SORH New Director Meeting Community-Based Division (CBD) Update September 12 th, 2013 Nisha Patel, Director, CBD Kathryn Umali, Deputy Director & Outreach Program Coordinator, CBD

Community-Based Division (CBD)  11 grant programs & 14 staff   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 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, or Outreach Program: Kathryn Umali, Network Development Program: Leticia Manning, Network Development Planning Program: Linda Kwon, Delta States Program: Valerie Darden, HIT/Workforce: Janice Mompoint, Quality Program: Ann Ferrero,