Announcements

News Releases

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research to Hold Public Listening Session in Chicago on May 13
The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research will hold its second public listening session on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Chicago. The council will hear public comment regarding comparative effectiveness research and the Coordinating Council’s activities.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Secretary Sebelius Highlights Two New Reports on Health Care Quality, Says Improving Quality is Key Component of Health Reform
Secretary Sebelius Challenges Hospitals to Fight Healthcare Associated Infections, Makes Available $50 Million in Recovery Act Funding Available.

Friday, April 17, 2009
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.

Monday, April 13, 2009
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.

Monday, April 13, 2009
Reminder: Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research to Hold Public Listening Session on Tuesday
Council Will Hear Public Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities in the Recovery Act.

Friday, April 10, 2009
Community Groups to Receive $1 Billion Boost From Recovery Act
HHS announced plans to make $1 billion available for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program.

Thursday, April 9, 2009
Biden Announces $2.3 Billion in Recovery Act Funds to Help Care for Children; Prevent Disease
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that the Obama Administration will make $2.3 billion available for crucial health and human services programs that help provide care for children and prevent disease.

Friday, April 3, 2009
Recovery Act Provides $5 Billion to Assist Needy Families
HHS announced the availability of up to an additional $5 billion in emergency funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Head Start, Early Head Start Programs to Receive Over $2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding
New funds will improve centers, serve tens of thousands more children and families, create jobs

Friday, March 27, 2009
1,128 Health Centers Receive New Funds, 2 Million More People Will Receive Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the release of $337 million to expand services offered at the nation’s community health centers. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured.

Thursday, March 26, 2009
HHS Makes Estimated $1 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Available to Improve Child Support Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of Recovery Act funds for state programs that establish, enforce, collect and distribute child support.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Students and Science Educators to Get Boost From NIH Arra Initiative
The National Institutes of Health recently announced American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for administrative supplements to existing NIH grants and $21 million over two years has been allocated for educational opportunities in NIH-funded laboratories for students and science educators.

Rising to the Challenge: NIH Will Use $60 Million In Recovery Act Funds To Support Strategic Autism Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committing roughly $60 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support autism research and meet objectives set forth earlier this year by a federal advisory committee.

Friday, March 20, 2009
HHS Makes $268 Million in Recovery Act Funding Available to Support Hospitals Serving Uninsured, Vulnerable Americans
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment payments provide additional help to those hospitals that serve a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients; eligible hospitals are referred to as DSH hospitals.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Recovery Act Includes $500 Million for Indian Health Service
Funds Will Boost Economy, Modernize Facilities, Improve Equipment and Care

Recovery Act Allocates $1.1 Billion for Comparative Effectiveness Research
HHS Names Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Vice President Biden Announces Release of Nearly $100 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Support Senior Nutrition Programs

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
HHS Launches New Office of Recovery Act Coordination

NIH Announces American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Opportunities
$1 Billion Available for Extramural Core Facilities and Other Construction, Renovation or Repair Awards

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Applications for $1.5 Billion in Recovery Act Grants Now Available from National Institutes of Health to Support Science and Research, Create New Jobs

Monday, March 2, 2009
President Obama Announces Release of $155 Million of ARRA Funds for Health Clinics Across America.

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
President Obama Announces $15 Billion in Medicaid Relief from ARRA Headed to States