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Today, during National Health Center Week, HHS, through HRSA, awarded nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,400 community health centers across the country to advance health equity through better data collection and reporting. On Friday, August 5, President Biden issued a proclamation on National Health Center Week to recognize the vital role health centers play in safeguarding the well-being of Americans and honor the heroic staff who keep these facilities running.
The Biden-Harris Administration has been committed to ensuring an equitable pandemic response and recovery, and these awards will help strengthen efforts to eliminate inequities in COVID-19 care and outcomes within communities of color and other underserved populations. The nearly $90 million in funding announced today also builds on the $7.6 billion invested from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to strengthen the health center workforce, renovate facilities, and equip them with essential COVID-19 medical supplies over the past year.
Funding supports a data modernization effort aimed at better identifying and responding to the specific needs of patients and communities through improved data quality, advancing COVID-19 response, mitigation, and recovery efforts, and, helping prepare for future public health emergencies. Read the press release.
View an interactive map of fiscal year 2022 American Rescue Plan Uniform Data System Patient-Level Submission Funding (ARP-UDS+) award recipients, including a state-by-state breakdown.
Visit the ARP-UDS+ technical assistance page for award recipient information and other resources.
HRSA will host a TA webinar for award recipients:
Tuesday, August 16
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
If you prefer to join by phone: 833-568-8864
When prompted, enter meeting/webinar ID: 160 036 9492
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