[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41975-41976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Center Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of class deviations from the requirements for 
competition and budget amount for the Health Center Program.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Primary Health Care has been granted class 
deviations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: Approximately 1,380 Health Center 
Program award recipients.
    Amount of Competitive Awards: Approximately $100 million will be 
awarded in FY 2016 through a one-time supplement.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: Anticipated 12 month project period 
is September 1, 2016 through August 31, 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 neediest populations and geographic areas, 
the Health Center Program supports nearly 1,400 health centers that 
operate approximately 9,800 service delivery sites in every state, the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific 
Basin. Nearly 23 million patients received comprehensive, culturally 
competent, quality primary health care services through the Health 
Center Program award recipients in 2014.
    The Fiscal Year 2016 Quality Improvement Award funding will aim to 
improve the overall quality, efficiency, and value of health care 
service delivery programs. These awards recognize the highest 
clinically performing health centers nationwide as

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well as those health centers that have made significant quality 
improvement gains in the past year to build systems and processes that 
support ongoing quality improvement and practice redesign; increase 
access to comprehensive primary health care services; and recognize 
high value health centers that have improved quality, access, and cost. 
By making these investments, Health Centers will use these funds to 
expand current quality improvement systems and infrastructure, and 
improve care delivery systems to bring the highest quality primary care 
services to the communities they serve. HRSA-funded health centers are 
expected to have ongoing quality assurance and improvement programs 
that improve patient care and outcomes.

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 (301) 443-1034 or [email protected].

    Dated: June 22, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-15208 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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