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FY 2021 American Rescue Plan (HQC) Funding for Health Center Controlled Networks

HHS Awards Over $32 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Expand COVID-19 Training and Technical Assistance Support for Health Centers (4/29/2021)

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See the HQC Award Submission Guidance and submit your reply to the HQC Award Submission requirement in HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 28, 2021.

To submit the HQC award submission, you must add the HQC award folder to your EHBs portfolio. See the Instructions in the Resources section.

Question and Answer Session

HRSA held a webinar on May 11, 2021, to describe the process for developing a response to the HQC Award Submission requirement.

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Overview

The American Rescue Plan provides one-time funding (HQC) for a 2-year period of performance to Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs). Funding will be used to support participating health centers (PHCs) to leverage health information technology and data to respond to and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and enhance health care services and infrastructure.

HRSA awarded approximately $10.5 million to current HCCNs. Each HCCN’s award amount is equivalent to 25 percent of its FY 2020 HCCN operational (H2Q) grant award. The American Rescue Plan award notifications include a grant award number beginning with HQC that is unique to this funding and separate from the H2Q award.

HQC Award Submission Requirements

See the HQC Award Submission Guidance for information about allowable uses of funding and instructions on how to complete and submit the following elements of your HQC Award Submission by June 28, 2021.

Progress Reporting

As stated on your notice of award, you must submit HQC quarterly reports and a final report in EHBs. HRSA will notify you about the due dates for each report, and will share additional resources on what they will include.

Quarter Quarterly Report EHB Portal Opens Quarterly Report Due Date Quarterly Report Change Request Deadline
1 August 1, 2021 August 13, 2021 August 27, 2021
2 November 1, 2021 November 15, 2021 November 29, 2021
3 February 1, 2022 February 14, 2022 February 28, 2022
4 May 1, 2022 May 10, 2022 June 17, 2022

American Rescue Plan PCA Awardee Quarterly Reporting Training

July 14, 2021

Presentation (PDF - 305 KB) | On Demand Recording

This webinar provides on overview requiring the progress reporting requirements for American Rescue Plan (ARP) COVID-19 awards. Provides an overview of the progress report template in the HRSA Electronics Handbooks (EHBs). As well as guidance on and the expectations for documenting progress and activities within the progress report.

Contacts

Program Information

For award submission questions:

  • Navigate to the BPHC Contact Form
  • Under Funding, select Applications (NOFOs)
  • Select Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs)
  • Enter your question and follow the webpage navigation

Budget Information

Contact the Grants Management Specialist listed on your notice of award.

EHBs Health Center Program Support

For EHBs questions:

  • Navigate to the BPHC Contact Form
  • Under Technical Support, select EHB Tasks/EHBs Technical Issues
  • Choose your inquiry type
  • Enter your question and follow the webpage navigation

Or, call 877-464-4772 Monday – Friday (except federal holidays).

Related Resources

The following resources provide guidance to support HCCN HQC awards.

Refer to the resources below for general Health Center Program information related to COVID-19.

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