The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the opening of their application portal for Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding. The Provider Relief Fund, authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act earlier this year, will receive $20 billion in additional available funding. HHS also announced that eligibility criteria would be updated to include providers that have already received Provider Relief Fund payments; previously ineligible providers, such as those who began practicing in 2020; and an expanded group of both mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) providers. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 6th and more information can be found here.
- Ann Tucker