by Ashley Muninger | Jul 30, 2021 | Other Posts
House Labor-HHS Advances:The House continues its annual push on passing fiscal 2022 spending bills ahead of the October 1 deadline. The full House is voting on the Labor-HHS spending bill this week, which is expected to pass narrowly. Included in the spending bill is...
by Ashley Muninger | Jul 30, 2021 | Other Posts
On July 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $100 million to over 1,980 CMS-certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) through the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Vaccine Confidence Grant Program (RHCVC) to enhance vaccine outreach efforts in...
by Ashley Muninger | Jul 1, 2021 | Other Posts
House Releases FY 22 Appropriations Schedule:When Congress returns from the Fourth of July Holiday, the House Appropriations Committee will vote on their fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill. The Labor-HHS Subcommittee is scheduled to meet on July 12, where the bill...
by Ashley Muninger | Jun 7, 2021 | Other Posts
Many new COVID-19 funding programs and resources have been recently introduced. HRSA’s Expanding COVID-19 Response in Rural Communities through Rural Health Clinics web page introduces three current funding opportunities geared toward CMS-certified Rural Health...
by Ashley Muninger | Jun 7, 2021 | Other Posts
Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 cohort of the Vulnerable Rural Hospital Assistance Program (VRHAP). The Center for Optimizing Rural Health (CORH) works with up to 30 hospitals per year through the year-long VRHAP program. Selected hospitals receive free...
by Ashley Muninger | Jun 2, 2021 | Other Posts
White House Releases FY 22 Budget:On May 28, the White House submitted its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) budget request to Congress. Broadly, the budget request includes $133.7 billion for HHS which represents a 23.4 percent increase from the fiscal 2021 enacted level of...