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initial Report to Congress, including 

new developments, challenges, 

opportunities, and solutions to better 

recognize and support family caregivers 

along with recommendations for 

priority actions to update, improve, and 

keep current the National Family 

Caregiving Strategy, as appropriate. 

The Advisory Council will submit an 

annual report on the development, 

maintenance, and updating of the 

National Family Caregiving Strategy. 

The report will include a description of 

the implementation of the actions 

recommended in the initial report, as 

appropriate. This report will be 

provided to the Secretary, Congress, and 

the state agencies responsible for 

carrying out family caregiver programs. 

The Advisory Council, or its 

individual members, may also be 

engaged to author/co-author articles and 

other materials; engage with print and 

electronic media; and deliver 

presentations, workshops, webinars and 

other forms of educational opportunities 

designed to highlight the 

Administration’s commitment to 

supporting families and family 

caregivers. 

As needed, and where appropriate, 

this Advisory Council will coordinate 

its efforts with those of the Advisory 

Council to Support Grandparents 

Raising Grandchildren. Such 

coordination might include joint 

meetings, presentations and other 

activities undertaken in fulfillment of 

the requirements of the RAISE Act. 

The Advisory Council will meet 

virtually (via Zoom or similar platform), 

at least three times each year, beginning 

in September/October 2022. Council 

meetings will generally be held from 

12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. All 

meetings of the Council will be open to 

the public and recorded for posting on 

the ACL website. Advisory Council 

members will be expected to participate 

in at least one subcommittee, which will 

meet, as needed, between Advisory 

Council meetings to develop and review 

materials and conduct other activities 

related to the Advisory Council’s 

mission and purpose. 

The completion of all described 

activities is dependent upon the 

continued availability of federal funding 

for the purposes of carrying out the 

legislation. 

Nomination Process: Any person or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified individuals for membership. 

Current Advisory Council members 

whose terms are expiring may also 

submit a nomination for consideration. 

Nomination packages must include: 

(1) A nomination letter not to exceed 

one (1) page that provides ALL of the 

following information: 

a. The reason(s) for nominating the 

individual; 

b. The constituency being represented 

(from the list above; may be more than 

one); 

c. The nominee’s particular, relevant 

experience and/or professional expertise 

or lived experience; 

d. Contact information for the 

nominee [name, title (if applicable), 

address, phone, and email address]; and 

e. The nominee’s resume (not to 

exceed two (2) pages) if the nomination 

is based on their professional capacity 

or qualifications. A resume is optional 

otherwise. 

Nominees will be selected for 

appointment based on their 

demonstrated knowledge, qualifications, 

and professional or personal experience 

related to the purpose and scope of the 

Advisory Council. 

(2) Members will be appointed for a 

period not to exceed three years. 

Members appointed to fill subsequent 

vacancies will serve for the remainder of 

the current term of the Advisory 

Council. 

Dated: March 4, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator, 

Administration for Community Living. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

‘‘Low Income Levels’’ Used for Various 

Health Professions and Nursing 

Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, 

and VIII of the Public Health Service 

Act 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HRSA is updating income 

levels used to identify a ‘‘low-income 

family’’ for the purpose of determining 

eligibility for programs that provide 

health professions and nursing training 

to individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds. These various programs 

are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII 

of the Public Health Service Act. HHS 

periodically publishes in the Federal 

Register low-income levels to be used 

by institutions receiving grants or 

cooperative agreement awards to 

determine eligibility for programs 

providing training for (1) disadvantaged 

individuals, (2) individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) 

individuals from low-income families. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many 

health professions and nursing grant 

and cooperative agreement awardees 

use the low-income levels to determine 

whether potential program participants 

are from economically disadvantaged 

backgrounds and would be eligible to 

participate in the program, as well as to 

determine the amount of funding 

individuals receive. Awards are 

generally made to accredited schools of 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, public 

health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, allied health, 

podiatric medicine, nursing, and 

chiropractic; public or private nonprofit 

schools which offer graduate programs 

in behavioral health and mental health 

practice; and other public or private 

nonprofit health or educational entities 

to assist individuals from disadvantaged 

backgrounds and disadvantaged 

students to enter and graduate from 

health professions and nursing schools. 

Some programs provide for the 

repayment of health professions or 

nursing education loans for students 

from disadvantaged backgrounds and 

disadvantaged students. 

A ‘‘low-income family/household’’ for 

programs included in Titles III, VII, and 

VIII of the Public Health Service Act is 

defined as having an annual income that 

does not exceed 200 percent of HHS’s 

poverty guidelines. A family is a group 

of two or more individuals related by 

birth, marriage, or adoption who live 

together. 

Most HRSA programs use the income 

of a student’s parent(s) to compute low 

income status. However, a ‘‘household’’ 

may potentially be only one person. 

Other HRSA programs, depending upon 

the legislative intent of the program, the 

programmatic purpose related to income 

level, as well as the age and 

circumstances of the participant, will 

apply these low income standards to the 

individual student to determine 

eligibility, as long as the individual is 

not listed as a dependent on the tax 

form of their parent(s). Each program 

includes the rationale and methodology 

for determining low income levels in 

program funding opportunities or 

applications. 

Low-income levels are adjusted 

annually based on HHS’s poverty 

guidelines. HHS’s poverty guidelines 

are based on poverty thresholds 

published by the U.S. Census Bureau, 

adjusted annually for changes in the 

Consumer Price Index. The income 


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figures below have been updated to 

reflect HHS’s 2022 poverty guidelines as 

published in the Federal Register at 87 

FR 3315. See https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/01/21/2022-01166/annual-updateof-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines. 

LOW INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2022 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE

48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ $27,180 

2 ............................................ 36,620 

3 ............................................ 46,060 

4 ............................................ 55,500 

5 ............................................ 64,940 

6 ............................................ 74,380 

7 ............................................ 83,820 

8 ............................................ 93,260 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$9,440 for each additional person. 

* Includes only dependents listed on federal 

income tax forms. 

** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 

2021. 

LOW INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2022 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR

ALASKA

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ $33,980 

2 ............................................ 45,780 

3 ............................................ 57,580 

4 ............................................ 69,380 

5 ............................................ 81,180 

6 ............................................ 92,980 

7 ............................................ 104,780 

8 ............................................ 116,580 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$11,800 for each additional person. 

* Includes only dependents listed on federal 

income tax forms. 

** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 

2021. 

LOW INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2022 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HAWAII

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ $31,260 

2 ............................................ 42,120 

3 ............................................ 52,980 

4 ............................................ 63,840 

5 ............................................ 74,700 

6 ............................................ 85,560 

7 ............................................ 96,420 

8 ............................................ 107,280 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$10,860 for each additional person. 

* Includes only dependents listed on federal 

income tax forms. 

** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 

2021. 

Separate poverty guidelines figures 

for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of 

Economic Opportunity administrative 

practice beginning in the 1966–1970 

period since the U.S. Census Bureau 

poverty thresholds do not have separate 

figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The 

poverty guidelines are not defined for 

Puerto Rico or other jurisdictions. 

Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions shall 

use income guidelines for the 48 

Contiguous States and the District of 

Columbia. 

Carole Johnson, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: Public 

Comment Request Health Center 

Workforce Survey OMB No. 0906– 

XXXX–New 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement for opportunity for public 

comment on proposed data collection 

projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, HRSA announces plans to 

submit an Information Collection 

Request (ICR), described below, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to 

OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 

public regarding the burden estimate, 

below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than May 10, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or by mail to the 

HRSA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and draft 

instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov 

or call Samantha Miller, the acting 

HRSA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer at (301) 443–9094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

information collection request title for 

reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Health Center Workforce Survey OMB 

No. 0906–XXXX–New. 

Abstract: The Health Center Program, 

authorized by section 330 of the Public 

Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b, and 

administered by HRSA, Bureau of 

Primary Health Care, supports the 

provision of community-based 

preventive and primary health care 

services to millions of medically 

underserved and vulnerable people. 

Health centers employ over 400,000 

health care staff (i.e., physicians, 

medical, dental, mental and behavioral 

health, vision services, pharmacy, 

enabling services, quality improvement, 

and facility and non-clinical support 

staff.) 

Provider and non-provider staff wellbeing is essential to recruiting and 

retaining staff, thus supporting access to 

quality health care and services through 

the Health Center Program. HRSA has 

created a nationwide Health Center 

Workforce Survey to identify and 

address challenges related to provider 

and staff well-being. The survey will be 

administered to all full-time and parttime health center staff in the fall of 

2022 to identify conditions and 

circumstances that affect staff wellbeing at HRSA-funded health centers, 

including the scope and nature of 

workforce well-being, job satisfaction, 

and burnout. This information can 

inform efforts to improve workforce 

well-being and maintain high-quality 

patient care. 

The Health Center Workforce Survey 

aims to collect and analyze data from no 

less than 85 percent of health center 

staff. HRSA will utilize stakeholder 

engagement strategies to support survey 

completion targets. The HRSA 

contractor will request email addresses 

for all health center staff from health 

center leadership. Using the email 

addresses provided, the contractor will 

administer the online survey to ensure 

data quality and respondent 

confidentiality. Participation in the 

Health Center Workforce Survey is 

voluntary for all health center staff. The 

contractor will analyze the responses 

and provide analytic reports. HRSA will 

disseminate the summary level data for 

public use, including preparing 

preliminary findings and analytic 

reports. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: Health care workforce 

burnout has been a challenge even prior 

to COVID–19 and other recent public 

health crises. Clinicians and health care 

staff have reported experiencing 

alarming rates of burnout, characterized 

as a high degree of emotional 

exhaustion, depersonalization, and a 


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