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Agency Watch
AHRQ Releases MMA Priorities ..........1/05p4
HIV/AIDS Program Comments.............1/12p3
CDC Seeks STD Comments ................1/12p3
NIH Seeks CHIMP Comments .............1/12p3
HRSA Seeks HCAP Comments ...........1/19p3
CMS Allocates SCHIP Funds...............1/19p3
CMS, AHRQ To Focus On EBM ..........1/19p4
Commission To Help Improve Nation’s Healthcare System ...2/02p4
OMB, HRSA Seeks Comments............2/16p4
Online Report System Planned ............2/16p4
Revised Nurse Ed Guidelines Out........2/23p1
HRSA Alters Low-Income Levels .........2/23p2
Comments Sought: NHSC Loans.........2/23p2
Dental Application To Be Altered .........2/23p2
HIV Programs To Be Surveyed ............2/23p3
Program Evaluation Input Sought ........3/16p3
Diabetes Funding Input Sought............3/16p3
CDC Seeks Comments On Anti-Domestic Violence Pilot ......3/23p4
HUD Releases All Grants.....................3/23p5
SAMSHA Response Grants .................5/18p3
Medicaid Commission Report ..............5/18p4
CMS’ Inpatient Hospital Care Rule Open For Comment ...5/18p4
SAMHSA Treatment Facility Locator....5/25p3 HHS Issues Guidelines For Mass Casu
alty Events........................................6/01p2
HHS Awards $1.3B To Fight Infectious Outbreaks......6/01p2
New Medicare Commission Members..6/01p3 AHRQ Web Tool Identifies First Responder Resources .6/01p3
NIH Provides $80M For Infectious Disease, Bioterrorism Centers .........6/08p4
CDC Admits Obesity Study Flaws ........6/15p4
OIG Urges States To Step Up SCHIP Payment Recouping Efforts .............6/15p4
ACF Needs Abstinence Education Grant Reviewers ..............................6/15p5
Flu Maker Drops Vaccine Estimates ....6/22p4

Budgets (Federal & State)
HRSA Will Fund All Programs In Preview.......1/12p1
HRSA Could Suffer In FY 2006 ............2/09p1
Table: Agency, Program Funds............2/09p2
Low Scores Ax Some Programs ..........2/16p2
Congress’ Earmarks Not Good Use Of Funds, OMB Says ..2/16p3
MCH Block Grant Can Do A Lot...........2/16p3
Rural Health Funds Criticized...............3/16p1
Health Profession Funds Debated .......3/16p2
Congress Debates Budget Map ...........3/16p2
NIH Needs More Research Funds .......3/16p3
CHCs Hot Topic At Hearing .................3/23p3

Community Health Centers
Application Comments Sought .............2/09p4
Safe Harbor Rules Due Soon...............3/09p2
HRSA Looks At CHC Apps ..................3/16p1
BPHC Hitting The Road .......................3/23p1
HHS Awarding $63M To CHCs ............4/13p1

Congress
Streamlining Budget Process ...............4/28p2
Prescription Drug Reimportation ..........4/28p3
CHC Federal Tort Claims Act...............5/04p3
Rural Hospitals Cost-Based Payment Policy Extension..5/04p3
HR 1812 Passes Energy & Commerce Committee...........5/11p3
Hospitals Asked to Work With Congress On Medicaid, Liability ......5/11p3
HR 2002 Small Business Health Insurance Tax Incentives .....5/11p4
Campaign Planned To Get $303M More For ADAP..........5/25p2
Senate Health Committee Approves Drug Monitoring Bill........6/08p3
Congress To Review Nonprofit Hospitals’ Tax-Exempt Status..........6/08p4
Senate Health IT Bill ............................6/22p4
HR 2961 Would Ensure Steady Rural Hospital Outpatient Payments .........6/29p4
Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Needs To Correct Imbalance ...........6/29p4

Federal Legislative Update
Legislative Update......4/28p1; 5/25p8; 6/29p9

Federal Grants
Cancer Prevention Demo.....................1/05p4
Iron Disorders, Education.....................1/05p5
Nat’l Cancer Prevention, Control..........1/05p5
Youth Violence Prevention...................1/05p5
Prescription Drug Abuse ......................1/12p5
Health Careers Opportunity .................1/12p6
Maternal/Child Health Research ..........1/19p5
Regional AIDS Education Centers .......1/19p6
HIV Prevention In Minorities.................1/19p6
Distance Learning & Telemedicine ......1/19p7
Ryan White Family Access/Research ..2/02p5
HIV Training, Tech Assistance.............2/02p6
MCH Child Death Review Policy & Resource Center ........2/02p6
Science/Tech Surveys Of Stats ...........2/02p6
Collaborative Efforts To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.....2/09p7
Adolescent Family Life Demos.............2/09p7
Pesticides & Providers Strategies ........2/09p7
Training Assistance For HIV/AIDS. ......2/16p6
Child Health Practitioner Support.........2/16p6
Radiation Exposure & Screening .........2/16p6
Academic Partners Health Training .....2/16p7
One Year Rural Health Research ........2/23p6
Minority AIDS Education Center ..........2/23p6
Enhancing Providers’ Ability To Prevent
Sexual Violence ...............................3/09p5
Geriatric Academic Career Award........3/09p5
Community-Based Dental Partnership.3/09p5
SIDS/Other Infant Death ......................3/09p6
Peer Education Training Sites..............3/09p6
EMS For Kids Demonstrations.............3/09p6
State Partnerships To Promote Child And Adolescent Mental Health.........3/16p5
Nurse Faculty Loan Program ...............3/16p5
AETC Nat’l Resource Center ...............3/16p6
Faculty Loan Repayment .....................3/16p6
Rape Prevention, Education ................3/23p6
HHS Family Planning Intervention .......4/20p6
ACF ......5/11p5;5/18p6; 6/01p4; 6/08p5; 6/15p6; 6/22p7-8
CDC ......4/13p5; 4/20p5; 4/28p5; 5/04p4-6; 5/18p6; 5/25 p4-5; 6/01p4; 6/01p5; 6/08p6-8; 6/15p6-8; 6/22p8
HRSA .....4/13p4; 4/28p6; 5/18p5; 6/08p6; 6/29p7
IHS ......4/28p6; 5/04p5
NIH Funding, Announcements............ 1/05p6; 1/12p6; 1/19p7; 2/02p7; 2/09p8; 2/16p7; 2/23p7; 3/09p7; 3/16p7; 3/23p7; 4/13p5; 4/20p6; 4/28p7; 5/04p6; 5/11p6; 5/18p7; 5/25p5; 6/01p5; 6/08p8; 6/15p9; 6/22p8; 6/29p8
SAMHSA....4/13p4; 4/28p6; 5/11p5
OPHS......5/11p5; 6/29p7

Funding News In Brief
Letter of Intent Not Needed.................. 1/05p7
SAMHSA Not Publishing Grants In Federal Register Anymore ................. 1/05p7
DOD Breast Cancer Research............. 1/12p6
IHS Offers Scholarships....................... 1/19p7
Program Eligibility Elaborated.............. 1/19p8
NIH Seeks Pediatric Training Grant Comments ....................................... 2/02p7
OMB Seeks Grant Terms, Condition Streamlining Comments .................. 2/02p7
CDC: Use Different Application............ 2/09p8
Research Plan Comment Sought ........ 2/09p8
HRSA Chiropractor Demo.................... 2/09p8
Ellison Foundation Not Funding Scholar In Infectious Diseases ..................... 2/09p8
State Planning Guidance Out .............. 2/16p8
Community Participation Proposals Requested ............................................ 2/23p6
Planning Deadline Extended................ 2/23p7
Nurse Loan Deadline Extended ........... 2/23p7
DOD Seeks Breast Cancer Research Proposals......................................... 3/09p6
NIH Severe Weather Delays................ 3/09p7
HRSA Alters Funding Preference ........ 3/23p6
Defense Dept. Offers Leukemia Research Funds .............................. 3/23p7
Foundation Grant Spending................. 4/20p8

Healthcare News
MMA Timeline Extended...................... 1/05p2
HIPAA Rules Published ....................... 1/05p4
Medical Liability Top 2005 Issue.......... 1/12p2
HCA Offers Discounts For Uninsured;
CMS Issues More Guidance............ 1/12p3
Group Offers Rx Discount Card ........... 1/12p4
Moratorium Extension Advised ............ 1/19p1
MedPAC Makes Suggestions .............. 1/19p1
HHS Secy. Discusses Medicaid Changes ...... 2/02p1
CDC Helps Public Health System........ 2/09p4
States Push Uninsured Options........... 2/09p4
E-Prescribing Standards Out ............... 2/09p5
Rural Health Cuts ‘Draconian’.............. 2/16p3
Medicare Payments May Change........ 2/16p4
Employers Join Insurance Debate ....... 2/16p5
Flu Vaccine FY 06 Budget Biggest Investment .....2/16p5
Medicaid Spending Revised ................ 2/23p4
AHA Wants Specialty Ban ................... 2/23p5
Leavitt: Health Centers Key ToInsurance Issue .. 3/09p1
Report May Lead To Ban..................... 3/09p4
Ambulatory Survey In Works ............... 3/16p4
McClellan Sees Rural Help ..................3/23p1
Budget Bills Disagree Over Cuts..........3/23p2
MedPAC Looks At Critical Access .......3/23p3
340b Can Help Rural CHCs .................3/23p5
Obesity Grants May Be Coming ...........3/23p4
Web Site Compares Hospitals .............4/13p2
AHRQ: Healthcare Quality Gap Remains ...4/13p2
Leavitt Calls For Medicaid Reforms .....4/20p1
House GOP: No Medicaid Cuts............4/20p2
NGA Crafting Medicaid Reforms ..........4/20p3
CMS Promotes PFP to Doctors............4/28p1
Pay For Performance Could Revive Use of CHCs ..4/28p1
Senate Health Committee Approves Patient Navigator Bill...5/04p1
CDC Foundation Grants Fully Extendable Under Bill.....5/04p2
Medicaid Budget Cuts; Commission Creation..5/04p2
Leavitt: Hospitals Must Embrace IT......5/04p2
AHA Advance Directive PSA; Web Site Will Not Cause Hospital Burden.......5/04p3
CMS Praises Pay For Performance .....5/11p1
CMS’ New Hospital Payment ...............5/11p2
Congress: Calls For More Flu Vaccine Makers ...5/11p2
HHS Awards $95M For Cancer Programs......5/11p3
NGA; States React To Medicaid Cuts ..5/11p3
CMS Calls For Specialty Hospital Moratorium ...5/18p1
S 1002 Specialty Hospital Moratorium Bill .....5/18p1
House Healthcare Legislation Agenda .5/18p2
HR 1946 Medicare Mental Health ........5/18p2
HR 2234 Healthcare IT Bill...................5/18p3
Adult Immunization Program ................5/25p1
NAHU Insurance Web Site...................5/25p2
Government & Groups Address Nursing Shortage ..5/25p2
CHCs Under Scrutiny In Congress.......6/01p1
Congress Expresses Concern Over Flu Vaccine Issues .....6/01p1
NGA Produces Medicaid Policy ...........6/08p1
NGA, Democrats Rebuff Medicaid Commission Invitation ...6/08p2
CMS’ Tunis Suspended, Fined $20K ...6/08p2
House Subcommittee Approves HHS Appropriations Bill .....6/15p1
AHRQ Awards $8M Safety Grants .......6/15p2
HHS Forms Health IT Commission ......6/15p2
HHS Awards $30M For CHC Grants ....6/15p3
Governors Give Congress NGA Medicaid Reform Proposal..6/22p1
Experts Say Medicaid Reform Requires Overall Health Reform..6/22p2
Standard Post-Acute-Care Pricing System Needed.......6/22p3
GAO: Specialty Hospitals To Increase Regardless Of Moratorium ..6/22p3
House Appropriates $474.8B For Health Agencies ....6/29p1
Keeping Eye On Community Needs Is Key To Using Grants ...6/29p3
HIPAA Rules Take Effect July 1...........6/29p4
AMA Updates Pay For Performance Guidelines ....6/29p4

Private Grants (Nat’l & Regional)
ADA Foundation ...................................1/05p7
Tony Cox/Cable Positive......................1/05p7
Lance Armstrong Foundation...............1/05p7
Assn. of American Medical Colleges ...1/05p7
Medication Safety Research ................1/05p8
Art For Patients Competition ................1/05p8
Cancer Gene Therapy Alliance ............1/12p7
Epilepsy Research Foundation ............1/12p7
Howard Hughes Medical Institute ........1/12p7
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation .................1/12p7
RWJF’s Prescription For Health...........1/19p8
Breast Cancer Fellowships ..................1/19p8
Nat’l Parkinson Foundation ..................1/19p8
Relatives As Parents Programs ...........1/19p8
Mattel Foundation ................................2/02p8
Nick Traina Foundation ........................2/02p8
Milagro Foundation ..............................2/02p8
ExxonMobil Foundation........................2/02p8
General Mills Foundation .....................2/09p9
Lymphoma/Leukemia Research ..........2/09p9
LI-COR Matching Funds Program........2/09p9
First Data Western Union.....................2/09p9
American Geriatrics Society.................2/16p8
Physicians’ Foundation ........................2/16p8
Rohm & Hass Program ........................2/16p8
Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation.........2/23p7
Dental Assn. Foundation......................2/23p8
Preventive Dentistry Award..................2/23p8
Breakthroughs In Gerontology .............3/09p8
RWJF Academic Enrichment ...............3/09p8
Samuel Harris Fund .............................3/09p8
American Psychiatric Assn...................3/09p8
VHA Health Foundation .......................3/16p7
Michael J. Fox Foundation. ..................3/16p7
Community-Based Dental ....................3/16p7
Lance Armstrong Foundation...............3/16p7
Dreyfus Foundation..............................3/16p8
California Wellness Foundation ...........3/16p8
Aetna Foundation.................................3/16p8
Beaumont Foundation..........................3/16p8
Duke Charitable Foundation ................3/23p7
Packer Fellowships ..............................3/23p7
RWJF Active Living Research..............3/23p8
Marshall Field’s ....................................3/23p8
Target Foundation................................3/23p8
CIGNA Foundation...............................3/23p8
Healthcare Conversion Foundations....4/13p6
Alzheimer’s Foundation........................4/13p6
CT Foundation Trains Leaders ............4/13p7
Verizon Seeks Innovations...................4/13p7
Active Living Research Sought ............4/13p7
Aid For Bilingual Students....................4/13p7
Spina Bifida Assn. grants .....................4/20p6
CDC Foundation Tobacco Prevention .4/20p7
Dental Foundation Grants ....................4/20p8
California HealthCare Foundation........4/20p8
Aetna Foundation.................................5/04p7
Ryder System Charitable Foundation ..5/04p7
Center for Health Care Strategies........5/04p7
Lands’ End Charitable Programs .........5/04p7
Fluor Foundation ..................................5/04p7
Peoples Bancorp Foundation...............5/04p8
FedEx Global Community Grants ........5/04p8
Cardinal Health Foundation .................5/04p8
Colin Higgins Foundation .....................5/04p8
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ......5/04p8
Alcoa Foundation .................................5/11p6
Greenwall Foundation ..........................5/11p6
Hartford Foundation .............................5/11p7
Shell Oil Foundation.............................5/11p7
CVS Charitable Trust ...........................5/11p7
Colorado Mental Health Initiative ......... 5/11p7
AR Black Hall of Fame Foundation...... 5/11p7
American Legacy Foundation .............. 5/11p8
Brain Trust ........................................... 5/18p7
WHO Foundation ................................. 5/18p7
Sierra Health Foundation ..................... 5/18p8
American Psychiatric Foundation ........ 5/18p8
Levi Strauss Foundation ...................... 5/18p8
Caring for Colorado Foundation........... 5/18p8
Casey Foundation................................ 5/25p6
Dell Foundation.................................... 5/25p6
F.M. Kirby Foundation.......................... 5/25p6
Helfaer Foundation .............................. 5/25p6
Helen Bader Foundation ...................... 5/25p6
Kimberly-Clark Foundation .................. 5/25p6
MBNA Foundation................................ 5/25p6
MetLife Foundation .............................. 5/25p7
Missouri Foundation............................. 5/25p7
Pew Charitable Trusts.......................... 5/25p7
Tenet Foundation................................. 5/25p7
Society Of Hospital Medicine ............... 6/01p6
Patient Safety Foundation.................... 6/01p6
Verizon Foundation.............................. 6/01p6
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ...... 6/01p6
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund ....... 6/01p6
Corning Inc. Foundation....................... 6/01p7
Bill Gates Foundation........................... 6/01p7
Starbucks Foundation .......................... 6/01p7
Private Grants ................................6/08p8-10;
6/22p8-10; 6/29p8-9
State/Regional Grants........................ 6/15p10

Research/Reports
Healthcare Spending Slows In ‘03 ....... 1/12p5
America Spends To Protect Kids ......... 1/19p5
CBO: Medicaid Growth Unsustainable 2/02p3
CHCs Absent In 1,000 Counties .......... 3/09p4
Children’s Funding Increases 50% ...... 5/25p3
Pay For Performance Helps Cut Healthcare Costs ..6/08p5
Grants Push Effort To Recognize Mental Illness Early.. 6/22p6
Single Federal Uninsured Proposal Won’t Reduce Overall Problem ..6/22p6
Pay For Performance Best Method To Contain Healthcare Costs..6/29p6
Online Giving Grows 63% From ‘03..... 6/29p6

Special Supplements
Use New Communication Types.......... 1/05p8
Dos & Don’ts For Donations ................ 2/23p8
‘Friend Raising’ Relationships Key To Fundraising ...4/13p8
Grantseekers Can Avoid Post-Award Problems.. 5/11p8
How to Begin The Grant Process ........ 6/01p8
How Do Grantees Ask For The Funds They Need? ....6/01p8
Grantees Must Be Vigilant ................. 6/08p10

States
AL; TN.................................................. 4/20p5
LA; NE.................................................. 4/28p4
AZ, MT, IA, TN ..................................... 5/04p4
DC, WA ................................................ 5/11p4
SC, NV, IL AK, WV ........................... 5/18p4-5
MD ....................................................... 5/25p4
IL; LA/MD/WV ................................... 6/01p3-4
FL, NJ, VT............................................ 6/15p5
FL; States Consider Tougher Reporting Rules For Nonprofits, Charities.. 6/22p5
CA; MA................................................. 6/29p5