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    AGENCY:

    Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

    ACTION:

    Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for the Health Center Program.

    SUMMARY:

    In accordance with the Awarding Agency Grants Administration Manual (AAGAM) Chapter 2.04.103, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has been granted a class deviation from the exceptions to maximum competition requirements contained in the AAGAM Chapter 2.04.104A-5 to provide additional funding without competition to the 144 Health Center Program award recipients whose budget period ends November 30, 2015, for up to 5 months. The extension allows BPHC to eliminate the December 1 budget period start date by redistributing these grants to established start dates later in the fiscal year, thereby allowing award recipients comparable opportunity to prepare and submit applications while allowing BPHC to remain compliant with internal process timelines.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Intended Recipient of the Award: Health Center Program award recipients with a project period end date of November 30, 2015.

    Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $85,451,535.

    Period of Supplemental Funding: December 1, 2015, to maximum April 30, 2016.

    CFDA Number: 93.224.

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    Authority: Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended).

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    Justification: Targeting the nation's neediest populations and geographic areas, the Health Center Program currently funds nearly 1,300 health centers that operate approximately 9,000 service delivery sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. In 2013, more than 21 million patients, including medically underserved and uninsured patients, received comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services through the Health Center Program award recipients. Due to the vast size of the Health Center Program, the active grants are distributed across seven budget periods that begin on the first of the month, December through June.

    BPHC uses the information award recipients report annually via the Uniform Data System (UDS) to objectively determine the patient and service area requirements that new and continuing applications must address. The requirements are available for applicant use in June. The deviation allows BPHC to redistribute the award recipients with December 1 starting dates to budget period start dates later in the fiscal year, thus allowing these award recipients comparable opportunity to prepare and submit applications while allowing BPHC to remain compliant with internal process timelines. By September 15, 2015, $85,451,535 will be awarded to these 144 award recipients to continue approved activities for up to 5 months. Award recipients will report progress and financial obligations made during their budget period extension through routine reports.

    Table 1—Award Recipients

    Grant No.Award recipient nameStateNew budget period startProrated award amount ($)
    H80CS00057The Providence Community Health Centers, IncRIJanuary460,800
    H80CS00058East Boston Neighborhood Health Center CorporationMAFebruary561,147
    H80CS00059Wood River Health Services, IncRIMay425,646
    H80CS00060East Harlem Council for Human Services, IncNYApril652,402
    H80CS00061William F. Ryan Community Health Center, IncNYJanuary691,645
    H80CS00062Newark Community Health Centers, IncNJFebruary633,059
    H80CS00063Consejo De Salud De Puerto Rico, IncPRJanuary733,064
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    H80CS00064Oda Primary Health Care Center, IncNYApril667,221
    H80CS00065Family Health Network of Central New York, IncNYMay611,735
    H80CS00067Park West Health Systems, IncMDFebruary568,343
    H80CS00068Total Health Care, IncMDJanuary343,277
    H80CS00069Tri-State Community Health CenterMDApril958,543
    H80CS00070Unity Health Care, IncDCJanuary749,122
    H80CS00071Covenant House, IncPAApril763,811
    H80CS00072Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council, IncPAMay654,267
    H80CS00073Peninsula Institute For Community Health, IncVAJanuary460,088
    H80CS00074Scranton Primary Health Care Center, IncPAMay458,125
    H80CS00075New River Health Association, IncWVApril547,263
    H80CS00076Keystone Rural Health CenterPAApril1,068,687
    H80CS00078Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, IncWVMay398,198
    H80CS00080Community Care of West Virginia, IncWVApril786,007
    H80CS00081Rural Health Care, IncFLFebruary633,939
    H80CS00082Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, IncGAApril893,829
    H80CS00083Park Duvalle Community Health Center, IncKYJanuary335,986
    H80CS00084Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Association, IncMSJanuary462,927
    H80CS00085Delta Health Center, IncMSFebruary579,228
    H80CS00086Piedmont Health Services, IncNCJanuary468,414
    H80CS00087Wake Health Services, IncNCApril1,042,868
    H80CS00088Greene County Health Care, IncNCJanuary509,538
    H80CS00090Family Health Centers, IncSCJanuary360,589
    H80CS00091Erlanger Medical CenterTNApril791,040
    H80CS00092Low Country Health Care System, IncSCApril644,741
    H80CS00093Georgia Mountains Health Services, IncGAApril825,098
    H80CS00094Whatley Health Services, IncALJanuary488,781
    H80CS00096Mantachie Rural Health Care, IncMSMay243,710
    H80CS00097Manatee County Rural Health Services, IncFLJanuary552,786
    H80CS00098Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, IncALApril805,603
    H80CS00099Franklin Primary Health Center, IncALJanuary813,618
    H80CS00100First Choice Community Health CentersNCApril552,595
    H80CS00101Premier Community Healthcare Group, IncFLJanuary341,791
    H80CS00102Family Health Centers, IncKYJanuary407,856
    H80CS00104Kinston Community Health Center, IncNCApril623,329
    H80CS00105Central North Alabama Health Services, IncALApril891,178
    H80CS00106Lewis County Primary Care Center, IncKYApril614,791
    H80CS00107Robeson Health Care CorporationNCApril906,337
    H80CS00108Baldwin Family Health CareMIApril908,083
    H80CS00109TCA Health, Inc Nfp.ILMay515,392
    H80CS00110Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo, IncOHApril840,647
    H80CS00111Heartland Health Outreach, IncILJanuary396,253
    H80CS00112Open Cities Health CenterMNApril672,575
    H80CS00113Crusaders Central Clinic AssociationILJanuary418,512
    H80CS00114Healthnet, IncINJanuary476,909
    H80CS00115Erie Family Health Center, IncILJanuary507,472
    H80CS00116Alivio Medical Center, IncILApril1,059,492
    H80CS00117AxessPointe Community Health Center, IncOHMay677,233
    H80CS00118Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, IncOHJanuary373,944
    H80CS00119County of LakeILFebruary552,637
    H80CS00120Friend Family Health Center, IncILApril806,746
    H80CS00122Lee County Cooperative ClinicARApril815,098
    H80CS00123East Arkansas Family Health Center, IncARApril913,567
    H80CS00124Cross Timbers Health Clinics, IncTXApril909,224
    H80CS00125Community Health Centers of South Central Texas, IncTXMay611,910
    H80CS00126Regence Health Network, IncTXJanuary383,342
    H80CS00127Martin Luther King Jr Family Clinic, IncTXFebruary573,277
    H80CS00128Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe, IncTXJanuary458,443
    H80CS00129Excelth, IncLAJanuary338,583
    H80CS00130Community Health Development, IncTXApril908,327
    H80CS00131Kansas Department of Health and EnvironmentKSMay542,788
    H80CS00132Richland Medical Clinic, IncMOApril828,672
    H80CS00133Betty Jean Kerr—People's Health CentersMOFebruary631,044
    H80CS00134Valley Wide Health Systems, IncCOJanuary535,388
    H80CS00135Horizon Health Care, IncSDJanuary348,833
    H80CS00137United Health Centers of the San Joaquin ValleyCAJanuary669,889
    H80CS00138Community Medical Centers, IncCAJanuary522,161
    H80CS00139Northeast Valley Health CorporationCAJanuary899,164
    H80CS00140Adelante Healthcare, IncAZJanuary408,861
    H80CS00141Mountain Park Health CenterAZJanuary601,935
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    H80CS00142Altamed Health Services CorporationCAJanuary703,237
    H80CS00143Darin M. Camarena Health Centers, IncCAFebruary549,375
    H80CS00145South County Community Health Center, IncCAApril947,950
    H80CS00146Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, IncAKFebruary557,898
    H80CS00147Columbia Basin Health AssociationWAJanuary406,414
    H80CS00148Northwest Human Services, IncORApril810,809
    H80CS00149County of MultnomahORJanuary669,764
    H80CS00215Heartland International Health CentersILApril711,254
    H80CS00323Concilio De Salud Integral De Loiza, IncPRJanuary328,371
    H80CS00676Community Health Systems, IncWIMay529,257
    H80CS00850Watts Healthcare CorporationCAJanuary337,408
    H80CS04196Cheyenne Health and Wellness CenterWYMay405,179
    H80CS04197Partnership Community Health Center, IncWIMay423,294
    H80CS04200Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa, IncIAMay412,351
    H80CS04201Community Council of Idaho, IncIDMay390,180
    H80CS04202Mary's Center For Maternal and Child Care, IncDCMay544,160
    H80CS04203Juniper Health, IncKYMay668,967
    H80CS04204Community Health CenterORApril631,155
    H80CS04205Lewis County Community Health Services, IncWAMay463,722
    H80CS04206Asher Community Health CenterORMay204,088
    H80CS04207Columbia River Community Health ServicesORMay320,816
    H80CS04208Yakutat TribeAKMay267,278
    H80CS04209Alaska Island Community ServicesAKApril627,569
    H80CS04210Goodwin Community HealthNHMay469,613
    H80CS04211Zufall Health Center, IncNJFebruary571,828
    H80CS04212Health Partners of Western OhioOHApril928,816
    H80CS04213The Brevard Health Alliance, IncFLApril860,910
    H80CS04214Citrus Health Network, IncFLApril581,191
    H80CS04215Healthfirst Family Care Center, IncMAMay519,561
    H80CS04216Salina Health Education FoundationKSMay421,788
    H80CS04217Venice Family ClinicCAMay651,363
    H80CS04218County of SolanoCAMay596,799
    H80CS04219Community Health Clinic OleCAApril583,317
    H80CS04220Community Health Alliance Of PasadenaCAFebruary623,981
    H80CS04222Valley Community HealthcareCAApril893,755
    H80CS04223EISNER Pediatric & Family Medical CenterCAApril859,741
    H80CS04224Karuk TribeCAMay378,421
    H80CS04226Hill Country Community ClinicCAMay418,025
    H80CS04286Stigler Health & Wellness Center, IncOKApril766,526
    H80CS04287Project Vida Health CenterTXApril801,248
    H80CS04288River Valley Primary Care ServicesARMay429,862
    H80CS04289Lone Star Circle of CareTXApril884,105
    H80CS04290St. Francis House NWA, IncARApril866,346
    H80CS04291Penobscot Community Health Center, IncMEFebruary548,814
    H80CS06444Hernando County Health Department/Nature Coast CHC, IncFLMay429,170
    H80CS06445Fourth Ward d.b.a Good Neighbor Healthcare CenterTXMay450,233
    H80CS06446Community Health Connection, IncOKMay409,525
    H80CS06447Spring Branch Community Health CenterTXApril567,997
    H80CS06449Pasadena Health Center, IncTXMay410,263
    H80CS06450Tensas Community Health CenterLAMay276,396
    H80CS06452Pancare of Florida, IncFLFebruary565,567
    H80CS06453Pushmataha Family Medical Center, IncOKMay388,158
    H80CS06454Primary Care of Southwest Georgia, IncGAMay659,322
    H80CS06455Midland Community Healthcare ServicesTXMay413,243
    H80CS06456Fairfax Medical Facilities, IncOKApril548,527
    H80CS06457North Texas Area Community Health Centers, IncTXMay675,548
    H80CS06458Osceola County Health DepartmentFLApril631,458
    H80CS06459Primary Care Providers for a Healthy FelicianaLAApril1,009,172
    H80CS06460Shackelford County Community Resource CenterTXApril757,384
    H80CS06461Chota Community Health ServicesTNMay435,160
    H80CS06674Los Angeles Christian Health CentersCAFebruary549,003
    H80CS08329Adams County Health Center, IncIDMay307,964
    H80CS08777County of CassILMay367,674
    H80CS11255Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, IncTXMay399,520
    H80CS18278Rainelle Medical CenterWVMay312,398
    H80CS25436The Health & Hospital Corp of Marion CountyINMay634,731
    H80CS25679J C Lewis Health CenterGAApril597,193
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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 301-443-9282 or oshockey@hrsa.gov.

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    Dated: July 31, 2015.

    James Macrae,

    Acting Administrator.

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    [FR Doc. 2015-19524 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]

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Published:
08/10/2015
Department:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for the Health Center Program.
Document Number:
2015-19524
Pages:
47928-47931 (4 pages)
PDF File:
2015-19524.pdf