Updates & Analysis

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response Global Vaccine Sharing CDC Summer Camp Guidance Employer Vaccination Requirements and Incentives National Month of Action President Biden Releases FY 2022 Budget Request Senate Confirms Eric Lander to Lead Office of Science and Technology Policy New Heads of CMS, CMMI Discuss Administration’s Policy Agenda BARDA…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response HHS Announces Additional Biden Administration Staff Appointments White House and Republicans Continue Negotiations on Infrastructure Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Head CMS Congressional Leaders Seek Public Option Ideas CMS Affirms that Next Generation ACO Model Will End in December 2021 HHS Hosts Fourth Meeting of…

On May 17th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2022 Optimizing Virtual Care awards under the Health Center Program. The purpose of this one-time funding is to support health centers in developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative, evidence-based strategies that: Optimize the use of…

On May 11th, Governor Cuomo announced the availability of funding for the eleventh round of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative, a program which coordinates public funding for a wide array of economic development programs in each of the ten REDC regions of the state. Regional Councils were first established in 2011 to develop…

In this update:  Biden Administration Announces Updates on COVID-19 Response White House Revokes Health Insurance Requirement for Visa Applicants HHS Announces Behavioral Health Grant Funding, New Coordinating Council HRSA Warns Drugmakers to Resume 340B Drug Sales to Contract Pharmacies Anne Schuchat to Retire from CDC CMS Releases Data on COVID-19 Impact on Medicaid and CHIP…

Last month, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a “Partnership to Support Aging in Place in Communities Severely Impacted by COVID-19.” This program will support adults age 55 and older to age in place, either in OMH supportive housing or other community…

On May 19th, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2021 Opioid Crisis Innovation Challenge. Through this opportunity, FORE is looking to support “outside-the-box” ideas to solve problems connected to the opioid crisis. FORE will provide grant support for specific projects that can explore and/or evaluate innovative…

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…