83_FR_11593 83 FR 11542 - Health Center Program

83 FR 11542 - Health Center Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

Page Range11542-11543
FR Document2018-05279

HRSA provided additional grant funds during extended budget periods to prevent interruptions in the provision of critical health care services for funded service areas until new awards could be made to eligible Service Area Competition (SAC) applicants or HRSA could conduct an orderly phase-out of Health Center Program activities by the current award recipients.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11542-11543]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05279]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Center Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Announcing Budget Period Extensions with Funding for the Health 
Center Program.

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SUMMARY: HRSA provided additional grant funds during extended budget 
periods to prevent interruptions in the provision of critical health 
care services for funded service areas until new awards could be made 
to eligible Service Area Competition (SAC) applicants or HRSA could 
conduct an orderly phase-out of Health Center Program activities by the 
current award recipients.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Recipients of the Award: Health Center Program award recipients for 
service areas that were threatened with a lapse in services due to 
service area re-announcement or transitioning award recipients, as 
listed in Table 1.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: 33 awards for $17,248,966.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: Fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
    CFDA Number: 93.224

    Authority:  Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended).

    Justification: Targeting the nation's high need populations and 
geographic areas, the Health Center Program currently funds nearly 
1,400 health centers that operate more than 11,000 service delivery 
sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, and the Pacific Basin. Nearly 26 million people received 
accessible, affordable, quality primary health care services through 
the Health Center Program award recipients in 2016.
    Approximately one-third of Health Center Program award recipients' 
service areas are competed each year, and each competition has the 
potential to result in a change in award recipient. SACs are also held 
prior to the current grant's project period end date when (1) a grant 
is voluntarily relinquished, or (2) a program noncompliance enforcement 
action taken by HRSA terminates the grant. If the SAC draws no fundable 
applications, HRSA may extend the current award recipient's budget 
period to ensure primary health care services remain available while a 
new competition is conducted for the service area.
    The amount of additional grant funds is calculated by pro-rating 
HRSA's annual funding commitment to the service area. Approximately 6 
months is required to announce and conduct a SAC and select a new award 
recipient. In all cases, current fiscal year funds are used to extend 
the award recipient's existing budget period award. Through these 
actions, award recipients receive consistent levels of funding to 
support uninterrupted primary health care services to the nation's 
underserved populations and communities during service area award 
recipient transition.

                                      Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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                                                                                     Extension     Award amount
                Grant number                         Award recipient name           award date          ($)
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H80CS06641.................................  Ko'olauloa Community Health and            12/01/15         235,116
                                              Wellness Center, Inc.
H80CS26606.................................  Horizon Health and Wellness, Inc...        12/23/15         182,771
H80CS26604.................................  Neighborhood Outreach Access to            12/23/15         192,815
                                              Health.
H80CS00851.................................  Duval County Health Department.....        01/11/16         480,066
H80CS26560.................................  East Central Missouri Behavioral           01/15/16         281,845
                                              Health Services, Inc..
H80CS00048.................................  Santa Cruz County..................        01/15/16         672,655
H80CS00001.................................  City of Springfield, Massachusetts.        01/15/16         606,761
H80CS00384.................................  Monroe County Health Center........        01/15/16         640,737
H80CS26631.................................  La Casa de Salud, Inc..............        01/15/16         563,753
H80CS00400.................................  Circle Family Healthcare Network,          01/22/16         501,296
                                              Inc.
H80CS00013.................................  Covenant House (Under 21)..........        02/03/16         279,116
H80CS26632.................................  Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc.........        02/06/16         423,273
H80CS00054.................................  Metropolitan Development Council...        02/06/16         457,843
H80CS00055.................................  White Bird Clinic..................        02/10/16         412,985
H80CS26587.................................  Saint Hope Foundation..............        02/10/16         229,491
H80CS26620.................................  Korean Health, Education,                  02/12/16         504,386
                                              Information and Research Center.
H80CS26513.................................  FirstMed Health and Wellness Center        02/12/16         596,025
H80CS08770.................................  Health Center of Southeast Texas...        02/12/16         737,066
H80CS00872.................................  Madison County Community Health            03/01/16         467,855
                                              Center.
H80CS00622.................................  The Hunter Health Clinic, Inc......        03/08/16         450,569
H80CS10606.................................  St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc...        04/06/16         334,418
H80CS06078.................................  Yakima Neighborhood Health Services        04/06/16       1,025,892
H80CS17251.................................  Upper Room Aids Ministry, Inc.             04/06/16         738,043
                                              Health Care Center.
H80CS00722.................................  Community Clinic of Maui, Inc......        04/06/16         570,042
H80CS01443.................................  Lane County........................        05/15/16         649,218
H80CS00054.................................  Metropolitan Development Council...        06/14/16         228,922
H80CS00299.................................  Brazos Valley Community Action             01/17/17       1,520,645
                                              Agency, Inc.
H80CS00814.................................  Kalihi-Palama Health Center........        01/17/17       1,105,506

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H80CS00802.................................  Harrington Family Health Center....        02/22/17         294,843
H80CS00436.................................  Family Health Centers of Baltimore.        02/27/17         743,058
H80CS00283.................................  Oakland Primary Health Services,           03/03/17         466,752
                                              Inc.
H80CS00291.................................  The University of Pittsburgh.......        05/02/17         116,417
H80CS06445.................................  Fourth Ward d.b.a. Good Neighbor           05/30/17         538,786
                                              Healthcare Center.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Kozar, Strategic Initiatives and 
Planning Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, 
Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, at mkozar@hrsa.gov or 301-443-1034.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-05279 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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11542 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices Study 329,’’ International Journal of Risk ACTION: Announcing Budget Period Nearly 26 million people received & Safety in Medicine, vol. 20(1–2), pp. Extensions with Funding for the Health accessible, affordable, quality primary 73–81. Center Program. health care services through the Health 14. Garcia-Retamero, R. and M. Galesic. Center Program award recipients in (2010). ‘‘Who Profits From Visual Aids: SUMMARY: HRSA provided additional 2016. Overcoming Challenges in People’s grant funds during extended budget Understanding of Risks,’’ Social Science periods to prevent interruptions in the Approximately one-third of Health & Medicine, vol. 70(7), pp. 1019–1025. provision of critical health care services Center Program award recipients’ 15. Cooper, R.J., D.L. Schriger, R.C. Wallace, for funded service areas until new service areas are competed each year, et al. (2003). ‘‘The Quantity and Quality awards could be made to eligible and each competition has the potential of Scientific Graphs in Pharmaceutical Service Area Competition (SAC) to result in a change in award recipient. Advertisements,’’ Journal of General applicants or HRSA could conduct an SACs are also held prior to the current Internal Medicine, vol. 18(4), pp. 294– orderly phase-out of Health Center grant’s project period end date when (1) 297. Program activities by the current award a grant is voluntarily relinquished, or (2) 16. Sah, S. and A. Fugh-Berman. (2013). recipients. a program noncompliance enforcement ‘‘Physicians Under the Influence: Social SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: action taken by HRSA terminates the Psychology and Industry Marketing Recipients of the Award: Health grant. If the SAC draws no fundable Strategies,’’ The Journal of Law, Center Program award recipients for applications, HRSA may extend the Medicine & Ethics, vol. 41(3), pp. 665– service areas that were threatened with current award recipient’s budget period 672. doi: 10.1111/jlme.12076. a lapse in services due to service area re- to ensure primary health care services Dated: March 9, 2018. announcement or transitioning award remain available while a new Leslie Kux, recipients, as listed in Table 1. competition is conducted for the service Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: area. Associate Commissioner for Policy. 33 awards for $17,248,966. The amount of additional grant funds [FR Doc. 2018–05235 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] Period of Supplemental Funding: is calculated by pro-rating HRSA’s BILLING CODE 4164–01–P Fiscal years 2016 and 2017. annual funding commitment to the CFDA Number: 93.224 service area. Approximately 6 months is DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Authority: Section 330 of the Public required to announce and conduct a Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. SAC and select a new award recipient. HUMAN SERVICES 254b, as amended). In all cases, current fiscal year funds are Health Resources and Services Justification: Targeting the nation’s used to extend the award recipient’s Administration high need populations and geographic existing budget period award. Through areas, the Health Center Program these actions, award recipients receive Health Center Program currently funds nearly 1,400 health consistent levels of funding to support centers that operate more than 11,000 uninterrupted primary health care AGENCY: Health Resources and Services service delivery sites in every state, the services to the nation’s underserved Administration (HRSA), Department of District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the populations and communities during Health and Human Services (HHS). Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. service area award recipient transition. TABLE 1—RECIPIENTS AND AWARD AMOUNTS Extension Award amount Grant number Award recipient name award date ($) H80CS06641 ................................... Ko’olauloa Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc ......................... 12/01/15 235,116 H80CS26606 ................................... Horizon Health and Wellness, Inc ............................................................. 12/23/15 182,771 H80CS26604 ................................... Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health ............................................... 12/23/15 192,815 H80CS00851 ................................... Duval County Health Department ............................................................. 01/11/16 480,066 H80CS26560 ................................... East Central Missouri Behavioral Health Services, Inc. ........................... 01/15/16 281,845 H80CS00048 ................................... Santa Cruz County .................................................................................... 01/15/16 672,655 H80CS00001 ................................... City of Springfield, Massachusetts ............................................................ 01/15/16 606,761 H80CS00384 ................................... Monroe County Health Center .................................................................. 01/15/16 640,737 H80CS26631 ................................... La Casa de Salud, Inc .............................................................................. 01/15/16 563,753 H80CS00400 ................................... Circle Family Healthcare Network, Inc ...................................................... 01/22/16 501,296 H80CS00013 ................................... Covenant House (Under 21) ..................................................................... 02/03/16 279,116 H80CS26632 ................................... Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc ....................................................................... 02/06/16 423,273 H80CS00054 ................................... Metropolitan Development Council ........................................................... 02/06/16 457,843 H80CS00055 ................................... White Bird Clinic ........................................................................................ 02/10/16 412,985 H80CS26587 ................................... Saint Hope Foundation ............................................................................. 02/10/16 229,491 H80CS26620 ................................... Korean Health, Education, Information and Research Center ................. 02/12/16 504,386 H80CS26513 ................................... FirstMed Health and Wellness Center ...................................................... 02/12/16 596,025 H80CS08770 ................................... Health Center of Southeast Texas ............................................................ 02/12/16 737,066 H80CS00872 ................................... Madison County Community Health Center ............................................. 03/01/16 467,855 H80CS00622 ................................... The Hunter Health Clinic, Inc .................................................................... 03/08/16 450,569 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES H80CS10606 ................................... St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc ................................................................ 04/06/16 334,418 H80CS06078 ................................... Yakima Neighborhood Health Services .................................................... 04/06/16 1,025,892 H80CS17251 ................................... Upper Room Aids Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center ................................ 04/06/16 738,043 H80CS00722 ................................... Community Clinic of Maui, Inc .................................................................. 04/06/16 570,042 H80CS01443 ................................... Lane County .............................................................................................. 05/15/16 649,218 H80CS00054 ................................... Metropolitan Development Council ........................................................... 06/14/16 228,922 H80CS00299 ................................... Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc .......................................... 01/17/17 1,520,645 H80CS00814 ................................... Kalihi-Palama Health Center ..................................................................... 01/17/17 1,105,506 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices 11543 TABLE 1—RECIPIENTS AND AWARD AMOUNTS—Continued Extension Award amount Grant number Award recipient name award date ($) H80CS00802 ................................... Harrington Family Health Center .............................................................. 02/22/17 294,843 H80CS00436 ................................... Family Health Centers of Baltimore .......................................................... 02/27/17 743,058 H80CS00283 ................................... Oakland Primary Health Services, Inc ...................................................... 03/03/17 466,752 H80CS00291 ................................... The University of Pittsburgh ...................................................................... 05/02/17 116,417 H80CS06445 ................................... Fourth Ward d.b.a. Good Neighbor Healthcare Center ............................ 05/30/17 538,786 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Phone: (202) 690–5566; email: CARB@ 2018 calendar year in the voting Kozar, Strategic Initiatives and Planning hhs.gov. The Advisory Council charter member category. Voting members are Division Director, Office of Policy and may be accessed online at http:// appointed to serve three or four year Program Development, Bureau of www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. The charter terms. Primary Health Care, Health Resources includes detailed information about the The seven public voting members and Services Administration, at Advisory Council’s purpose, function, sought for this solicitation will be mkozar@hrsa.gov or 301–443–1034. and structure. selected from individuals who are Dated: March 8, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under engaged in: Research on, or George Sigounas, Executive Order 13676, dated implementation of, interventions Administrator. September 18, 2014, authority was given regarding efforts to preserve the [FR Doc. 2018–05279 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] to the Secretary of HHS to establish the effectiveness of antibiotics by Advisory Council, in consultation with optimizing their use; advancing research BILLING CODE 4165–15–P the Secretaries of Defense and to develop improved methods for Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory combating antibiotic resistance and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Council are governed by the provisions conducting antibiotic stewardship; HUMAN SERVICES of Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 strengthening surveillance of antibiotic- U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards resistant bacterial infections; preventing Solicitation of Nominations for for the formation and use of federal the transmission of antibiotic-resistant Appointment to the Presidential advisory committees. The Advisory bacterial infections; advancing the Advisory Council on Combating Council will provide advice, development of rapid point-of-care and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria information, and recommendations to agricultural diagnostics; furthering the Secretary of HHS regarding AGENCY: Office of the Assistant research on new treatments for bacterial programs and policies intended to: Secretary for Health, Office of the infections; developing alternatives to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics Secretary, Department of Health and antibiotics for agricultural purposes; by optimizing their use; advance Human Services. maximizing the dissemination of up-to- research to develop improved methods ACTION: Notice. date information on the appropriate and for combating antibiotic resistance and proper use of antibiotics to the general conducting antibiotic stewardship; SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of public and human and animal health strengthen surveillance of antibiotic- Health and Human Services (HHS) is care providers; and improving resistant bacterial infections; prevent soliciting nominations of individuals international coordination of efforts to the transmission of antibiotic-resistant who are interested in being considered combat antibiotic resistance. bacterial infections; advance the a voting member for appointment to the The public voting members will development of rapid point-of-care and Presidential Advisory Council on represent balanced points of view from agricultural diagnostics; further research Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria human biomedical, public health, and on new treatments for bacterial (Advisory Council). Nominations from agricultural fields to include infections; develop alternatives to qualified individuals who wish to be surveillance of antibiotic-resistant antibiotics for agricultural purposes; considered for appointment to this infections, prevention and/or maximize the dissemination of up-to- member category of the Advisory interruption of the spread of antibiotic- date information on the appropriate and Council are currently being accepted. resistant threats, or development of proper use of antibiotics to the general DATES: Nominations must be received rapid diagnostics and novel treatments. public and human and animal no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 30, healthcare providers; and improve The public voting members may be 2018. international coordination of efforts to physicians, veterinarians, ADDRESSES: Information on how to combat antibiotic resistance. epidemiologists, microbiologists, or submit a nomination is on the Advisory The Advisory Council is authorized to other health care professionals (e.g., Council website, http://www.hhs.gov/ consist of not more than 30 members, nurses, pharmacists, others); individuals ash/carb/. including the voting and non-voting who have expertise and experience as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: members and the Chair and Vice Chair. consumer or patient advocates Jomana Musmar, MS, Ph.D., Acting The current composition of the concerned with antibiotic resistance, or Designated Federal Officer, Presidential in the fields of agriculture and sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Advisory Council consists of 15 voting Advisory Council on Combating members, including the Chair and Vice pharmaceuticals; and they also may be Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Office of Chair, five non-voting liaison from state or local health agencies or the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. representative members, and 10 non- public health organizations. The voting Department of Health and Human voting ex-officio members. public members will be appointed by Services, Room 715H, Hubert H. This announcement is to solicit the Secretary, in consultation with the Humphrey Building, 200 Independence nominations to fill seven positions that Secretaries of Defense and Agriculture. Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. are scheduled to be vacated during the All public voting members will be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionAnnouncing Budget Period Extensions with Funding for the Health Center Program.
ContactMatt Kozar, Strategic Initiatives and Planning Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, at [email protected] or 301-443-1034.
FR Citation83 FR 11542 
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