Federal Register #2026-20018

HRSA Maternal and Child Health Data-Linkage Research Awards and COGME Recharter

HHS and HRSA materials cover the recharter of a medical education advisory council and supplemental funding for maternal and child health data-linkage research. - Government buyers: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The research awards are managed by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Epidemiology and Research, Division of Research, and funded through HHS’s Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. - Notice context: The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) advises the HHS Secretary and Congress on physician workforce supply and distribution, shortages, medical education and training, and related policies. Its charter renewal is an advisory action, not a purchase request. - Award recipients and funding: Johns Hopkins University receives $587,191 for the final phase of a data-linkage project; Morgan State University receives $400,000 to test and validate the linked dataset and its sharing process. Total supplemental funding described is $987,191. - Requested work: Link the Boston Birth Cohort and Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal Data System with community-level health databases to create longitudinal mother-child data; test the linked dataset’s usability and validate data-sharing processes through use cases and research studies. - Vendors and OEMs: Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University are the named award recipients. No product manufacturers or OEMs are identified, and no products, part numbers, or product quantities are requested. - Notable requirements: The work includes data capacity building, dataset validation, user-friendliness assessment, and testing the data-sharing process.

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services gives notice that the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) has been rechartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The renewed charter is effective September 30, 2026, and authorizes the Council to operate until September 30, 2028. COGME advises the HHS Secretary and Congress on physician workforce trends, medical education and training, and related financing and policy issues. The notice also describes the Council’s duties, including making recommendations on physician supply and distribution, workforce shortages, and improvements to physician workforce data.

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