SORH New Director Meeting

Community-Based Division (CBD) UpdateSeptember 12th, 2013

Nisha Patel, Director, CBD

Kathryn Umali, Deputy Director & Outreach Program Coordinator, CBD

Community-Based Division (CBD)

11 grant programs & 14 staff http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/about/community/inde

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2 primary categories: Infrastructure development/capacity building Health care services delivery

Funding: Primarily demonstration programs Funding goes directly to rural communities All programs are 3-years with the exception of 1

Programs under Section 330a of Public Health Service Act: Rural Health Outreach Rural Network Development Rural Network Planning Quality Improvement Rural Workforce Development Rural HIT Rural HIT/Workforce Delta States Program

Black Lung & Radiation Exposure Screening Education

Rural Access Emergency Devices (RAED)

2013 Focus: Identify Evidence-based/Best Practice

Models Push for Sustainability Measure Performance

Community

Need

Outreach Funding

Outreach Tools

Performance

Data/Outcomes

Build the Rural

Evidence Base

CBD Priorities

State Office of Rural Health Role

SORH language under Section 330a PHS Act: “To be eligible to receive a grant, an eligible entity, in

consultation with the appropriate SORH or another State entity, shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application…”

SORH language in 330a program funding opportunity announcements (FOA):

Applicants are required to notify the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) of their intent to apply to this program.

Applicants must include a copy of the letter or email sent to the SORH, and any response to the letter that has been received, that was submitted to the SORH describing their project

Outreach & Education on Programs Technical Assistance Workshops via webinar Sharing Information with regional liaisons Sharing information with SORHs

Upcoming funding opportunity announcements List of new grantees

NOSORH Webinars Presentations on upcoming funding

opportunity Presentations on programmatic changes Presentation on SORH role and involvement

Questions or Comments?

Nisha Patel, npatel@hrsa.gov or 301-443-6894

Outreach Program: Kathryn Umali, kumali@hrsa.gov, 301-443-7444

Network Development Program: Leticia Manning, lmanning@hrsa.gov

Network Development Planning Program: Linda Kwon, lkwon@hrsa.gov

Delta States Program: Valerie Darden, vdarden@hrsa.gov

HIT/Workforce: Janice Mompoint, jmompoint@hrsa.gov

Quality Program: Ann Ferrero, aferrero@hrsa.gov