COVID-19
Deadline Extensions
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Calendar Year 2021 FTCA Health Center Deeming Applications Will Open Soon
Applications for medical malpractice coverage under the FTCA will open on Monday, April 13, in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs). We’ve extended the completion deadline to Monday, July 13.
HRSA guidance for both new applications (deeming) and renewal of existing coverage (redeeming) for health center staff is available in Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2020-02. Details about coverage for health center volunteer health professionals are available in PAL 2020-03.
The HRSA website has more details about the application process, including a recorded TA webinar.
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Service Area Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity
HRSA is extending the application deadline for the Service Area Competition (SAC) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) HRSA-20-100 in order to provide flexibility to health centers as they focus on COVID-19 activities. Applications are now due in EHBs by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 22. TA materials are available on the SAC TA webpage. Questions? Contact the SAC Response Team.
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Budget Period Progress Reports
In order to provide flexibility as health centers focus on the COVID-19 crisis, HRSA is extending the deadline of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Budget Period Progress Report (BPR) non-competing continuation for award recipients with a September 1, 2020, budget period start date (5-H80-20-007). Submissions are now due in EHBs by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 1. TA materials are available on the BPR TA webpage. Questions? Contact the BPR Response Team.
TA for COVID-19 Supplemental Funding for Health Centers
HRSA will host two question and answer sessions to help the FY 2020 Coronavirus Supplemental Funding for Health Centers (COVID-19) award recipients develop their responses to the COVID-19 Response Reporting Requirement due in EHBs on Thursday, April 23. Additional TA is available on the COVID-19 Supplemental Funding for Health Centers TA webpage.
Guidance for HRSA Grant Recipients
On Thursday, March 19, OMB issued Memorandum M-20-17, Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations. When compared to OMB’s March 9 Memorandum (M-20-11), the newer memorandum provides similar administrative relief but to an expanded scope of recipients. To ease the programmatic difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, HRSA is integrating all 13 of the administrative flexibilities provided in the latest OMB memorandum. Learn more.
Upcoming Events
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COVID-19 & FTCA Office Hour: The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a HRSA funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA) will hold an office hour TODAY at 2:00 p.m. to answer health center-specific Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)-related questions. They will feature a speaker from HRSA. Visit NACHC's website to register.
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Flattening the COVID-19 Curve: Latest Update: NACHC hosts weekly webinars on Thursdays through April. BPHC Associate Administrator Jim Macrae is expected to present updates on the April 9 webinar. Visit NACHC's website to register or view past recordings.
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PCMH Office Hours: Health Centers, PCMH, & COVID-19: During this session on Wednesday, April 14, the National Committee for Quality Assurance will respond to health center questions regarding changes to its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) policies during the March 1–September 1 time frame. Register here.
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Financial Preparedness in the Midst of a Crisis Finance Office Hours for Health Centers: Strategies to Manage Operations during COVID-19: NACHC is offering financial preparedness office hours every other week on Fridays. The next session is Friday, April 17. Topics will change to address real-time challenges based on health center input and feedback. Register here.
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COVID-19 Webinar Series: Resource-Sharing and Discussions with the Frontline: The National Center for Farmworker Health, a HRSA-funded NCA, presents a webinar series to provide health centers with the resources and strategies to continue enabling access to care for their patient populations. Learn more and register here.
Resources
HHS News
Substance Use Disorder & Mental Health
Virtual Learning Guide
Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network, which is funded by SAMHSA, produced this workbook for facilitators. It includes tips, examples, and reflective questions for those who are leading online professional development and other group learning events. This guide provides technical and interactive strategies and approaches to virtual learning to support the mental health workforce.
Diabetes
Diabetes in Special & Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series
Fourteen HRSA-funded NCAs have partnered to create a four-part national learning webinar series for health centers, PCAs, and Health Center Controlled Networks. The goal is to increase foundational knowledge of effective strategies to prevent, treat, and manage diabetes among special and vulnerable Health Center Program populations. This year’s National Learning Series topics include team-based care, patient health literacy, and community engagement to address diabetes.
Today is the third session in the series:
Diabetes Continuum of Care: Effective Service Delivery Approaches to Improve Health Literacy
Tuesday, April 7
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Learn more about the series and register for individual webinars.
Workforce
Reducing Health Disparities through Community Partnerships
The SDOH Academy announces a two-session learning collaborative designed to help health centers and their partners enhance population health through partnership development and improved service integration. This is a collaboration between several HRSA-funded NCAs, and the SDOH was founded by one of the participating organizations. Session 1 (Wednesday, April 8) will provide an overview and session 2 (Wednesday, April 22) will dive into implementation strategies. You can also find additional SDOH resources in the Health Center Clearinghouse.
Deadline Extension: HRSA’s National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs
HRSA’s National Health Service Corps (NHSC) opened its application for all three loan repayment programs:
We’ve extended the application deadline to Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Eligible clinicians providing primary medical, dental, or behavioral health care services or evidence-based SUD treatment can qualify for loan repayment up to $50,000 for the NHSC LRP, up to $75,000 for the NHSC SUD Workforce LRP, and up to $100,000 for the Rural Community LRP. Learn more about eligible disciplines, site types, and service commitment.
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Additional Resources
Risk Management Training: Requirements, Resources, and Strategies
ECRI Institute (on HRSA’s behalf) presents a webinar on risk management training. It will focus on the relationship between risk management training and patient safety, the core elements of a successful risk management program, the training requirements described in the Health Center Program Compliance Manual, and the selection and use of ECRI Institute Clinical Risk Management Program resources for training efforts. ECRI Institute will offer the webinar at two times. This webinar will be recorded and archived on the Clinical Risk Management Program website if you can’t attend.
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A Population Health Strategy to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Join HRSA for an interactive presentation and discussion with Sam Cykert, M.D. (pictured), of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chief of the Program on Health and Clinical Informatics and Director of the AHRQ-funded Heart Health NOW initiative of North Carolina. Dr. Cykert will share how to reduce cardiovascular disease risk morbidity and mortality by:
- Stratifying patients by risk.
- Setting up rapid engagement and re-engagement systems to address treatment and lifestyle.
- Adopting a system of dissemination and implementation, where small practices can thrive in our value-based environment.
- Advancing the promise of primary care and quantitatively proving its value.
Thursday, April 16
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
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