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Public Health Improvements (Facilities and Other Projects)
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FY
2007 Actual |
FY
2008 Enacted |
FY
2009 Estimate |
FY
2009 +/-FY 2008 |
BA |
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$304,475,000
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-$304,475,000 |
FTE |
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8 |
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-8 |
Authorizing
Legislation: Title II of Public Law 110-161
FY
2009 Authorization |
Expired |
Allocation
Method |
Non-Competitive
Grants |
Program Description and Accomplishments
The Omnibus Appropriation for FY 2008 appropriated
unrequested funds for noncompetitive grant awards
to be used for facility construction and renovation,
equipment acquisition, development and improvements
of electronic medical information systems, patient
care services, and provider training. Congressional
direction of these funds in report
language circumvents merit-based competitive allocation
processes.
Over the past 10 years HRSA has awarded over 3,000
earmarks. Many ongoing oversight controls remain in
effect and have to be monitored long after awarding
of the earmark. The Federal interest in properties
over $500,000 continues in perpetuity or such time
that property use changes or is disposed of with appropriate
compensation to the Government. In some cases, oversight
is perpetual. This is an ongoing requirement that
HRSA must monitor. Recipients of HRSA grants are required
to submit progress reports and financial reports to
HRSA, as directed. Even after the awarding of an earmark,
HRSA staff performs site visits on projects receiving
the largest grant amounts.
Funding includes costs associated with grant reviews,
processing of grants through the Grants Administration
Tracking and Evaluation System (GATES) and HRSA’s
electronic handbook, and follow-up performance reviews.
Funding History
FY
2004 |
$371,536,000 |
FY
2005 |
$482,729,000 |
FY
2006 |
$
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FY
2007 |
$
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FY
2008 |
$304,475,000 |
Budget
Request
The FY 2009 Request does not include funds for Public
Health Improvements. The President's budget supports
funding in HRSA that is distributed on a competitive
basis based on merit. These earmarks divert funding
from other higher priority programs, circumvent competitive
processes, and divert people and associated financial
resources from the Agency’s core mission activities.
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