Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Health Center Program COVID-19 HHS Bridge Access Program Funding Awards, 71368 [2023-22751]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Health
Center Program COVID–19 HHS Bridge
Access Program Funding Awards
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of funding awards.
submit data on program activities
through the HRSA Health Center
COVID–19 survey as required, as well as
periodic progress reports.
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
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AGENCY:
In support of the HHS Bridge
Access Program for COVID–19 Vaccines
and Treatments, HRSA provided more
than $81 million in one-time funding to
all current Health Center Program
operational (H80) award recipients and
to health center look-alikes that
previously received American Rescue
Plan funding (L2C awards).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division
Director, HRSA, at oshockey@hrsa.gov
and (301) 594–4300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: The
total amount of funding, number of
awards, and award recipients can be
found here: https://bphc.hrsa.gov/
funding/coronavirus-related-funding/
covid-19-bridge-funding/fy-2023awards.
Project Period: September 1, 2023—
December 31, 2024.
CFDA Number: 93.527.
Authority: Section 2401 of the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117–2.
Justification: The end of the declared
COVID–19 Public Health Emergency
and associated transition to commercial
access to vaccines and therapeutics
impacts the capacity of health centers to
maintain essential COVID–19 related
services for their patients, including but
not limited to health center patients
who lack health insurance. Health
centers will use one-time Bridge
funding to support uninsured and
underinsured patients and residents of
their communities with needs such as
COVID–19 vaccination and
therapeutics, enabling/patient support
services (such as outreach, education,
enrollment assistance, transportation,
translation, and care coordination) to
support COVID–19 related services;
community COVID–19 vaccination
events; and, supplies and personnel
who support COVID–19 related services
and care delivery, including personnel
costs necessary to develop, support, or
expand collaborations, including
collaborations with state/jurisdiction
immunization programs. Recipients will
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Health Center Program COVID-19 HHS
Bridge Access Program Funding Awards
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of funding awards.
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SUMMARY: In support of the HHS Bridge Access Program for COVID-19
Vaccines and Treatments, HRSA provided more than $81 million in one-
time funding to all current Health Center Program operational (H80)
award recipients and to health center look-alikes that previously
received American Rescue Plan funding (L2C awards).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division
Director, HRSA, at [email protected] and (301) 594-4300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: The total amount of funding,
number of awards, and award recipients can be found here: https://bphc.hrsa.gov/funding/coronavirus-related-funding/covid-19-bridge-funding/fy-2023-awards.
Project Period: September 1, 2023--December 31, 2024.
CFDA Number: 93.527.
Authority: Section 2401 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117-2.
Justification: The end of the declared COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency and associated transition to commercial access to vaccines
and therapeutics impacts the capacity of health centers to maintain
essential COVID-19 related services for their patients, including but
not limited to health center patients who lack health insurance. Health
centers will use one-time Bridge funding to support uninsured and
underinsured patients and residents of their communities with needs
such as COVID-19 vaccination and therapeutics, enabling/patient support
services (such as outreach, education, enrollment assistance,
transportation, translation, and care coordination) to support COVID-19
related services; community COVID-19 vaccination events; and, supplies
and personnel who support COVID-19 related services and care delivery,
including personnel costs necessary to develop, support, or expand
collaborations, including collaborations with state/jurisdiction
immunization programs. Recipients will submit data on program
activities through the HRSA Health Center COVID-19 survey as required,
as well as periodic progress reports.
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
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