A new application cycle for $25.5 billion in COVID-19 provider funding has opened. Applicants are able to apply for both Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments during the application process. PRF Phase 4 is open to a broad range of providers with changes in operating revenues and expenses. ARP Rural is open to providers who serve rural beneficiaries covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

See a detailed list of eligible provider types and application instructions here.

Applications must be received by October 26, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET. Providers who have previously created an account in the Provider Relief Fund Application and Attestation Portal and have not logged in for more than 90 days will need to first reset their password before starting a new application. In order to streamline the application process and minimize administrative burdens, providers will apply for both programs in a single application.

Sept. 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,300 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program-funded health centers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories to support major health care construction and renovation projects. These awards will strengthen our primary health care infrastructure and advance health equity and health outcomes in medically underserved communities, including through projects that support COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination. Health centers will use this funding for COVID-19-related capital needs, constructing new facilities, renovating and expanding existing facilities to enhance response to pandemics, and purchasing new state-of-the-art equipment, including telehealth technology, mobile medical vans, and freezers to store vaccines.

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Funding for Health Center Construction and Capital Improvements award recipients in Region 4 can be found here.

Recent awards of over $5 Million to Expand Services at HRSA’s Health Center Program School-Based Service Sites can be found here.
Recent awards of over $48 Million to Health Centers for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative can be found here.

Finally, on September 17, 2021 HRSA announced nearly $350 million in awards to every state across the nation to support safe pregnancies and healthy babies. Funding will expand home visiting services to families most in need, increase access to doulas, address health disparities in infant deaths, and improve data reporting on maternal mortality.

FY2021 awards to strengthen maternal and child health in Region 4 can be found here:

• Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
• Healthy Start Initiative
• State Systems Development Initiative – Maternal Health Enhancement Supplement

Our team at the HRSA Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) remain committed to supporting your COVID-19 response efforts. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions, concerns, or requests for support and engagement.

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