Government Asks Public: Is Our Health Center Paperwork Too Annoying?
Published Date: 12/15/2025
Notice
Summary
HRSA is updating the forms used by nearly 1,400 health centers that serve over 32 million people across the U.S. These changes will help health centers apply for grants, report progress, and manage their projects more smoothly. The public can comment on these updates until February 13, 2026, so get your thoughts in before then!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 28,903 hours
HRSA estimates the total annualized burden for the revised information collection at 28,903.05 hours across all listed forms and respondents. The table lists per‑form respondent counts and average burden per response (for example, Form 1A: 1,370 respondents at 0.75 hours each; Project Narrative Update: 1,325 respondents at 4.00 hours each).
Major updates to Health Center forms
HRSA is updating the Health Center Program forms used by nearly 1,400 health centers that serve more than 32 million people. Several existing forms (for example, Form 1A, Form 2, Form 3, Form 5A, Form 5B, Form 6A, and Form 12) will be modified to update response options, align classifications, standardize staffing to full‑time equivalent counts, change questions, and revise labels and categories.
Several legacy forms removed to reduce burden
HRSA will remove a number of existing forms — including the Applicant Qualification Criteria Form, Environmental Information and Documentation, Form 3A: Look‑Alike Budget Information, Form 4: Community Characteristics, Form 5C: Other Activities/Locations, Patient Impact Form, Project Overview Form, and others — to streamline the information collected and reduce burden on respondents.
New forms added for scope and grants work
HRSA will add several new forms such as a Grant Number form, checklists for replacing or adjusting service sites (including a Checklist for Replacing a Service Site in Scope and Checklists for Form 5A and 5B Scope Adjustment), and a QIF Transitions in Care for Justice‑Involved Populations Progress Report to simplify change‑in‑scope requests and other data collection.
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