Recovery Programs

Recovery Act funds are being invested in improving health and human services.  Program information will be added to this page as they are announced. The Recovery programs include the following topics:

• Improving & Preserving Health Care
• Community Health Care Services
• Prevention and Wellness
• Health Information Technology (IT)
• Children and Community Support Services
• Comparative Effectiveness Research
• Scientific Research and Facilities
• Accountability & Information Technology Security

Improving & Preserving Health Care     

A major portion of Recovery Funding will support the improvement and preservation of quality health care programs. These programs include temporary increase in Medicaid, assistance to hospitals, and Tribal protections.

• Medicaid and Prescription Drug Funding
  • $15 Billion in Medicaid Relief from ARRA Headed to States (White House)
  • State/Territories Medicaid and Territories Prescription Drug Program Funding

Community Health Care Services           

Support for the renovation and improvement of community health centers and other programs that serve patients in communities across the country; as well as, Medicaid relief for the nation’s most vulnerable families.

• Community Health Centers providing affordable health care, even if you have no health insurance.
  • Increased Demand for Community Health Care Services (IDS) Grants by State
  • State/Territory list of Increased Demand grantees
  • New Access Points Grants by States

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Prevention and Wellness                             

Recovery Act funding will be used to carry out evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that deliver specific, measurable health outcomes that address chronic disease rates.

• Immunization Grant Program
  • See list of Immunization Grants by State.
  • View a map of funding for your state.

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Health Information Technology (IT)    

Recovery funding has been designated to modernize the health care system by promoting and expanding the adoption of health information technology by 2014. Achieving this goal will reduce health costs for the federal government by over $12 billion over the next 10 years.

Announcements

• HHS Releases Guidance for Securing Health Information and Preventing Harm from Breaches
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published guidance today regarding technologies and methodologies to secure health information and prevent harm by rendering health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals.

Planned Health IT Activities

• Health Information Technology Implementation Assistance:
  • Health Information Technology Research Center
  • Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers
    
• State Health Information Technology Grants
  A grant program for States will facilitate and expand the use of electronic health information using nationally recognized standards.
  
• Information Professionals in Health Care

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Children and Community Support Services    

Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, adoption and foster care assistance, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.

• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
  • CCDF Recovery Funds by State
  • Tribal Child Care Program Funding
    
• Recovery Funds Impact on Child Support Incentives
  • First Quarter Incentive Awards
    
• Senior Nutrition Programs
  • State Nutrition Funding Table
  • Tribal Nutrition Funding Table
    
• Adoption Assistance and Foster Care Programs
  • State Adoption Assistance and Foster Care Funding Table
    
• Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs
  • Allocation of Emergency TANF Funding By State
  • Allocation of Emergency TANF Funding by Tribe
    
• Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG)
• See the Map of State CSBG Funding.
• View the list of State and Territorial CSBG Funding.
• View the list of Tribal CSBG Funding.
  

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Comparative Effectiveness Research                

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) compares treatments and strategies to improve health. This information is essential for clinicians and patients to decide on the best treatment. Funding is provided for research activities and the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

• Comparative Effectiveness Funding
  
• Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Membership
  
• Listening Session Held on April 14

Scientific Research & Facilities                          

Support for the construction of new research and educational facilities as well as groundbreaking scientific research that will improve the health of the nation.

• Summary of NIH Funding
  
  • New NIH Recovery Act Opportunity Seeks to Fund High Impact, Large-Scale, Accelerated Research
    Goal to Promote Growth and Investment in Biomedical R&D, Public Health and Health Care Delivery
    
  • Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement
    
  • Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program
    
  • Applicant Help: ARRA/Recovery Act Construction Programs
    
  • Funds to Support Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators

Accountability & IT Security                              

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will assess whether HHS is using the $135 billion in Recovery Act funds in accordance with legal and administrative requirements and is meeting the accountability objectives defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Investigative, coordination, and audit activities will be implemented to ensure that funds are spent wisely and appropriately.

• HHS Recovery Act Fund Oversight by the Office of the Inspector General
  
• Recovery Board Issues Update on Recovery Act Frauds and Scams (Recovery.gov)

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