Rural Health
News by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
RHS: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) for Fiscal Year 2025
Federal Register
Aug 5, 2025 - Announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service of funding available for the Housing Preservation Grant program. The program will provide disaster assistance through grants or loans to repair or rehabilitate houses in rural areas impacted by Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Helene in Tennessee. Applications are due September 4, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction
Federal Register
Aug 1, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services making a point of contact correction to the June 20, 2025 information collection.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 10, 2025 - Announcement additional resources and flexibilities from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
assist with the ongoing public health emergency (PHE) in
Texas declared on July 8, 2025 related to the severe
storms, straight-line winds, and flooding. Shares
information and resources for those impacted and responding
to the severe storms and flooding, including CMS waivers, a
period of special healthcare enrollment, a disaster
toolkit, dialysis care, medical equipment and supplies
replacement, and access to Medicare Part D medications.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services