HRSA set aside a total of $17.5 billion for a Phase 4 general distribution to provider applicants. Including this week’s announcement, $11.5 billion has been distributed in three payment batches to 78,000 providers. This means $6 billion remains to be distributed from this phase. According to HRSA, 86% of Phase 4 applications have been processed to date and they will continue to review applications “throughout early 2022.”

It should be noted that ARP Rural payments also continue to be distributed so providers should watch their email inboxes for communications and their bank accounts for new deposits.