What's New
FY 2025 NTTAP and FY 2025 PCA NCC Progress Reports
HRSA released the Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) progress report instructions for fiscal year (FY) 2025 NTTAPs and state and regional Primary Care Associations (PCA). We expect the NCC progress reports will be available in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) on Friday, December 20.
You must submit your progress report by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. We must approve your report for you to receive funding for the FY 2025 budget period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Visit the NTTAP TA webpage and the PCA TA webpage for the instructions and other TA resources. Submit questions to the NTTAP Response Team or the PCA Response Team via the BPHC Contact Form (Non-competing Continuation (NCC) Progress Reports (e.g., BPR) > National Training and Technical Assistance Partners or State and Regional Primary Care Associations).
Health Center Stories Showcase Pregnancy Care and a Diabetes Pilot Program
Check out our Health Center Stories webpage to enjoy these new featured stories:
- Advance Community Health in North Carolina introduced a Centering Pregnancy model.
- Lakeshore Community Health Care in Wisconsin pioneered a successful diabetes treatment pilot project.
- Community Health Alliance in Nevada has expanded in a rapidly growing area.
- Primary Health Care of Des Moines, Iowa, launched a maternal mental health program.
- Iowa PCA helps health centers with value-based care services.
Have a story to share? Contact us at HealthCenterStories@hrsa.gov.
Advance Community Health in Raleigh, North Carolina,
hosted its 4th annual End of Summer Block Party during
National Health Center Week in August. The event included
food trucks, inflatables, face painting, a DJ, a laptop raffle, and
a giveaway of 500 free backpacks and school supply packs.
Webinar Recording Available: Navigating the OSV Journey: How to Prepare for a Successful Operational Site Visit
If you missed our October 30 webinar on operational site visits (OSV), watch the recording to hear tips for what to expect from the expert consultant and panel of health centers who shared their OSV-related best practices.
New Funding Available for Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
The Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program (Outreach) is open and accepting applications for the program’s 4-year period of performance (May 1, 2025-April 30, 2029). HRSA will make up to 50 awards to support rural communities to expand the delivery of health care services. Read more and get applicant TA in HRSA’s December 6 bulletin.
Quarterly 340B Program Registration
Quarterly 340B Program site registration is open from January 1 to 15, 2025. You will be able to register a site that has been verified as implemented and with a site status reflected as “active” in EHBs Form 5B through Friday, February 28, 2025. After that date, the system will close to prepare for the April 1, 2025, start.
Email the 340B Prime Vendor Program or call 888-340-2787 (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET) to register a new site or ask questions. You will need to provide:
- Health center name.
- Site/clinic name.
- Site IDs for all sites.
- HRSA/BPHC grant number.
- Contact name and email.
- Authorizing Official name and email.
The Authorizing Official will receive an email message that the account is unlocked and a registration may be submitted.
Issue Brief: Structuring Patient Incentive Programs to Minimize Risk under Federal Laws
A new publication from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) describes how best to structure patient incentive programs to ensure alignment with federal law. Visit the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse to learn more about and access the publication.
Behavioral Health
Supporting and Understanding Tobacco Cessation Programs in Public Housing Primary Care Webinar Series
Join the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a webinar series on evidence-based practices to support tobacco cessation programs. The first webinar will feature data findings for residents in public housing and persons experiencing homelessness and trends in tobacco product usage. The second includes interdisciplinary case examples and practices.
Thursdays, January 16 and 23, 2025
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
HIV
BLUPrInt PrEP Patient Tracker
The Building, Learning, and Understanding Prevention Interventions for HIV (BLUPrInt) website offers data-driven tools and resources to help clinics build or enhance their pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program. The newest feature is a patient tracker that you can use to track patient appointments, reminder calls, and medication assistance program applications. The National Institute of Mental Health funds this resource.
2024 National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report
Last week, the White House released a report showcasing the collaborative efforts of federal agencies — as well as the steadfast work of partners at the community, state, and tribal levels — and demonstrates our important though incremental progress in ending HIV transmission and improving health outcomes and quality of life for people with HIV. Visit the HIV.gov blog for the report and an “at a glance.”
Hypertension
Optimizing Hypertension Strategies
This learning collaborative, offered by NACHC, will combine evidence-based interventions with practical implementation approaches. It will build your capacity to identify and deploy the optimal implementation strategies for your health center. Visit the application page.
Workforce
NTTAP Learning Collaboratives
See the application pages for dates, times, and more information about these opportunities:
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Patient-Centered Excellence: Elevating Health Center Operations and Quality
The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) invites clinicians, nursing leaders, community health workers, care coordinators, and administrators to learn actionable strategies to enhance patient-centered care and improve health outcomes. Through expert-led sessions, engaging peer discussions, and shared insights, you will explore strategies to prioritize patient experience, implement team-based care, and address cultural and systemic barriers to care. Visit the application page.
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Optimizing Hypertension Strategies
See the announcement above.
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Teledentistry for Access
The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is seeking interested health centers to participate in a virtual learning collaborative focused on teledentistry. The program aims to increase access to oral health services through synchronous (real-time) teledentistry by using more efficient practice systems, engaging patients, supporting provider recruitment and retention, and fostering clinical improvements. Visit the application page to apply by THIS Friday, December 13.
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Toward Better Housing Partnerships: How Health Centers and Medical Respite Programs Can Build Capacity to Address Housing-Related Needs
Join NHCHC to explore how you can build capacity for addressing housing-related needs through strong partnerships with community organizations (e.g., Continuums of Care and other local homelessness entities, shelter systems, housing case management). You will identify steps to initiate or strengthen existing health and housing partnerships. Visit the application page to apply by Tuesday, December 31.
Oral Health
Teledentistry for Access Learning Collaborative
See the announcement above.
Additional Resources
The Role of Health Centers in Reducing the Burden of Radon-Induced Lung Cancer
Join NNCC and NCHPH, in partnership with HUD, for a two-part webinar series on radon exposure among public housing residents. Speakers will share ways you can incorporate radon screening and prevention into health services.
Tuesdays, January 21 and 28, 2025
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program Monthly Webinar and Weekly TeleECHO Sessions
We invite primary care providers treating patients with Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronis Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) to join these CDC-funded opportunities to hear about the latest findings and emerging best practices on post-COVID conditions. View the registration page for the monthly webinar series and the application page for the weekly teleECHO series.
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