UDS Data Quality Series for Health Centers 

This two-part webinar series from NACHC builds health center capacity to interpret, audit, and improve Uniform Data System (UDS) data for meaningful quality improvement. Session 1 establishes data literacy across all staff who interact with UDS data. Session 2 takes a deeper, diagnostic look at the data pipeline behind the numbers, equipping informatically-engaged staff to distinguish care delivery problems from data capture problems.

Dates: Tuesday, June 30th and July 7th from 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Visit this link for more information and to register.

 Source: NACHC

Three HRSA Funding Opportunities

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released three new funding opportunities to support the health workforce. Use the links below to access the funding announcements, which include eligibility and application details. 

Note: The application window for these opportunities is shorter than usual.

Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP) (HRSA-26-066)

Program Funding: $800,000

Expected Awards: 8

Application Deadline: July 8, 2026

This program aims to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting training programs to attract and retain full-time faculty through loan repayment.

Nursing Workforce Development Program (NWD) (HRSA-26-095)

Program Funding: $20,000,000

Expected Awards: 36

Application Deadline: July 8, 2026

This program aims to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD) (HRSA-26-080)

Program Funding: $1,000,000

Expected Awards: 1

Application Deadline: July 8, 2026

This program serves as a resource and training hub to support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry; advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes; prepare dental faculty for leadership roles; and provide other faculty development opportunities.

Source: HRSA

Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule

As required by law, on June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule implementing a new statutory requirement for certain adults in Medicaid to meet an 80 hours per month work requirement (sometimes referred to as Medicaid community engagement) as a condition of eligibility. States must generally implement this requirement no later than January 1, 2027. This fact sheet discusses the provisions of the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period.

Source: CMS

BPHC Program Updates Recap

See the slides from the Tuesday, May 19, BPHC Program Updates webcast. Here are other highlights from the webcast: 

• Single Audits: Grant recipients and subrecipients must follow the audit requirements of 2 CFR 200 Subpart F.
  • See Chapter 4 of the HHS Grants Policy Statement for additional details.
  • For questions or assistance, please contact the HRSA Grants Management Specialist listed on your most recent Notice of Award or email SARfollowup@hrsa.gov.
  • On Thursday, May 21, HHS announced the launch of AERO — the Audit Enforcement and Risk Oversight initiative — a department-wide program integrity effort designed to hold states and grantees accountable for persistent audit noncompliance. Please see the press release for more information.
• Review the FAQs for information on performance period changes. If you have any questions, please reach out through the BPHC Contact Form.  
  • BPHC emailed grantees through HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) with information about when their next competitive application will open.  
• Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Uniform Data System (UDS):
  • BPHC plans to publish the 30-day Federal Register Notice in June.
  • The CY 2026 UDS manual and technical assistance webinars will be released after the 30-day comment period.  
• BPHC are scheduling Operational Site Visits (OSVs). HRSA will communicate next steps and the OSV’s anticipated timing directly to health centers who 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. Please review these site visit resources to help you prepare.

Source: BPHC