Heidi Hedberg
34:32 - 34:54
“we just got year 1 awards out the door. Awardees need time to work through that. And so we are asking that in the spring cycle, if you still need year 2 continuation, you're showing good ROI, you are on track, that spring cycle is when you would apply.”
- Speaker
- Heidi Hedberg
- Timestamp
- 34:32 – 34:54
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 9, 2026
From the transcript
That is why we keep referencing that, posting it on our website so you can track with us as we are working together in transforming the healthcare system so that Alaskans have better access to care that rural would not be a hindrance to access to care. Again, this is about transforming the healthcare system. I would also say that we want to ensure that there is equal opportunity for those facility renovations, and we just got year 1 awards out the door. Awardees need time to work through that. And so we are asking that in the spring cycle, if you still need year 2 continuation, you're showing good ROI, you are on track, that spring cycle is when you would apply.
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