Dear Association Executives - See below from today from HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration. Please feel free to share this with your members who provide primary care services as you see fit. Please let us know if you have questions or if additional information would be helpful.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the availability of $100 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for state-run programs that support, recruit, and retain primary care clinicians who live and work in underserved communities. This funding represents a five-fold increase to the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), and helps improve health equity by ensuring that clinicians working in high-need communities remain in them.
HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce is accepting applications for these grants from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and U.S. territories. HRSA estimates that it will make up to 50 awards of up to $1 million per year, over the program's four-year project period.
"Our health care workers have worked tirelessly to save lives throughout this pandemic and now it's our turn to invest in them," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. "This investment is critical to ensuring state public health officials can continue supporting specific needs across their communities. The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to invest in building a strong health workforce as we build our country back healthier."
For more information, please see the materials below:
Marvin Figueroa, Director
Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C.
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Neal Comstock
Director of Membership
National Council
NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org202 748-8793
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