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Introduction
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed into law on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009, contains more than $787 billion in spending and tax cuts through programs expected to aid in immediate economic recovery, with many programs expected to contribute to long-term economic growth. Recipients of ARRA funding are required to provide periodic reports to the Federal government. This guide focuses on ARRA news, events, documents, funding opportunities, and tools related to rural America. The key websites listed here offer general information, current and comprehensive news releases, state funding programs, and legislative actions that potentially affect all Americans and the future of the economy.
Key Websites
News
HRSA Announces Funding for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative
Mar 8, 2010 -- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions is pleased to announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative.
Senators, Governors Urge Congress to Extend FMAP Increase
Feb 25, 2010 -- AHA News reports that forty-four Democratic senators today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include an extension of federal Medicaid assistance to states in legislative proposals to increase employment and rebuild the nation's economy.
Community Health Centers Providing Return on Investment
Feb 19, 2010 -- Kaiser Health News article reports that a hefty infusion of cash for community health centers in last year's federal stimulus package may be paying off.
USDA Highlights Impact of Recovery Act on Rural America
Feb 18, 2010 -- In this document the U.S. Department of Agriculture has highlighted the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on rural America.
Sebelius, Solis Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing Use of Health IT, Training Workers for Health Jobs of the Future
Feb 16, 2010 -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Friday announced a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (IT) and train workers for the health care jobs of the future.
Senate Jobs Bill Includes AHA-backed HIT Provision
Feb 11, 2010 -- AHA News article reports that a jobs bill being drafted by Senate negotiators would clarify the definition of hospital-based physician under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's HITECH provisions to allow physicians who practice in hospital-owned outpatient centers and clinics to qualify for federal payment incentives for health information technology.
Proposal Would Make Hospitals Eligible for Build America Bonds
Feb 3, 2010 -- AHA News reports that a provision in the president's fiscal year 2011 federal budget proposal would make non-profit hospitals eligible for Build America Bonds, a borrowing tool created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Rural Areas Win More Than $309 Million in Broadband Stimulus Grants
Jan 29, 2010 -- Government Technology article reports that broadband stimulus grants and loans equaling more than $309 million were recently awarded for private-sector networks in rural areas by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), one of two federal agencies distributing $7.2 billion set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for broadband projects.
Congressional Leaders Urged to Extend FMAP Assistance
Jan 25, 2010 -- AHA News reports that hundreds of organizations, including the AHA, last week urged congressional leaders to extend through June 2011 or later the temporary increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage provided to states by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Proposed Rule
Jan 13, 2010 -- This proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would implement the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and
eligible hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs that
adopt and meaningfully use certified electronic health record technology.
Regulations, Forms & Other Useful Documents
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Frequently Asked Questions
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Answers initial questions about several sections of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) with the most direct impact on health centers and the patients they serve. Includes contact information for NACHC staff who can provide additional guidance.
Date: 2009
Child Tax Credit Expansion Increases Number of Families Eligible for a Refund
Author(s): Marybeth J. Mattingly
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Reports that more than 500,000 rural families, or almost 9 percent of rural families, will become newly eligible for the Child Tax Credit under the expansion included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Date: 2009
Comments of the Rural Policy Research Institute to US Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives
Author(s): Brian Dabson
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Describes issues associated with high-speed Internet access in rural America and recommends principles for rural broadband policy.
Date: 04 / 2009
Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession
Author(s): Vernon K. Smith, Kathleen Gifford, Eileen Ellis
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Dissects annual 50-state survey, which finds that the number of people on Medicaid and state spending on the program are climbing sharply as a result of the recession, straining state budgets and pressuring officials to curb costs despite increased financial help from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Date: 09 / 2009
Economic Stimulus: Gauging the Early Effects of ARRA Funding on Health Centers and Medically Underserved Populations and Communities
Author(s): Peter Shin, Brian Bruen, Emily Jones, Leighton Ku, Sara Rosenbaum
Sponsoring organization: George Washington Department of Health Policy
Describes how the economic stimulus funding impacted and will continue to impact community health centers in rural and urban areas. Addresses the potential challenge they may have to sustain and enhance programs and services initiated through stimulus funding.
Date: 02 / 2010
Health Center Quarterly Report (HCQR) Reporting Manual For the Quarter Ending December 31, 2009
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
This updated manual (third edition) supports submission of the Health Center Quarterly Report (HCQR) for health centers receiving funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Date: 12 / 2009
HIT Incentives and State Grant Opportunities: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
Describes the Health Information Technology (HIT) Incentives and State Grant Opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HITECH Act.
Date: 2009
Rural Health and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Rural Health Provisions Booklet or Full Summary)
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Summarizes the funding available for rural communities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Full Summary includes a table of contents.
Date: 2009
The Extension of the COBRA Subsidy: An Update
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Examines the COBRA provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 legislation and answers key questions about how this health insurance subsidy works to help people who are unemployed obtain and maintain health coverage.
Date: 12 / 2009
Funding
2010 ARRA Prevention and Wellness- Leveraging National Organizations
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focuses on two categories of activities: Obesity prevention through improved nutrition and increased physical activity, and Tobacco prevention and control.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Advanced Education Nursing Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Advanced Education Nursing Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) and the Model State Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) Programs
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for BAHEC and MAHEC Programs.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Centers of Excellence Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Centers of Excellence Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Geriatric Education Centers Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Geriatric Education Centers Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Graduate Psychology Education
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for Graduate Psychology Education.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Health Careers Opportunity Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Health Careers Opportunity Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This announcement is for the Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Nursing Workforce Diversity
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Preventive Medicine Residency Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Public Health Training Centers Program
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Public Health Training Centers Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Residency Training in Dental Public Health
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Residency Training in Dental Public Health Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Physician Faculty Development
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for Physician Faculty Development Programs.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Predoctoral Training
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Predoctoral Training Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry - Residency Training in Primary Care
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific guidance is for Residency Training Programs.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry- Physician Assistant Training
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program guidance is for the Physician Assistant Program.
ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals-Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Academic Administrative Units
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for Dentistry Academic Administrative Units.
ARRA OS Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Comparative Effectiveness Delivery System Demonstration Grants (R18)
Funding to conduct demonstrations of (1) broad strategies and/or specific interventions for improving care by redesigning care delivery, or (2) strategies and interventions for improving care by redesigning payment.
FY 2009 EDA American Recovery Program Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Grants that will promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial and innovation-based economic development efforts.
Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Grants for eligible property owners to make energy and green retrofit investments in the property, to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the property, the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies.
Stimulus Assistance: USDA Rural Development Programs
Grant, loan, and loan guarantee assistance to rural residents, rural communities, and rural utility systems.
Inactive Funding
Inactive Funding Opportunities -
Lists additional funding programs for this topic that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.
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