May 12, 2026

Updated Technical Assistance Session Information for FY 2026 ENS and QIF-DNDD Funding Opportunities

HRSA is aware of the issue regarding downloading the following fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding opportunities:

• Quality Improvement Fund – Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)
• Expanding Nutrition Services (ENS)

We encourage you to continue monitoring Grants.gov for updates. If you subscribed to these opportunities on Grants.gov, you will receive additional communications as they become available. 

HRSA is rescheduling the previously planned applicant technical assistance webinars for both QIF-DNDD and ENS. We will send a notification with the new dates and times once we’ve scheduled the sessions. We appreciate your patience and continued interest.

What’s New

BPHC Program Updates Recap      

See the slides from the Thursday, April 30, BPHC Program Updates webcast. Here are other highlights from the webcast: 

• Review our FAQs for information on performance period changes. If you have any questions, please reach out through the BPHC Contact Form.  
• We emailed you through HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) with information about when your next competitive application will open.  

• We are scheduling Operational Site Visits (OSVs). HRSA will communicate next steps and the OSV’s anticipated timing directly to health centers that will have an upcoming OSV. HRSA aims to contact the Project Director of record in the EHB Grant Folder at least three months prior to the scheduled OSV date. 

Join the next BPHC Program Updates webcast: 

Tuesday, May 19
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET **NEW TIME**
Join the webinar
Join by phone: 833 568 8864
Webinar ID: 160 816 9344
Passcode: 51660171

Mental Health Awareness Month: National Maternal Mental Health Hotline  As we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, thank you for the vital role you play in supporting maternal mental health in your communities. Over the past four years, health centers have been essential partners in raising awareness of the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and connecting patients and families to support.  Since launching on Mother’s Day in 2022, the Hotline has become a trusted resource—offering free, confidential, 24/7 support by call, text, and now chat for pregnant and postpartum women and their loved ones. In April 2026, the Hotline surpassed 100,000 contacts, reflecting both the need for support and the impact of outreach efforts like yours.  We encourage you to continue sharing this resource with patients and families. If you haven’t recently, now is a great time to print or reorder promotional materials—including posters, magnets, and wallet cards—to display in waiting rooms, exam rooms, and community spaces.  Thank you for all you do to support maternal mental health and ensure patients know help is always within reach.  Learn more and order materials.

Resources, Information, and Help for New and Expecting Mothers

On Mother's Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched Moms.gov, a first-of-its-kind resource offers guidance and information to support the health and well-being of mothers and their families. Read the press release.

Updated OSV Required Documents and File Naming Convention Resource Available

We updated the Health Center Program Operational Site Visit: Required Documents and File Naming Convention resource to help health centers prepare for their OSVs. The resource provides more detail and clarity on which documents health centers are required to upload, what samples to select, and how to organize and label the documents for operational site visits. It also includes an interactive checklist to track uploaded documents. See this and more useful site visit resources on our website. If you have questions, reach out to the Federal Representative assigned to your OSV or use the BPHC Contact Form. 

OSVs Reimagined: Creating a More Streamlined Approach

In March, we hosted a webinar highlighting updates to OSVs and the site visit protocol. Watch the recording and review the slides.

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Extends Web and Mobile Accessibility Compliance Deadline

HHS' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) extending, for one-year, the compliance dates that recipients of HHS funding must meet for conforming web content and mobile applications to specific accessibility standards under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504).

Under the revised timeline:

• Recipients with 15 or more employees will now have until  May 11, 2027, to comply.
• Recipients with fewer than 15 employees will now have until  May 10, 2028, to comply.

Read the press release for more information.

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 

Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites selected health centers to participate in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Health Center Component. If your health center receives an invitation, we encourage you to participate! 

NAMCS results highlight the important work and needs of health centers and inform research, policy, and actions to address emerging public health challenges. The survey provides detailed insight into ambulatory care at the level of individual visits — complementing the aggregate, health center-level information from the Uniform Data System.  

Dashboards using preliminary NAMCS data present select patient characteristics and outcomes related to maternal, mental, and respiratory health care. Data collected from NAMCS are also available as public use data files.  

NAMCS data are confidential, public data are aggregated for confidentiality and all potentially identifiable information are removed to ensure the confidentiality of respondents and patients. 

If your health center is invited, contact CDC by email or phone (800-307-0134 or 301-458-4050) to confirm participation and continue to respond to emails and phone calls for further instructions. Participants may be eligible for compensation of up to $10,000 to help defray related expenses. Learn more on CDC’s website. 

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Playbook

The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched a fully redesigned version of its Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Playbook. The redesign, along with refreshed content and ongoing updates, make the MOUD Playbook a more intuitive, practical, and powerful tool for delivering evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment.

Medetomidine Health Advisory

Medetomidine is being detected in the illegal drug supply in more places across the United States. CDC and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a health advisory though the Health Alert Network (HAN). People may be unknowingly exposed to medetomidine, a sedative not approved for humans, when it is mixed with illegally made fentanyl. Stopping medetomidine following regular use may lead to severe withdrawal that can require emergency or intensive care.

Be prepared. Review the HAN for medetomidine-related recommendations for health departments, clinicians, hospitals, laboratories, and people at risk for overdose. Read the medetomidine situation summary and watch the CDC Medetomidine Webinar for Clinicians.

Upcoming Events

FTCA Risk Assessment Workshop Series

Join our Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Risk Assessment Workshop series to build practical skills for conducting and sustaining effective risk assessments. This six-part series began on Thursday, April 23, and includes guided instruction, office hours, and applied learning opportunities.

Participants will learn how to select a topic and tool, conduct and evaluate assessments, implement ongoing improvements, and prepare for future cycles. By the end of the series, you’ll be equipped to complete two quarterly risk assessments.

Thursday, May 14 – Thursday, August 13
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Register for the sessions

Understanding the Requirements for Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Systems of Care

Join the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) for a two-part roundtable series focused on advancing comprehensive systems of care for sickle cell disease (SCD). A comprehensive system of care for SCD offers multidisciplinary and specialized healthcare services to the SCD community throughout the lifespan. Participants will learn about and discuss key components of comprehensive SCD care, current challenges, and emerging best and promising practices. Visit the HHS OMH SCD webpage for more information about their SCD initiatives.

Part One: Understanding the Requirements for Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Systems of Care

Thursday, May 14
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Register for the session

Behavioral Health Federal Resources Webinar

This webinar will highlight several federal resources that health centers can use to support behavioral health integration. Federal partners will share behavioral health integration playbooks, toolkits, workforce recruitment tools, technical assistance resources, and more.

Tuesday, May 19
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Register for the webinar

BPHC Program Updates

Join BPHC for the latest Health Center Program information.   

Tuesday, May 19
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET **NEW TIME**
Join the webinar 
Join by phone: 833 568 8864
Webinar ID: 160 816 9344
Passcode: 51660171

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Implementation: Best Practices for Behavioral Health Integration   

This webinar will identify best practices and explain key components of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) implementation within integrated primary care behavioral health settings. This webinar will feature the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SBIRT grantee speakers, including a HRSA-supported health center. 

Tuesday, May 26
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
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Clinical Drug Testing Dashboard

CDC launched a new Clinical Drug Testing Dashboard. This tool provides timely data on the detection of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, helping us identify shifts in drug use across the U.S. more rapidly. It is updated quarterly,

CDC will host a webinar to provide a live walkthrough of the dashboard and key findings.

Thursday, July 11
1:00 p.m. ET
Register for the webinar