[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55822-55823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19624]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Center Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcing Period of Performance Extensions with Funding for 
Health Center Program Award Recipients in Lexington, Kentucky and 
Worcester, Massachusetts.

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SUMMARY: Additional grant funds were provided to two Health Center 
Program award recipients in Lexington, Kentucky and Worcester, 
Massachusetts with periods of performance ending in fiscal year (FY) 
2022 to extend their periods of performance by up to 7 months to ensure 
the ongoing delivery of services until a new award could be made.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Recipients of the Award: HRSA has provided additional grant funds 
to two award recipients, as listed in Table 1, in Lexington, Kentucky 
and Worcester, Massachusetts, to ensure that individuals in the service 
areas received uninterrupted access to needed health care services.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: Two awards totaling $3,604,971.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: FY 2022.

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    Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number: 93.224
    Authority: PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 254b).
    Justification: HRSA extended the FY 2022 periods of performance 
with prorated supplemental grant funds to two award recipients in 
Lexington, Kentucky and Worcester, Massachusetts for 7 months and 4 
months, respectively, until a new award could be made for each service 
area. Continued funding to these Health Center Program award recipients 
ensured that individuals in the service areas received uninterrupted 
access to needed health care services. The additional grant funds 
enabled HRSA to support consistent health care to beneficiaries, 
eliminate funding gaps, and demonstrate administrative efficiencies. 
HRSA awarded a total of $3,604,971 to the two existing Health Center 
Program award recipients noted in Table 1.

                                      Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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                                     Award recipient
           Grant number                    name             City, state        Extension length    Award amount
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H80CS06650.......................  University of        Lexington, Kentucky  7 months...........      $1,345,884
                                    Kentucky Research
                                    Foundation.
H80CS00452.......................  Family Health        Worcester,           4 months...........       2,259,087
                                    Center of            Massachusetts.
                                    Worcester, Inc..
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Clift, Ongoing Investments 
Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary 
Health Care, HRSA, at [email protected] or 301-594-4300.

Diana Espinosa,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-19624 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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