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Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Period Progress Report Non-Competing Continuation
HRSA released the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Budget Period Progress Report (BPR) Non-Competing Continuation (5-H80-23-001) for Health Center Program award recipients with a January 1, 2023, budget period start date. BPR submissions are due in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, August 19.
Technical assistance (TA) materials, as well as a listing of deadlines for all FY 2023 BPRs, are available on the BPR TA webpage. If you have pre-award or application questions, please use the BPHC Contact Form.
Reminder: Health centers that recently received a 12-month extension Notice of Award with a new period of performance end date that does not end in FY 2023 will submit an FY 2023 BPR.
Deadline Reminder: Service Area Competition Applications for February 1 Starts
Service Area Competition (SAC) HRSA-23-019 applications for February 1 starts are due in:
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Grants.gov: by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, July 18.
- EHBs: by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 17.
TA materials are available on the SAC TA webpage.
Corrections to Service Type Information in the Service Area Announcement Table
Information listed in the Service Type column for several announced service areas under SAC notices of funding opportunity (NOFO) HRSA-23-018, HRSA-23-019, and HRSA-23-020 was updated to correct data errors. Check the Service Type column in the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT) prior to submitting your application in EHBs to confirm the services align with projected patients on Form 1A: General Information Worksheet. This is important to ensure you meet eligibility requirements outlined in the SAC NOFOs.
Preparing for the Workforce Well-being Survey
HRSA plans to field a survey later this year to gather insights on health center workforce well-being. Learn more by watching the June 14 Today with Macrae webcast—fast-forward to the one-hour, nine-minute mark.
We hope as many HRSA-supported health center staff as possible will participate. Our contractor—JSI—is gathering email addresses now to set up unique links to the survey. Last week, we sent a bulletin to health center leaders encouraging them to look for and respond to JSI’s request for a list of staff email addresses. Email addresses and other identifying information associated with these unique links will be disconnected from survey results; all participants and their answers will be kept confidential.
If you have questions or concerns, please use the BPHC Contact Form. Select “Other Topics” under the “General/Other HRSA” category. You can also call 877-464-4772, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday (except federal holidays).
NEXT WEEK: Today with Macrae
Our next session for health center updates is coming up soon. Join to hear about our customer experience work and more. We’ll include access information in the July 12 Digest.
Thursday, July 14
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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HRSA’s June Roundup
HRSA’s recent efforts supported the Biden-Harris Administration’s initiatives to address the overdose epidemic, advance health equity, and reduce the number of new HIV infections in the United States. In addition, HRSA recently:
- Helped launch the Administration’s Maternal Health Blueprint;
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Launched a competition to encourage innovation in primary care; and
- Celebrated Pride month.
Read more June highlights.
Monkeypox Resources
- Visit CDC's monkeypox website for updates and resources, including a fact sheet on the related national vaccine strategy.
- CDC’s recent Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call (Wednesday, June 29) focused on the topic. The slides and recording are available on the COCA call webpage.
Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations Application Open Season
Organizations operating in a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) state that want to provide enrollment assistance to consumers for plan year 2023 must apply to CMS to become a certified application counselor designated organization (CDO), if they are not already a CDO. Open season for CDO applications ends on Wednesday, August 31. CDOs oversee certified application counselors, who are trained and able to help consumers seeking health coverage options through the Marketplace. Learn more.
For additional questions, contact CMS at CACQuestions@cms.hhs.gov. Please include your organization’s name and address in the body of your email.
New HHS Site on Reproductive Rights
A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court changes federal protections for reproductive health care services to a decision made at the state level. To help patients and providers better understand quickly changing policies, HHS’ new site explains access to care for those with and without insurance coverage. The section related to lack of health insurance links to HRSA’s Find a Health Center tool.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Who Transition Age Groups
The following CDC resources provide answers to common questions about pediatric vaccination against COVID-19. The first two address the specific instances where a child ages into an older group during the vaccination period.
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Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal Open
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal is open for Reporting Period 3. Providers who received one or more PRF payment exceeding $10,000, in the aggregate, during the third Payment Received Period must report on their use of funds no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, September 30. More information and resources can be found on HRSA’s PRF Reporting webpage.
TODAY: Dealing with Ongoing Pandemic Challenges and Shifting to Endemic COVID-19
The National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home Office Hours session will focus on pandemic-related challenges facing health centers. You’ll hear from health centers about best practices around staff/resource shortages and site closures.
11:00 a.m.-noon ET
Register here
Behavioral Health
Depression and Suicidality among Men
Men account for more than 75% of all suicide deaths in America each year. Evidence suggests men are far less likely to seek help for mental health challenges, irrespective of age, nationality, or ethnic or racial background. This highly interactive session will address suicidality as a behavioral condition, suicide care management in practice, and evidence-based treatment for suicide prevention.
Friday, July 15
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Register here
**1.5 CEs available**
988 Lifeline Transition Begins Saturday, July 16
The U.S. is getting close to the transition to 988—the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step to strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the United States. SAMHSA’s 988 Partner Toolkit includes Frequently Asked Questions and materials that you can use to educate your community.
Call for Applications: Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Health Learning Collaborative
The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is seeking interested health centers to participate in a virtual learning collaborative on integrating behavioral health and oral health. Using NNOHA’s “User’s Guide for Implementation of Interprofessional Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies” as a framework, participants will work to implement behavioral health screenings (i.e., PHQ-2, PHQ-9) into the dental clinic. Learn more and apply by 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, August 5.
NNOHA is a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP).
HIV
In Case You Missed It: HRSA Recognizes National HIV Testing Day
Jim and Dr. Laura Cheever (Associate Administrator of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau) had the honor of penning the featured National HIV Testing Day blogpost on HIV.gov last week. They discussed HRSA’s role in Ending the HIV Epidemic. They also shared insights on the theme for this year’s observance, “HIV Testing is Self-Care.”
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Podcast: Ryan White and Intimate Partner Violence Funds for Health Centers
The podcast series Expanding the Continuum includes a new episode for health centers discussing the intersections of HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) and opportunities for health centers to apply for Ryan White funds to address and prevent domestic and sexual violence and prevent HIV/AIDS. The episode is sponsored by Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, a HRSA-funded NTTAP.
Register for the 2022 National Ryan White Conference
Registration is open for the virtual 2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment, which will take place from Tuesday, August 23, through Friday, August 26. This is the largest national conference for HIV care and treatment providers, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients, subrecipients, stakeholders, and people with HIV. HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau requires that staff funded by the RWHAP attend the biennial conference.
Workforce
Pass it Forward: Become a Mentor or Advisor
Are you a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) member or alumnus? If so, we need you for the NHSC Pathway Readiness TA Initiative, a five-year program of HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce. It helps prepare NHSC Scholarship Program and NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program participants for their service at NHSC-approved sites by:
- Building their capacity to eliminate health disparities through community engagement and advocacy.
- Building their resiliency to stressors that can arise from routine practice and during a public health crisis.
You can support the initiative by serving on committees, assisting with trainings, and mentoring current participants. Contact the project coordinator with questions.
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Call for Applications: Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Health Learning Collaborative
See the announcement above.
Self-Care for the Health Center Workforce
Self-care involves a combination of tools and activities individuals use to manage and resolve stress. A critical, but often overlooked, aspect of self-care is the need for organizations to take the lead in creating an environment that lessens stressors and is conducive to practicing these individual techniques.
This new publication by the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved's (ACU) STAR2 Center offers a starting point for health center leadership and staff to understand and implement techniques, tools, and practices for self-care. ACU is a HRSA-funded NTTAP.
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Developing Clinical Leaders at Every Level of Your Health Center
It is crucial for health centers to develop leaders at all levels, and ACU’s STAR2 Center will provide practical strategies to help health centers build leadership skills for all types of clinical providers in a training that is part of ACU’s 2022 Conference, “Resilience & Transformation in Care.” Join the training in-person in Washington, D.C., or online. You’ll explore how to develop career paths and opportunities for advancement for rising clinical leaders. This free training is from 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 2. Contact Narine Hovnanian to register.
Oral Health
Call for Applications: Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Health Learning Collaborative
See the announcement above.
Telehealth
Five Steps to Starting a Telehealth Practice
Looking to further integrate telehealth into your medical practice? This useful tip sheet highlights the five important steps you need to plan your telehealth workflow
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