[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 9526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04507]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Announcing Project Period Extensions With Funding for Health
Center Program Award Recipients in Puerto Rico; Health Center Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Announcing project period extensions with Funding for Health
Center Program Award recipients in Puerto Rico.
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SUMMARY: HRSA provided additional grant funds to 4 award recipients in
Puerto Rico with project periods ending in fiscal year 2018 to extend
their current project periods by 12 months to prevent interruptions in
the provision of critical health care services while they recover from
Hurricane Maria.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Recipients of the Award: Four Health Center Program award
recipients in Puerto Rico vulnerable to a lapse in service provision in
their service areas due to the impact of Hurricane Maria on the
operational resources available for competitive application preparation
for fiscal year 2018, as listed in Table 1.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: Four awards for $17,482,070.
Period of Supplemental Funding: Fiscal year 2018.
CFDA Number: 93.224.
Authority: Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended).
Justification: In September 2017, HHS declared a hurricane-related
public health emergency in Puerto Rico. Health centers in Puerto Rico
and the patients they serve continue to face significant challenges
associated with recovery from Hurricane Maria. For these four award
recipients, the funding permits them to continue to operate in the
current fiscal year before submitting competitive applications by the
end of the 12-month extension period. Extending the project period and
providing flexibility for competing applications for these four award
recipients aligns with the Office of Management and Budget's memorandum
to provide short-term relief to affected award recipients,
``Administrative Relief for Grantees Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey,
Irma, and Maria,'' signed on October 26, 2017.
HRSA awarded approximately $17 million to the four existing Health
Center Program award recipients noted in Table 1.
Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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Award recipient
Grant No. name State Award amount
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H80CS00382................. Morovis PR $2,561,918
Community
Health Center,
Inc.
H80CS00695................. HPM Foundation, PR 4,938,854
Inc.
H80CS00598................. Salud Integral PR 7,720,986
en la Montana,
Inc.
H80CS22687................. Corporacion de PR 2,260,312
Salud Asegurada
por Nuestra
Organizacin
Solidaria, Inc.
(S.A.N.O.S.).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division
Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary
Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, at
[email protected] or 301-594-4300.
Dated: February 27, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-04507 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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