April 8, 2021 What's New We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced a national effort to help community partners promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence. The campaign includes educational materials targeted to specific audiences and seeks volunteers for the COVID-19 Community Corps. HHS Expands COVID-19 Vaccine to All Community Health Centers. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday that all HRSA-supported health centers are now invited to participate in the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program. The expansion of the program to 1,470 health centers nationwide will increase the number of people vaccinated and help ensure equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. GAO Report on Federal Response to the Pandemic. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) researches Federal government operations and reports fact-based, non-partisan information. Over the last year, the GAO made 44 specific recommendations for an effective federal response to COVID-19 and provides and update on progress in this report. Information specific to rural areas, such as distributions from the Provider Relief Fund and special funding for telehealth, is detailed throughout. The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases. The Economic Research Service (ERS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture details their research into contributing factors for geographic differences, with a focus on the widespread introduction of prescription drugs in rural and urban areas. See the Events section below to register for an ERS webinar on this report, taking place at 1:00 pm ET today. COVID-19 Resources New: Volunteer to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has expanded its definition of persons authorized to give the vaccine. These include, among others, current and retired traditional and non-traditional health care professionals, and students in health care programs. 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 COVID-19-related 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 vaccine locator by state. New: COVID-19 Vaccination Trainings for new and experienced providers. CMS Coronavirus Partner Resources. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides information for providers, health plans, state Medicaid programs, and Children's Health Insurance Programs and hosts recurring online sessions to provide updates. 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 March 26, 2020 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. 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 ARC Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems – Letters of Intent May 17. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will make grants of up to $500,000 for projects within ARC's 13 state region that create or expand upon a recovery ecosystem that will lead to workforce re-entry for individuals experiencing substance use disorder. This is the second of two rounds of funding; the first round awarded more than $9.4 million across the region. Projects are encouraged to support the post-treatment-to-employment continuum, which could include investments in healthcare networks and/or recovery-focused job training. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, local development districts, institutions of higher education, tribes/tribal consortium, and public or private nonprofit organizations. Letters of intent are required by May 17 for a final application deadline of June 18. CDC Community Health Workers for COVID Response – May 24. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will make 70 awards with total funding of $300 million for the training and deployment of community health workers in geographic areas experiencing health disparities. Priority populations are those with increased prevalence of COVID-19, including rural areas, racial and ethnic minority groups, and those who are economically disadvantaged. See more about rural Community Health Workers below under Events and Resource of the Week. NIH Research at Minority Serving Institutions to Address Disparities – May 28. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to support collaborative teams and individual scientists proposing research into preventing, reducing, or eliminating health disparities. Projects must include a focus on one or more NIH-designated populations that experience health disparities in the US, which include Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities. Eligible applicants are public and private institutions of higher education that received no more than $6 million per year in NIH funding for the preceding two fiscal years. Applications from minority serving institutions are encouraged. USDA Grants for Distance Learning and Telemedicine – June 4. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make 90 awards with total funding of $44.5 million to improve distance learning and telemedicine in rural areas. Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments; nonprofit organizations; school districts and institutions of higher education. Policy Updates Visit the FORHP Policy page to see all recent updates and send questions to ruralpolicy@hrsa.gov. RHC and FQHC Medicare Payments for COVID-19 Vaccines. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) may contact their Medicare Administrative Contractor to request lump sum payments for administering COVID-19 vaccines in advance of cost report settlement. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will pay RHCs and FQHCs for COVID-19 vaccines and administration at 100% reasonable cost similar to how influenza and pneumonia vaccines are paid. Learning Events and Technical Assistance The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases – Thursday, April 8 at 1:00 pm ET. The Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture presents findings from their report in an hour-long presentation. ASTHO Tackling Inequities in Digital Care Webinar – Monday, April 12 at 2:00 pm ET. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will hold a 90-minute webinar to present innovations that improve digital equity and potentially lower disparities. Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Webinar – Tuesday, April 13 at 12pm ET. The RRPD-TA center will be hosting a virtual webinar on "Creating the Ambulatory Care Center of the Future, Now". The RRPD-TA center provides technical assistance, resources, and tools to help grow graduate medical education (GME) programs in rural communities. To learn more about the RRPD-TA center, please visit www.ruralgme.org. NHLBI: Disease Management Tools for the Underserved – Wednesday, April 14-15 at 10:00 am. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is hosting a two-day virtual workshop to discuss barriers to—and opportunities for—improving heart, lung, blood, and sleep health in underserved communities. Participants will discuss how to tailor health monitoring devices and tools that diagnose patients in underserved, low-resource, and remote communities. HRSA and NETRC: Expanding Rural OUD Treatment via Telehealth – Thursday, April 15 at 12:00 pm ET. During this one-hour session, experts will highlight innovative telehealth for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas. The event is a collaboration between the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the FORHP-supported Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC). NRHA and FORHP: Rural Community Health Workers for COVID-19 – Thursday, April 15 at 1:00 pm ET. The National Rural Health Association (NRHA), in partnership with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), will host an hour-long webinar featuring Dr. John Brooks, Medical Epidemiologist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. See more about rural Community Health Workers below under Resources of the Week. ACL and FCC: Increasing Broadband Connectivity – Thursday, April 15 at 3:00 pm ET. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) will provide an overview of the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) helping households pay for internet service during the pandemic. MATRC: Answering Questions About Telehealth and Telemental Health – Friday, April 16 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. SAMHSA Connecting Prevention Specialists to Native Communities – Friday, April 16 at 1:00 pm ET. The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA) holds virtual trainings to cover topics such as crisis response, youth engagement, and sexual assault awareness. Trainings will take place on the third Friday of each month. APHA Data and Tools to Support Vaccine Acceptance – Friday, April 16 at 1:15 pm ET. The American Public Health Association (APHA) will hold a 90-minute panel discussion on barriers to vaccination in minority communities. COVID-19 Response in Critical Access Hospitals – Monday, April 19 at 3:00 pm ET. The Flex Monitoring Team is a consortium of researchers evaluating the effectiveness of the HRSA/FORHP-supported Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program. For this webinar, they will present findings from their survey of CEOs at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Successful COVID-19 Messaging in Rural Communities – Tuesday, April 20 at 12:00 pm ET. Public health officials from West Virginia will discuss the state's successful communications effort in an hour-long presentation hosted by the Public Health Collaborative. Resource of the Week FORHP Grants in Motion: CHWs At Work. Every quarter the Rural Health Information Hub releases Grants in Motion, highlighting some of the exceptional work FORHP awardees are achieving in their communities. The focus of this edition is on how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can help improve health outcomes by providing culturally appropriate care. Rural Health Projects, an awardee through the Rural Health Network Development Program, found success as they employed Community Health Workers to provide outreach to Oklahoma's Marshallese community. Approaching Deadlines HRSA Behavioral Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals – April 12 HRSA Grants for RCORP - Psychostimulant Support – April 12 CMS Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model (CHART) – Letters of Intent (Optional) April 13 DOJ Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program – April 13 DOJ Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women – Extended to April 13 (from March 16) NIH Community COPD Awareness – April 14 Information Requested: NIH Improving the Mental Health of Rural People – April 15 DOJ Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking – Extended to April 16 (from March 1) DOJ Services for Victims of Human Trafficking – Extended to April 16 (from March 2) SAMHSA SBIRT Program for Substance Use Disorder – April 19 HHS Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 – April 20 Pre-Admissions Workshops for AI/AN Students in Health Professions Training/Schools – April 23 CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance – April 25 DOJ Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants – April 26 DOL Grants for State Apprenticeship Programs – April 26 DOL Young Adult Reentry Partnership – April 26 SAMHSA: MAT for Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction – April 27 USDA Rural Health and Safety Education Grants – April 29 CMS Primary Care First Model Cohort 2 – April 30 Delta Region Innovative Readiness Training Medical Missions – Letters of Intent April 30 NIH Firearm Injury/Mortality Prevention Research – April 30 CDC Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives – May 1 John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health Scholarship – May 1 CDC National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities – May 3 NIH Small Business Innovations for Improving Minority Health – May 3 HUD Older Adults Home Modification Grants – May 4 NHSC Loan Repayment Program – May 6 NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program – May 6 NHSC Scholarship Program – May 6 NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program – May 6 Nurse Corps Scholarship Program – May 6 NIH Research for End-of-Life and Palliative Care Health Literacy – May 7 EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving – May 7 Treasury Department Emergency Capital Investment Program – May 7 ACL Alzheimer's Disease Program Grants to States and Communities – Extended to May 10 (from April 26) CDC Drug Free Communities – May 10 CMS Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model (CHART) – Extended to May 11 (from March 16) ARC Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems – Letters of Intent May 17 Enhancement Grants for Native American Library Services – May 11 EPA Technical Assistance for Wastewater Treatment – May 17 SAMHSA Overdose Treatment for Use by First Responders – May 17 Comments Requested: Proposed Changes to the Census Bureau Definition of Urban – May 20 CDC Community Health Workers for COVID Response – May 24 NIH Research at Minority Serving Institutions to Address Disparities – May 28 USDA Grants for Distance Learning and Telemedicine – June 4 CMS Minority Research Grant Program – June 11 USDA Summer Food Service Program – June 15 Special Enrollment Period for Health Coverage – Extended to August 15 (from May 15) Ongoing Opportunities Extended Public Comment Period for FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program 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 Direct Assistance to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Agencies CDC Training Pediatric Medical Providers to Recognize ACEs Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program Department of Commerce: Economic Development Assistance Programs Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grants Department of Labor Stand Down Grants for Veterans Services – through December 2021 DRA Technical Assistance for Delta Region Community Health Systems Development EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program – Public Comments Requested GPHC & RWJF: Rapid Cycle Research and Evaluation Grants for Cross-Sector Alignment 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, 2021 (Letters of Intent June 1) NIH Research to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes Through HIT – July 17, 2021 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 – Various 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 Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health – Various Dates to September 2023 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 Tribal Grant Writing Training 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 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