 563,753 |
| H80CS00400 | Circle Family Healthcare Network, Inc | 01/22/16 | 501,296 |
| H80CS00013 | Covenant House (Under 21) | 02/03/16 | 279,116 |
| H80CS26632 | Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc | 02/06/16 | 423,273 |
| H80CS00054 | Metropolitan Development Council | 02/06/16 | 457,843 |
| H80CS00055 | White Bird Clinic | 02/10/16 | 412,985 |
| H80CS26587 | Saint Hope Foundation | 02/10/16 | 229,491 |
| H80CS26620 | Korean Health, Education, Information and Research Center | 02/12/16 | 504,386 |
| H80CS26513 | FirstMed Health and Wellness Center | 02/12/16 | 596,025 |
| H80CS08770 | Health Center of Southeast Texas | 02/12/16 | 737,066 |
| H80CS00872 | Madison County Community Health Center | 03/01/16 | 467,855 |
| H80CS00622 | The Hunter Health Clinic, Inc | 03/08/16 | 450,569 |
| H80CS10606 | St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc | 04/06/16 | 334,418 |
| H80CS06078 | Yakima Neighborhood Health Services | 04/06/16 | 1,025,892 |
| H80CS17251 | Upper Room Aids Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center | 04/06/16 | 738,043 |
| H80CS00722 | Community Clinic of Maui, Inc | 04/06/16 | 570,042 |
| H80CS01443 | Lane County | 05/15/16 | 649,218 |
| H80CS00054 | Metropolitan Development Council | 06/14/16 | 228,922 |
| H80CS00299 | Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc | 01/17/17 | 1,520,645 |
| H80CS00814 | Kalihi-Palama Health Center | 01/17/17 | 1,105,506 |
| H80CS00802 | Harrington Family Health Center | 02/22/17 | 294,843 |
| H80CS00436 | Family Health Centers of Baltimore | 02/27/17 | 743,058 |
| H80CS00283 | Oakland Primary Health Services, Inc | 03/03/17 | 466,752 |
| H80CS00291 | The University of Pittsburgh | 05/02/17 | 116,417 |
| H80CS06445 | Fourth Ward d.b.a. Good Neighbor Healthcare Center | 05/30/17 | 538,786 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matt Kozar, Strategic Initiatives and Planning Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, at mkozar@hrsa.gov or 301-443-1034.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-05279 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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