OpportunityTitle: Fiscal Year 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks
CategoryExplanation: https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=1ef00c31-42fd-4def-bddc-7a9a98cd649f
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include domestic public or private entities, as demonstrated through Attachment 1: Proof of Organizational Status. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.  b) You must be one of the following (see Section 330(e)(1)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(1)(C)):  &#8226; An HCCN (see description  above) or  &#8226; A current Health Center Program award recipient, funded for at least the 2 consecutive preceding years, and applying on behalf of an HCCN.  c) The HCCN must be at least majority controlled by Health Center Program (H80) award recipients (e.g., the majority of governing board members of the HCCN are employed by or otherwise representatives of Health Center Program (H80) award recipients) and, as applicable, at least majority owned by Health Center Program (H80) award recipients, as demonstrated by Attachment 9: Network Bylaws. If applicable, include a list of shareholders or other proof of majority ownership by Health Center Program Award Recipients in Attachment 13: Other Documents.  d) The HCCN must have its own governing board, independent of the boards of its health center members, as demonstrated by Attachment 9: Network Bylaws.
Description: This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) cooperative agreement. With FY 2022 funding, HCCNs will support health centers in leveraging health information technology (IT) and data to deliver high-quality, culturally competent, equitable, and comprehensive primary health care, with a specific focus on improvements in: &#8226; Clinical quality, &#8226; Patient-centered care, and &#8226; Provider and staff well-being. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, HCCNs are networks of health centers1 that work together to strengthen and leverage health IT to improve health centers&#8217; operational and clinical practices that result in better health outcomes for the communities the health centers serve. Health IT has become essential in enabling the delivery of high-quality, culturally competent, equitable, and comprehensive primary health care, which has increased the need for health centers to expand their use of digital health tools. HCCNs will help health centers access and efficiently use digital health tools such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs), telehealth, patient portals, and electronic registries, along with virtual care platforms that support their integration. HCCNs will also support health centers with translating robust clinical and population data into quality improvement and culturally competent, patient-centered care using, in part, data collected through digital health tools. With this data, health centers&#8217; can improve clinical quality, while more effectively advancing health equity.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact Tracey Smith at (301)443-3612 or email tsmith@hrsa.gov
GrantorContactText: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration&lt;br/&gt;tsmith@hrsa.gov