[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22751]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Health Center Program COVID-19 HHS 
Bridge Access Program Funding Awards

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

ACTION: Notice of funding awards.

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SUMMARY: In support of the HHS Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 
Vaccines and Treatments, HRSA provided more than $81 million in one-
time funding to all current Health Center Program operational (H80) 
award recipients and to health center look-alikes that previously 
received American Rescue Plan funding (L2C awards).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division 
Director, HRSA, at [email protected] and (301) 594-4300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: The total amount of funding, 
number of awards, and award recipients can be found here: https://bphc.hrsa.gov/funding/coronavirus-related-funding/covid-19-bridge-funding/fy-2023-awards.
    Project Period: September 1, 2023--December 31, 2024.
    CFDA Number: 93.527.
    Authority: Section 2401 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 
Public Law 117-2.
    Justification: The end of the declared COVID-19 Public Health 
Emergency and associated transition to commercial access to vaccines 
and therapeutics impacts the capacity of health centers to maintain 
essential COVID-19 related services for their patients, including but 
not limited to health center patients who lack health insurance. Health 
centers will use one-time Bridge funding to support uninsured and 
underinsured patients and residents of their communities with needs 
such as COVID-19 vaccination and therapeutics, enabling/patient support 
services (such as outreach, education, enrollment assistance, 
transportation, translation, and care coordination) to support COVID-19 
related services; community COVID-19 vaccination events; and, supplies 
and personnel who support COVID-19 related services and care delivery, 
including personnel costs necessary to develop, support, or expand 
collaborations, including collaborations with state/jurisdiction 
immunization programs. Recipients will submit data on program 
activities through the HRSA Health Center COVID-19 survey as required, 
as well as periodic progress reports.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-22751 Filed 10-13-23; 8:45 am]
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