Updates & Analysis

The New York City (NYC) Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified organizations to provide family support service programs in NYC’s Neighborhood Development Areas (NDAs). DYCD will fund applications across the 30 NDAs that have identified Healthy Families as a priority area. DYCD is the recipient of federal…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on Combating COVID-19 FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 12-15 CDC Updates Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Americans Provider Relief Fund Updates CMS Increases Payment for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies CMS Announces New Vaccine Requirements for LTC Facilities and ICFs Senate Confirms Andrea Palm for HHS No. 2 Leadership Role,…

Last month, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for research projects concerning the detection and prevention of suicide and suicide ideation/behavior (SIB) and/or non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI) among youth from underserved populations. Research projects should test a system-level strategy that is designed for delivery in typical service settings, across an…

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for their new priority area Healthy Food, Healthy Lives, which seeks to implement the following two strategies to promote nutrition in New York:  Enabling policies that promote healthy and affordable food; and Testing and scaling programs that connect people to healthy and…

On May 5th, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Bureau of Children, Youth, and Families released a Concept Paper outlining a forthcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) services to youth with mental health needs and cross-system involvement. HFW is an evidence-based model of…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on Combatting COVID-19  Administration Sets New Vaccine Goal Administration Supports Lifting Vaccine Patent Protections HHS Offers Reimbursement for Vaccines for the Underinsured HRSA Allocates $1 Billion for Rural Response HRSA to Offer $250 Million for Vaccination Efforts in Underserved Communities GAO Makes New MACPAC Appointments HHS Releases $1.4…

Health Research, Inc. (HRI) has issued a request for applications (RFA) to provide up to $20,000 to each of three community-based Article 28 clinics with experience managing patients on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and conducting at least one promotional campaign on PrEP to be part of a PrEP Aware Week Collaborative in October 2021. Applications…

On April 19th, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a Call for Proposals (CFP) to fund research studies that evaluate or predict how enrollees are affected by Medicaid policy changes enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, RWJF seeks proposals that examine the impact of Medicaid policies on communities or color and/or…

Last month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its response on behavior and health-related outcomes, with an emphasis on underserved and vulnerable populations. Through this FOA, the NIH expects to fund 5-6 research projects across one of the…

In this update:  Biden Unveils American Families Plan in Address to Joint Session of Congress Biden Nominates Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Census Bureau Releases House Apportionment for the Next Decade CMS Proposed FY 2022 IPPS and LTCH Payment Rule HHS Issues Second Part of FY 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters…

On April 23rd, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for statewide associations to implement infection prevention and control (IPC) training for frontline workers. This funding is available through the Project Firstline: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Workforce IPC Training Collaborative. This project…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on Combatting COVID-19 Senate Finance Committee Votes on Nominations of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Andrea Palm House Democrats Reintroduce Drug Price Negotiation Bill, H.R.3 HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration FCC Announces Application Filing Window for Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program CMS Issues Federal Marketplace Navigator Funding…