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Health care providers designated as health center “look-alikes” by the federal Health Center Program may apply through May 14 for a portion of $145 million in grants to advance equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination, testing and treatment in underserved and vulnerable populations, the Department of Health and Human Services . 

The American Rescue Plan Act provided the one-time funding. 

In other news, HHS is with a number of national Latino organizations and others to encourage uninsured Latinos to enroll in health coverage during the special enrollment period at the , created in response to the COVID-19 emergency. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently extended the SEP until Aug. 15 after the American Rescue Plan Act made more people eligible for marketplace subsidies and increased the amount of the subsidies.