Arcare

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA) - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: ARCARE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 117 SOUTH 2ND STREET AUGUSTA, AR 72006 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: FQHC APPLICANT WEBSITE: WWW.ARCARE.NET PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: DR. STEVEN COLLIER, CEO PHONE: 870-347-3304 FAX: 870-347-2882 EMAIL: STEVEN.COLLIER@ARCARE.NET DELTA STATES RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK PROGRAM PROJECT TITLE: HEALTHY HEARTS PROJECT GOALS: 1) IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ADULTS WITH OR AT-RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN ARKANSAS SERVICE REGION B, AND 2) TO STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THIS REGION PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: ARKANSAS SERVICE REGION B; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TARGET POPULATION: THE TARGET POPULATION CONSISTS OF RESIDENTS AGE 50-74 WITH/OR AT-RISK OF A CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS LIVING IN ARKANSAS SERVICE REGION B. THE TOTAL SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS 569,812. THE REGION CONTAINS MORE THAN 14,000 SQUARE MILES. THE SERVICE AREA HAS HIGH RATES OF ISSUES RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, LOW INCOMES, AND LOW RATES OF INSURANCE AS WELL AS BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE. THE CDC AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE IDENTIFIED HEART DISEASE AS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IN ARKANSAS, RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ONE-QUARTER OF ALL DEATHS STATEWIDE. PRIMARY FOCUS AREA: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS: THE NETWORK’S NAME IS THE ARKANSAS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COALITION. THE COALITION WAS FORMED IN 2013 TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS AND SYSTEMATIC COLLABORATION IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN RURAL ARKANSAS (ARKANSAS SERVICE REGION B). THE COALITION FOR THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF FOUR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING 3 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND 1 COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. ALL COALITION MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. CAPACITY TO SERVE RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, COALITION MEMBERS HAVE COLLABORATED AS NETWORK TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND MEET THE NEEDS FOR ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE IN THE DELTA COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE ARKANSAS SERVICE REGION B. THE THREE FQHCS IN THE COALITION HAVE SERVED THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. COALITION MEMBERS ALL HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FORMING, ADAPTING, AND SERVING IN DIFFERENT COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURES TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS IN THE SERVICE AREA. THE LEAD APPLICANT AND OTHER COALITION MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CAPACITY TO DELIVER THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK. HOW RURAL POPULATIONS WILL BE SERVED: THE RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR PARTNERS LIVE AND WORK WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COALITION’S OPERATIONS BY RECEIVING MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE, EXPERIENCING INCREASED ACCESS TO PROVIDERS, LOWER COSTS OF CARE, AND THE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OUR TEAMS HAVE IN LINKING RESIDENTS TO ESSENTIAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OUTSIDE OF HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL: ALL PROJECT SERVICES ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, AS DOCUMENTED BY THE PROJECT NARRATIVE, INCLUDING CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT, TEAM-BASED CARE, TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT, MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, AND INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE MODELS ARE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT NO TAILORING WILL BE NECESSARY TO ADAPT FOR THIS PROJECT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES: THE ACTIVITIES TO BE DELIVERED ARE THOSE LISTED ABOVE IN THE SECTION ON EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE IMPROVED PATIENT CLINICAL MEASURES RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AN INCREASE IN PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN DELIVERING CVD CARE, AND A REDUCTION IN HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR CVD ISSUES. FUNDING PREFERENCE: THE PROJECT MEETS QUALIFICATION 1: HPSA. THE APPLICANT IS IN AN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED HPSA AS DOCUMENTED IN ATTACHMENT 10.

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS - PROJECT TITLE: RCORP – MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000,000 FOR YEAR 1, $3,000,000 TOTAL PROGRAM AMOUNT APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ARCARE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 117 SOUTH 2ND STREET AUGUSTA, AR 72006 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: FQHC APPLICANT WEBSITE: WWW.ARCARE.NET PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: DR. STEVEN COLLIER, CEO PHONE: 870-347-3304 PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL: STEVEN.COLLIER@ARCARE.NET FAX: 870-347-2882 FY20/FY21 RCORP-I AWARD RECIPIENT: NO HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HRSA NEWS RELEASE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORP (CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE), BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – NORTH MISSISSIPPI (OXFORD), AND BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – UNION COUNTY (NEW ALBANY) ALL OF MISSISSIPPI. IN ARKANSAS, CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – WYNNE, CROSS COUNTY AND THE ARKANSAS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TARGET POPULATION: THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES CROSS AND MONROE COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS AND LAFAYETTE AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI HAS A COMBINED/TOTAL POPULATION OF 111,693. THE PROGRAM PROPOSES TO SERVE ALL ADULTS AGED 18-64 INCLUDING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, PREGNANT WOMEN, LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS, ELDERLY, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. BECAUSE THIS AGE GROUP REPRESENTS THE GREATEST RISK OF FATAL OVERDOSE IN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI, SERVICES AIMED AT THIS GROUP WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY TO REDUCE BOTH SUBSTANCE/OPIOID ABUSE AND POTENTIAL OVERDOSE DEATHS. AS REQUESTED IN THE NOFO, LESS THAN 1% OF THE TARGET POPULATION IS AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY TARGET TRIBAL POPULATIONS. AS AN FQHC, ARCARE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, DISABILITY, ETC INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR SERVICE S. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH EDUCATION AND MATERIALS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, OTHER MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA TO ENSURE ALL POPULATIONS ARE AWARE OF PROJECT SERVICES AND RESOURCES. TARGET SERVICE AREA: CROSS AND MONROE COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS AND LAFAYETTE AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI DOES TARGET SERVICE AREA OVERLAP WITH EXISTING RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT’S SERVICE AREA: NO

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

ARCARE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECT (AR-CHIPP) - PROJECT TITLE: AR-CHIPPAPPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ARCAREADDRESS: 117 SOUTH 2ND STREET/P.O. BOX 497 AUGUSTA, AR 72006PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DR. STEVEN COLLIER, CEOCONTACT PHONE #: 870-347-2534 FAX: 870-347-2882EMAIL ADDRESS: STEVEN.COLLIER@ARCARE.NETWEBSITE: WWW.ARCARE.NETGRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $470,000PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ALLOW ARCARE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND ITS HIV PREVENTION EFFORTS IN THREE OF THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS INCLUDING CRAIGHEAD, PULASKI, AND WASHINGTON. THESE AREAS ALSO HAVE HIGH RATES OF HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED CARE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL HOST/ATTEND VENUE-BASED TESTING EVENTS AS WELL AS LARGE-SCALE EVENTS SUCH AS PRIDE. SERVICES AT THESE EVENTS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATED TESTING PERFORMED BY ARCARE STAFF OR PARTNERS SUCH AS THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, REFERRALS TO PARTNER SERVICES, PREVENTION AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PREP. TESTING WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN THE ARCARE MEDICAL CLINICS AND SERVICE ACCESS CENTERS. THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW ARCARE TO EDUCATE APPROPRIATE CLINIC PERSONNEL ON HIV TESTING, INTEGRATED SCREENINGS, WORKFLOWS FOR LINKAGE TO HIV MEDICAL CARE AND REFERRAL PROCESSES FOR NECESSARY SERVICES/RESOURCES. HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR LINKAGE TO CARE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SERVICES. THE CHW WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CLIENT TO ENSURE HE/SHE MEETS THE MEDICAL PROVIDER WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS OR RE-ENGAGEMENT. ANTICIPATED SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES AND LONG-TERM IMPACT OF PROJECT: ARCARE ANTICIPATES THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: 1) INCREASED NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS, 2) INCREASED NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING INTEGRATED SCREENINGS, 3) INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE & ART AMONG PERSONS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV, 4) INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AMONG PERSONS WITH PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HIV & NOT IN CARE, 5) INCREASED ACCESS TO PARTNER SERVICES, 6) INCREASED MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG PERSONS WITH HIV, 7) INCREASED ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG PERSONS WITH HIV OR THOSE AT HIGH-RISK FOR CONTRACTING HIV, 8) INCREASED ACCESS TO PREP, 9) INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF CONDOMS, AND 10) IMPROVED RESPONSE TO HIV TRANSMISSION CLUSTERS AND OUTBREAKS. THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPACT THE TARGET POPULATION AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY REDUCING NEW HIV INFECTIONS, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH A HIV DIAGNOSIS, REDUCING HIV-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND REDUCING DEATH RATES AMONG PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH HIV.

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

TELEHEALTH NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND - JUSTICE INVOLVED - PROJECT TITLE: ARCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND – TRANSITION IN CARE FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED POPULATIONS REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000,000.00 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ARCARE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 117 SOUTH 2ND STREET AUGUSTA, AR 72006 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: FQHC APPLICANT WEBSITE: WWW.ARCARE.NET PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: DR. STEVEN COLLIER, CEO PHONE: 870-347-3304 PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL: STEVEN.COLLIER@ARCARE.NET FAX: 870-347-2882P POPULATION TO BE SERVED: WHITE COUNTY, ARKANSAS – PERSONS INCARCERATED THAT ARE EXPECTED FOR RE-ENTRY WITHIN 90 DAYS. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: ARCARE WILL USE THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRANSITION IN CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL SOON TO BE RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH EVIDENCED BASED MODELS TO PILOT AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS. ARCARE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE WHITE COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM AND RESTORE HOPE 100 FAMILIES TO IMPLEMENT THIS GRANT PROGRAM. THE WHITE COUNTY JAIL CURRENTLY HAS 320 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH A MONTHLY RELEASE RATE OF 20. RESTORE HOPE /100 FAMILIES IS THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN WHITE COUNTY THAT FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS WITH PROGRAMS THAT WORKS WITH THE COURT SYSTEM AND JAILS TO SUPPORT TRANSITION, SOCIAL NEEDS AND RESOURCE NAVIGATORS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HIGH RISK, HIGH NEED. THIS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WORKFLOW AND CURRICULUM TO IMPLEMENT AT THE JAIL THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ON STAFF TO FACILITATE THE DISCHARGE 90-DAY PROGRAM. ARCARE AND RESTORE HOPE WILL NAVIGATE THE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH REQUIRED SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS, AND SERVICES NEEDED TO ENSURE THE TRANSITION OF RE-ENTRY IS RESOURCEFUL FOR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS. ARCARE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND INSURANCE ENROLLMENT SERVICES FOR SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENTS, WHILE RESTORE HOPE WILL PROVIDE ALL SOCIAL RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, FOOD INSECURITY, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV PROGRAM

ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING - PROJECT TITLE: ARCARE AXCS PROJECT APPLICANT: ARCARE GRANT #: H80CS00207 PROJECT DIRECTOR: STEVEN COLLIER, MD, CEO ADDRESS: 117 SOUTH 2ND STREET, AUGUSTA, AR 72006 EMAIL: STEVEN.COLLIER@ARCARE.NET PH: 870-347-2534 FAX: 870-347-2882 WEBSITE: WWW.ARCARE.NET CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: AR-001, AR-002, AR-003, AR-004, KY-001, MS-001, AND MS-004 FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST: $500,000.00 ARCARE IS A STABLE, 330 FUNDED FQHC THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN 32 COUNTIES ACROSS 3 STATES (AR: BENTON, CLEBURNE, CRAIGHEAD, CRITTENDEN, CROSS, FAULKNER, INDEPENDENCE, IZARD, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LONOKE, MILLER, MONROE, POPE, PRAIRIE, PULASKI, WASHINGTON, WHITE & WOODRUFF; KY: BALLARD, CALLOWAY, CARLISLE, FULTON, GRAVES, HICKMAN, LIVINGSTON, MARSHALL & MCCRACKEN; MS: LAFAYETTE, PONTOTOC & UNION). INCORPORATED IN 1986, ARCARE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS TO EVALUATE AND RESPOND TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND BARRIERS TO CARE OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. ARCARE WORKS CLOSELY WITH ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO EXPAND CAPACITY, DELIVERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE UNIQUE HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS TARGET POPULATION (PEOPLE LIVING BELOW 200% FPG). IN 2021, THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SERVICES TO 100,591 PATIENTS GENERATING MORE THAN 341,000 ENCOUNTERS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. ARCARE IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH DELIVERY NETWORK THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. THROUGH ITS OWN SERVICES AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOSPITALS AND SPECIALISTS, ARCARE ENSURES CONTINUITY ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CARE, HELPING TO DRIVE DOWN THE OVERALL COST OF HEALTHCARE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF ITS PATIENTS. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION AMERICA’S HEALTH RANKINGS, MS RANKS 50TH, AR RANKS 48TH, & KY RANKS 43RD AMONG ALL STATES FOR HEALTH STATUS BASED ON MULTIPLE HEALTH MEASURES. ALL SERVICE AREA COUNTIES EXCEED STATE & NATIONA L BENCHMARKS FOR BOTH CHILD & ADULT OBESITY, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, TEEN PREGNANCY AND LATE ENTRY INTO PRENATAL CARE. MAJOR BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE INCLUDE ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY & TRANSPORTATION. ARCARE IS REQUESTING AXCS FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING. AS YOU WILL FIND THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION, THIS IS A HIGH NEED FOR THE HEALTH CENTER AND THE PATIENTS WE SERVE. ARCARE IS PARTNERING WITH VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER (VICC) IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AS THE REQUIRED NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER FOR THIS PROJECT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT 2 – PARTNERSHIP DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN ARCARE AND VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER. REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED INCREASE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY, IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, INCREASE AGE-APPROPRIATE AND FOLLOW-UP BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS, AND BUILD CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE ARCARE HEALTH SYSTEM.

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

FY 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.86%.

AN ESTIMATED 238 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN CLAY, CRAIGHEAD, CRITTENDEN, CROSS, GREENE, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, MISSISSIPPI, POINSETT, RANDOLPH, ST. FRANCIS, WHITE, AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS BY MARCH 31, 2021. WE HAVE ALREADY MET THIS GOAL WITH 238 VOLUNTEERS AT THE WRITING OF THIS APPLICATION. ARKANSAS IS RANKED FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR FOOD INSECURITY ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT USDA RESEARCH. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED NEED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THE NEA ARCARE RSVP PROGRAM IS HEALTHY FUTURES BECAUSE OF ITS FOCUS ON INCREASING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HELPING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. ACCORDING TO AR KIDS READ, 7 IN 10 ARKANSAS FOURTH GRADERS DON?T READ PROFICIENTLY. BECAUSE SCHOOL READINESS AND READING PROFICIENCY STARTS EARLY, A SECONDARY FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LITERACY IN ORDER TO COMBAT THE CURRENT LOW READING SCORES AND ARM OUR CHILDREN WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO MAINTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A FOCUS AREA FOR OUR COMMUNITIES SO NEA ARCARE RSVP IS ABLE TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT MAY NOT FIT INTO PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS. EXAMPLES OF THESE PROJECTS ARE THE ARCARE AUXILIARY, SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZEN WORKOUT PROGRAMS, AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS SERVING SENIOR CENTERS OUTSIDE OF FOOD SECURITY SERVICES. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO HOMEBOUND ADULTS OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND/OR REFERRALS TO LOW-INCOME, UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER, WORK TO INCREASE LITERACY WITH CHILDREN IN HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND WORK IN SHORT- TERM OR SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO MEET OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME-DELIVERED MEALS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED SUPPORT, SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND/OR REFERRALS TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD, CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS LITERACY SKILLS, AND IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS WILL BE MET BY VOLUNTEERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $93,795 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $31,675 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 100 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN CLAY, CRAIGHEAD, CRITTENDEN, CROSS, GREENE, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, MISSISSIPPI, POINSETT, RANDOLPH, ST. FRANCIS, WHITE, AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS BY MARCH 31, 2021. USDA ARKANSAS IS RANKED FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR FOOD INSECURITY ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED NEED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THE NEA ARCARE RSVP PROGRAM IS HEALTHY FUTURES BECAUSE OF ITS FOCUS ON INCREASING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HELPING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. ACCORDING TO AR KIDS READ, 7 IN 10 ARKANSAS FOURTH GRADERS DON?T READ PROFICIENTLY. BECAUSE SCHOOL READINESS AND READING PROFICIENCY STARTS EARLY, A SECONDARY FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LITERACY IN ORDER TO COMBAT THE CURRENT LOW READING SCORES AND ARM OUR CHILDREN WITH THE TOOLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO MAINTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A FOCUS AREA FOR OUR COMMUNITIES SO NEA ARCARE RSVP IS ABLE TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT MAY NOT FIT INTO PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS. EXAMPLES OF THESE PROJECTS ARE THE ARCARE AUXILIARY, SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZEN WORKOUT PROGRAMS, AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS SERVING SENIOR CENTERS OUTSIDE OF FOOD SECURITY SERVICES. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO HOMEBOUND ADULTS OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDE SUPPORT, SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND/OR REFERRALS TO LOW-INCOME, UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER, WORK TO INCREASE LITERACY WITH CHILDREN IN HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND WORK IN SHORT- TERM OR SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO MEET OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME-DELIVERED MEALS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED SUPPORT, SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND/OR REFERRALS TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD, CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS LITERACY SKILLS, AND IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS WILL BE MET BY VOLUNTEERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $93,795 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $40,100 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ENDING THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC (ETHE) PLANNING PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART D WICY COVID-19 RESPONSE

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT