Health and Human Services Department, Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA is extending health center grantees' performance periods to a total of 4 years. The change from a 3-year performance period to a 4-year performance period will provide current health centers additional time to serve their service area before they apply for a new award and will provide a funding amount consistent with what would have been made available through the Service Area Competition (SAC). The extended performance period supports HRSA's commitment to continuity in access to comprehensive primary care and will not impact HRSA's ability to ensure that health centers comply with Health Center Program requirements. This update will not change the statutory requirement that health centers that fail to comply with Health Center Program requirements will receive a 1-year performance period if a new project period is awarded.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of the extension of the standard performance period for health center grantees from 3 to 4 years and request for information from current recipients. SUMMARY: HRSA is extending health center grantees' performance periods to a total of 4 years. The change from a 3-year performance period to a 4-year performance period will provide current health centers additional time to serve their service area before they apply for a new award and will provide a funding amount consistent with what would have been made available through the Service Area Competition (SAC). The extended performance period supports HRSA's commitment to continuity in access to comprehensive primary care and will not impact HRSA's ability to ensure that health centers comply with Health Center Program requirements. This update will not change the statutory requirement that health centers that fail to comply with Health Center Program requirements will receive a 1-year performance period if a new project period is awarded. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Kozar, Division Director, Office of Program and Policy Development, Bureau of Primary Care, HRSA, at mkozar@hrsa.gov and 301-443-1034. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 194 health center awardees, as listed in the table below, will receive a 1-year Extension with…
Citation: 90 FR 38157