If you are a grantee of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Community-Based Division, you can find your project
officer’s contact information listed below.
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) was created in 1987 to advise the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on health care issues impacting rural communities, including:
- Access to quality health care and health professionals;
- Viability of rural hospitals; and
- Effect of the Department’s proposed rules and regulations, including Medicare and Medicaid, on access to and financing of health care in rural areas.
In line with the mission of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), FORHP helps increase access to care for underserved populations and build health care capacity through several programs:
- Community Based Division (CBD) – Provides support to community organizations to improve health service delivery and strengthen health networks, and encourages collaboration among rural health care providers.
For more information, visit FORHP’s website here.
Program Coordinators & Project Officers
Patricia Burbano, BSPH
PBurbano@hrsa.gov
Phone: (301) 443-7238
Program Coordinator (& Project Officer)
Katherine Lloyd, MPH
klloyd@hrsa.gov
(301)443-2933
Project Officers
Jillian Causey, MHA
jcausey@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-1493
Mew Pongsiri, MPH
kpongsiri@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-2752
Program Coordinator
Alexa Ofori
aofori@hrsa.gov
(301) 945-3986
Project Officers
Sara Afayee
safayee@hrsa.gov
(301) 945-4169
Cassie Phillips
cphillips1@hrsa.gov
(301) 945-3940
Michele Gibson
mgibson@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-7320
Patricia Burbano
pburbano@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-7238
Jillian Causey
jcausey@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-1493