HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Program to one award recipient in fiscal year 2026 to advance efforts to improve health care and quality of care in rural areas by supporting quality measure implementation, data reporting, and the use of data to drive improvements in quality of care.

Original title: “Notice of Supplemental Funding, Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Program”

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is extending the solicitation period for nominations for appointment to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) that appeared in the Federal Register of August 12, 2026. All nominations received will be provided to the Assistant Secretary for Health for consideration and appointment. We are taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to provide nominations.

Original title: “Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs)." FDA is issuing this draft guidance for submitters of certain PMAs to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). It introduces those submitters to the current publicly available resources and associated content developed to suppor

Original title: “Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs); Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability”

HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.

Original title: “National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received”

HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program to one award recipient in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to provide technical assistance (TA) to rural health care organizations in the Delta region. This supplemental funding will support hospitals and clinics that previously completed program TA and need additional support to sustain improvements in financial and operational performance, quality of care, and access to essential health care services

Original title: “Notice of Supplemental Funding, Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program”

HRSA will provide additional award funds to the National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program recipient, the National Rural Health Association, to identify, engage, educate, and collaborate with rural stakeholders on national rural health issues and promising practices to improve health care in rural areas nationwide.

Original title: “Notice of Supplemental Funding, National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program”

Through the Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project cooperative agreement (HRSA-24-038), HRSA provides funding to the National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ) to provide technical assistance and support to Healthy Start Initiative (Healthy Start) award recipients. HRSA will provide supplemental award funds to NICHQ in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 to support the implementation of the Healthy Start Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring initiative for Healthy Start award recipients.

Original title: “Healthy Start Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring”

HRSA will provide additional award funds to the National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program recipient under HRSA-25-009, the University of North Dakota, to provide information, data, and tools related to rural health to support improving health care in rural areas.

Original title: “Notice of Supplemental Funding, National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program”

HRSA is providing supplemental award funds of $2,750,000 in federal fiscal year (FY) 2026 to ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infant, Toddler and Families, Inc., the current recipient of the Infant-Toddler Court Program (ITCP)--National Resource Center (NRC) cooperative agreement (HRSA-22-074). These funds will support the activities that strengthen child welfare and early childhood systems and advance early developmental health and well-being through the Infant-Toddler Court (ITC) approach. Su

Original title: “Infant-Toddler Court Program-National Resource Center”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the publication of a draft strategy document titled "BsUFA III Future Needs in the Development of Interchangeable Products Post-Workshop Strategy Document" (Strategy Document). This draft Strategy Document is intended to summarize the discussion that occurred at the FDA public workshop, "Advancing the Development of Interchangeable Products: Identifying Future Needs," held on September 19, 2025, and to describe FDA's future direction

Original title: “Biosimilar User Fee Act III Future Needs in the Development of Interchangeable Products Post-Workshop; Draft Strategy Document”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #298 (VICH GL62) titled "Target Animal Safety Evaluation for Veterinary Monoclonal Antibody Products." This draft guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). This draft guidance contributes to the international harmonization of methods used for

Original title: “Target Animal Safety Evaluation for Veterinary Monoclonal Antibody Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability”

HRSA will provide additional award funds to the Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program recipient, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to provide additional technical assistance on rural graduate medical education and support the improvement of health care in rural areas.

Original title: “Notice of Supplemental Funding; Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Program”

Original title: “National Library of Medicine; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting”

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comments on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Original title: “Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Post-Award Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report (OD)”

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comments on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Original title: “Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; PHS Applications and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements (OD)”

Original title: “Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review”

EURORDIS identifies where amendments could strengthen the EU Biotech Act. The post State of the EU Biotech Act: How it can still be improved appeared first on EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe.

Original title: “State of the EU Biotech Act: How it can still be improved”