February 4, 2021 What's New HHS: Special Enrollment Period for Health Coverage. In response to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a special period for enrollment of qualified individuals and families, February 15 through May 15, in those states served by the HealthCare.gov platform. Some states run their own websites for enrollment and may or may not make a similar offer. Enter your zip code to find local help. GAO on Federal Response to the Pandemic. The January report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides an overview of actions taken and offers 13 additional recommendations that include improving the medical supply chain through the Strategic National Stockpile, and better service to older adults in rural areas through the Older Americans Act. NIH: Methamphetamine Overdose Deaths Rise Sharply Nationwide. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that, from 2011-2018, deaths more than quadrupled among non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives from 4.5 to 20.9 per 100,000 people. The U.S. average for people aged 25 – 54 increased from 1.3 to 7.3 per 100,000 people during that time period. COVID-19 Resources Federal Office of Rural Health Policy FAQs for COVID-19. A set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from our grantees and stakeholders. COVID-19 FAQs and Funding for HRSA Programs. Find all funding and frequently asked questions for programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions. Includes information on terms and conditions, attestation, reporting and auditing requirements, general and targeted distributions, and how to report capital equipment purchases. CDC COVID-19 Updates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides daily updates and guidance, including a section specific to rural health care, a Toolkit for Tribal Communities, and a tracker of cases, deaths, and tests by county. New: COVID-19 Vaccine Locator. CMS Coronavirus Stakeholder Calls. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosts recurring online sessions to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and offer attendees an opportunity to ask questions of CMS. HHS Coronavirus Data Hub. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) website includes estimated and reported hospital capacity by state, with numbers updated daily. COVID-19 Data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The site provides access to demographic and economic data, including state and local data on at-risk populations, poverty, health insurance coverage, and employment. ATTC Network COVID-19 Resources for Addictions Treatment. The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network was established in 1993 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The online catalog of COVID-related resources includes regularly-updated guidance and trainings for professionals in the field. GHPC's Collection of Rural Health Strategies for COVID-19. The FORHP-supported Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) provides reports, guidance, and innovative strategies gleaned from their technical assistance and peer learning sessions with FORHP grantees. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties. The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis provides up-to-date data on rural and urban confirmed cases throughout the United States. An animated map shows the progression of cases beginning January 21 to the present. Rural Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019. The Rural Health Information Hub has a compendium of rural-specific activities and guidelines, including Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness, a tool with resources for responding to a local surge in cases. New: Rural Innovations in COVID-19 Vaccination. SAMHSA Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) created this list of resources, tools, and trainings for behavioral health and recovery providers. Mobilizing Health Care Workforce via Telehealth. ProviderBridge.org was created by the Federation of State Medical Boards through the CARES Act and the FORHP-supported Licensure Portability Program. The site provides up-to-date information on emergency regulation and licensing by state as well as a provider portal to connect volunteer health care professionals to state agencies and health care entities. Online Resource for Licensure of Health Professionals. Created by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, the site provides up-to-date information on emergency regulation and licensing in each state for psychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists assistants, and social workers. Funding and Opportunities Host Site Application for CDC's Public Health Associate Program – February 16. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks state, local, and tribal public health organizations to host individuals in its Public Health Associate Program. Nongovernmental organizations, public health associations, and academic institutions are also eligible to apply if they can provide robust on-the-job experiences suitable for recent college graduates. USDA Rural Community Development Initiative – March 22. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award grants of up to $250,000 each for projects related to housing, community, and economic development. Points will be awarded to applications proposing efforts at prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use disorder. Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit community-based housing and development organizations and federally-recognized tribal governments. DOJ Rural Program for Violence Against Women – March 12. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will make 55 awards with total funding of $32 million to address and prevent crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. Eligible applicants are states and territories, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations. DOJ Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction for Tribal Governments – March 26. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will make 10 awards with total funding of $3.4 million to assist Tribal governments with justice proceedings for criminal defendants and services for victims of domestic violence. PCORI Advisory Panel Nominations – March 31. The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seeks nominations for its panels that include practicing and research clinicians, patients, and experts in health services research, delivery, and medicine. Panels do not serve in an official decision-making capacity, but their recommendations and advice will be taken into consideration by PCORI staff, Board, and Methodology Committee. Read more about rural-focused PCORI-funded projects. DOL Dislocated Worker Program – Ongoing. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will provide grants to state, local, and tribal entities that provide employment-related services for dislocated workers. Two types of Dislocated Worker Grants are funded: 1) Disaster Recovery Grants create temporary employment opportunities to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts when an area impacted by an emergency or major disaster is declared eligible for public assistance; and 2) Employment Recovery Grants temporarily expand capacity to service dislocated workers following a qualifying event such as plant closures and mass layoffs. USDA Economic Impact Initiative Grants – Ongoing. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides funding to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural communities that have extreme unemployment and severe economic depression. An essential community facility is one that provides an essential service to the local community, serves a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial, or business undertakings. Rural Health Research Research in this section is provided by the HRSA/FORHP-supported Rural Health Research Gateway. Sign up to receive alerts when new publications become available. Advancing Population Health in Rural Places: Key Lessons and Policy Opportunities. This paper from the RUPRI Health Panel reviews Medicare and Medicaid demonstration projects, determining critical questions and opportunities for future policy. Policy Updates Visit the FORHP Policy page to see all recent updates and send questions to ruralpolicy@hrsa.gov. No policy updates this week. Learning Events and Technical Assistance Webinar: Let's Talk About CHART Payment – Thursday, February 4 at 2:00 pm ET. This 90 minute webinar from the Rural Health Value team will discuss the financial model for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center's Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) model Community Transformation Track, which is testing a new Medicare payment methodology for rural communities. MATRC: Answering Questions About Telehealth and Telemental Health – Friday, February 5 at 12:00 pm ET. The Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) holds a live, one-hour event to answer questions about the basics. The MATRC is one of 14 FORHP-Supported Telehealth Resource Centers. Webinar Series: Medicaid Telehealth Policy and COVID-19 – Friday, February 5 at 2:00 pm ET. The Center for Connected Health Policy will organize and host a telehealth webinar series targeted at Medicaid agencies. This series is designed to tackle pressing telehealth policy challenges faced by Medicaid programs and offer medical directors, administrators, and program staff a chance to share lessons learned. Webinars will take place every Friday over a four-week period during Winter, Spring, and Fall 2021 from 2:00 - 3:30pm ET. CORH: Rural Health in a Post COVID-19 World – Tuesday, February 9 at 1:00 pm ET. The Center for Optimizing Rural Health (CORH) collects and analyzes data to help rural hospitals use best practices for quality health care. The next webinar in their monthly series looks at rural health beyond the pandemic. IHS on COVID-19 in Indian Country – Thursday, February 11 at 2:00 pm ET. The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will hold a one-hour session on the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Native communities. NAM on Serious Illness Care in the Home – Tuesday, February 16 at 12:00 pm ET. In this 90-minute session, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) will hold a roundtable discussion on a range of issues, including providing palliative care, strategies to reach people with serious illness living in rural communities, and the opportunities for telehealth. NCTRC Telehealth Policy Update – Thursday, February 18 at 2:00 pm ET. The FORHP-supported National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (NCTRC) will hold a one-hour webinar to provide an update on federal and state policy and look ahead to what's coming in 2021. Resources of the Week Innovations in Delivering COVID-19 Vaccinations. The Rural Health Information Hub updated its COVID-19 Innovations section to include examples of how rural communities are addressing vaccine hesitancy and distribution. RHIhub asks other rural communities and providers to share their own experiences. A Customizable Communications Toolkit for Rural Hospitals and Clinics. The National Rural Health Resource Center provides templates that include educational fliers and posters, newspaper and radio scripts, website graphics, and talking points for leaders to reach internal and external audiences. Approaching Deadlines DOL Workforce Pathways for Youth Program – February 4 NIH Research to Address Vaccine Hesitancy Among Disparity Populations – February 5 RWJF Summer Health Professions Education Program – February 5 SAMHSA Grants for Campus Suicide Prevention – February 5 SAMHSA Mental Health Awareness Training Grants – February 5 HRSA Nurse Faculty Loan Program – February 8 SAMHSA Expanding Treatment/Recovery Services for Youth – February 8 SAMHSA Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program – February 8 USDA Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program – February 8 CDC National Center for Prevention of Childhood Agricultural Injury – February 9 DOL YouthBuild Training Opportunity Zones – February 9 EPA Student Design Competition for Environmental Health – February 9 Comments Requested: Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule – February 12 EPA Training/Technical Assistance for Small Public Water Systems – February 12 Request for Nominations to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission – February 12 SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category III – February 12 Indian Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment Program – February 15 SAMHSA Grants for Building Communities of Recovery – February 15 Host Site Application for CDC's Public Health Associate Program – February 16 RWJF Equity-Focused Policy Research Supporting Families with Young Children – Letters of Intent February 16 SAMHSA Rural Emergency Medical Services Training – February 16 CMS Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model (CHART) – Letters of Intent February 17 HRSA Advanced Nursing Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program – February 17 CDC Research to Inform Pandemic Response for Displaced Persons – February 18 HRSA Capacity Development for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C – February 19 HRSA Training for Primary Care and Maternal Health – February 22 HRSA Loan Programs for Health Professions Schools – February 25 HRSA Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – February 25 NIH Approaches to Decrease Stigma of Substance Use Disorders – February 26 IHS Health Professions Scholarship Program – February 28 DOJ Culturally-Specific Services for Sexual Assault Victims – March 1 DOJ Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking – March 1 SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants – March 1 DOJ Mentoring for Youth Affected by the Opioid Crisis – March 2 DOJ Services for Victims of Human Trafficking – March 2 DOJ Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program – March 4 ARC Workforce/Economic Revitalization in Appalachia – Letters of Intent March 5 DOJ Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence – March 8 DOJ Grants for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Against Children – March 9 CDC Grants for New Investigators Researching Violence Impacting Children – March 10 DOJ Rural Program for Violence Against Women – March 12 HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) -Implementation – March 12 NEA Citizens' Institute on Rural Design – March 12 HRSA P4 Challenge: Primary Care to Improve Child Health – March 15 NIH: Social/Behavioral Research for Cancer Intervention in Rural Populations – March 15 CMS Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model (CHART) – Extended to March 16 DOJ Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women – March 16 NIH Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Connectedness/Isolation – March 17 Comments Requested: Proposed Changes to OMB Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Delineations – March 20 CDC Research Grants to Prevent Violence/ACEs – March 22 USDA Rural Community Development Initiative – March 22 DOJ Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction for Tribal Governments – March 26 DOJ Grants for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault – March 29 DOJ Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants – March 29 PCORI Advisory Panel Nominations – March 31 Application for CMS Innovation Center Geographic Direct Contracting Model – April 2 HRSA Evidence-Based Telehealth Grant Program – April 2 HRSA Grants for RCORP - Psychostimulant Support – April 12 Special Enrollment Period for Health Coverage – May 15 Ongoing Opportunities AHRQ Research to Improve Patient Transitions through HIT – December 2022 American Indian Public Health Resource Center Technical Assistance ASA Rural Access to Anesthesia Care Scholarship CDC Training Pediatric Medical Providers to Recognize ACEs Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program Dept of Commerce: Economic Development Assistance Programs Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grants DRA Technical Assistance for Delta Region Community Health Systems Development EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Housing Assistance Council: Housing Loans for Low-Income Rural Communities HUD Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program IHS Tribal Forensic Healthcare Training IHS/DOD Medical Supplies and Equipment for Tribes (Project TRANSAM) NARHC Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional Course NIH Practice-Based Research for Mental Health Interventions in Pediatric Primary Care Settings – July 1 (Letters of Intent June 1) NIH Research for AI/AN End-of-Life Care – January 8, 2022 NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health – May 2022 NIH Research – Alcohol and Other Substance Use – Dates Through August 2022 NIH Research on Minority Health/Health Disparities – September 8, 2022 NIH Research on Palliative Care in Home/Community Settings – September 8, 2022 NIH Research to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes Through HIT NIH Strategies for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in HIT Nominations for Federal Advisory Commission on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Nominations for National Advisory Committee on Migrant Health Opportunity Zones for Economic Development Primary Care Development Corporation Community Investment Loans Rural Graduate Medical Education Planning and Development RWJF Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health RWJF Pioneering Ideas Brief Proposals SBA Guaranteed Loans for Small Business Southeast Rural Community Assistance Loans USDA Community Facilities Program USDA Community Food Projects Technical Assistance USDA Drinking Water and Waste Disposal for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages USDA Economic Impact Initiative Grants USDA Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants USDA Guaranteed Loans for Rural Rental Housing – through 2021 USDA Intermediary Relending Program USDA Rural Business Development Grants USDA Rural Business Investment Program USDA Rural Energy Savings Program USDA Summer Food Program USDA Technical Assistance for Healthy Food Financing Initiative USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans USDA Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects USDOT Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S) | 
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