May 25 – the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing that it is dedicating $4.8 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to support the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program. This funding will allow the program to continue reimbursing health care providers for testing uninsured individuals for COVID-19. As of May 19, 2021, the program has issued nearly $4 billion in testing reimbursements to providers.

Read the release.

We announced the availability of up to $50 million for HRSA-funded health centers to further efforts to advance virtual care. This competitive, one-time funding opportunity will support health centers in optimizing the use of virtual care to increase access and improve clinical quality for medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations.

Application Due Date:

• Friday, July 16, 11:59 p.m. ET in Grants.gov
• Tuesday, August 17, 5 p.m. ET in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs)

Visit the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Optimizing Virtual Care technical assistance (TA) webpage for the Notice of Funding Opportunity, pre-recorded TA webinar, and other resources.

On Saturday, June 5, we will mark a momentous milestone in the HIV/AIDS community. It is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day and the 40^th anniversary of when the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS were officially reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

On this day, our HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) will honor the more than 32 million people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses globally, including 700,000 in the U.S., since the start of the HIV epidemic.

Join our Twitter thread to honor HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. Share your program’s goals, accomplishments, and experiences @HRSAgov with the hashtag #HRSAHonorsHIVSurvivors. The thread continues through Saturday, June 5, which is both HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day as well as the 40^th anniversary of when the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS were officially reported. We encourage you to comment on, like, and retweet the posts each day throughout the #HRSAHonorsHIVSurvivors thread.

Join us on Tuesday, June 22 at Noon ET for our Substance Use Disorder and Pregnancy webinar. This is the first webinar in the Region 5, 6, and 7 Maternal Health webinar series. The series’ goal is to highlight:  

• innovations and promising practices
• resources to promote and further maternal health and well-being across the lifespan

Hear from our Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the University of Texas Health Science Center, who will discuss HRSA’s Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.

Visit our How We Improve Maternal Health webpage for resources and tools on maternal health.

Join our virtual job fair on Wednesday, June 23 from 6:45 - 10:15 p.m. ET if you're a:

• National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
• Nurse Corps approved facility with open opportunities
• healthcare professional seeking a career helping underserved communities

Sign up now and be ready to connect.

We released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Vaccine Confidence Program to expand access to vaccines and ensure equity in COVID-19 response in rural communities.

The new funding will support eligible RHCs to increase vaccine confidence, improve health care in rural areas, and reinforce key messages about prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. 

Interested RHCs must complete three registrations before applying for a HRSA grant. 

Application Due Date: Wednesday, June 23, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Are you a faculty member at an approved health professions school with an interest in training the next generation of health professionals? You may be eligible for our Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP). FLRP works to recruit health professions faculty from diverse backgrounds. Participants receive up to $40,000 to pay off their qualifying educational loans in exchange for two years of teaching service.

Application Due Date: Thursday, July 1, 7:30 p.m. ET. Check your eligibility today. 

Behavioral health delivery is changing significantly due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. With resources on Telehealth.HHS.gov, providers can learn how to evaluate their telebehavioral health program to build an effective strategy to expand health care delivery options and care access for patients.