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Aug 15, 2024 - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is accepting applications for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program for fiscal year 2024. Proposals are due by November 13, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program: Tribal Transit Program
Aug 12, 2024 - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking comment on an information collection request titled "COVID-19 Provider Relief Programs Single and Commercial Audits and Delinquent Audit Reporting Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-0083—Revision." HRSA will use the information collected to ensure that Provider Relief Program recipients who expended over $750,000 in funding during the recipient's fiscal year submit an audit and resolve audit findings. Comments are due by September 11, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 12, 2024 - Highlights new funding for expanding access to breastfeeding support training and resources for healthcare providers in in Oklahoma hospitals. The expanded services are expected to improve access to support in rural Oklahoma where current access is limited. Discusses the impact of breastfeeding and state policies around breastfeeding.
Source: KOSU, NPR
Aug 8, 2024 - Profiles a mobile clinic aiming to offer substance abuse treatment in rural Tennessee. Discusses transportation as a rural barrier to treatment. Highlights the federal funding sustaining the program.
Source: WKRN
Aug 8, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service invites applications for the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) for fiscal year 2025. IRP provides direct loans to intermediaries for the establishment of revolving loan programs for the purpose of providing loans to ultimate recipients for business facilities and community developments in rural areas. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and compete for available funds on a quarterly basis.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 7, 2024 - Provides overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs new Pilot Program for Graduate Medical Education and Residency, which will provide financial support for physician resident rotations in rural and tribal communities. Notes that the deadline for applications from academic institutions and programs is September 30, 2024.
Source: VA News
Related funding: Pilot Program for Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER)
Aug 6, 2024 - Highlights efforts by a Diné community to bring electricity to their homes. Discusses the long-term planning, federal funds used, and plans for continued work. Notes the positive impact electricity can have on the health of the community.
Source: Navajo-Hopi Observer
Aug 6, 2024 - Highlights work by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support farmworker health in celebration of Farmworker Appreciation Day. Release and associated fact sheet details outreach, research, technical assistance, grants, and tools related to heat, wildfire, civil rights, Migrant Health Centers, migrant mental health, H5N1, and more.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Aug 1, 2024 - Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopting, with changes, a March 10, 2022, interim final rule that established a requirement for the VA to implement a three-year community-based grant program to award grants to eligible entities to provide or coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services to eligible individuals and their families for the purpose of reducing veteran suicide. This rule also summarizes comments received on the interim final rule. This rule is effective September 3, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 30, 2024 - Describes a Mercer University School of Medicine project funded by a Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Outlines plans to create telehealth hubs within recovery organizations in four rural Georgia counties, expanding access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
Source: Mercer University