Service Area Competition

Post Date

September 1st 2015

Application Due Date

November 2nd 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

HRSA-16-006

CFDA Number(s)

93.224

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=dae000fd-f083-4d3e-b615-c31c14747e03

Number of Awards

64

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applications that do not demonstrate compliance with all eligibility requirements outlined in this section will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for funding. 1.ФФФФФ Eligible Applicants 1)ФФ An applicant must be a public or nonprofit private entity, as demonstrated through the submission of the Evidence of Non-profit/Public Center Status outlined in Section IV.2.vi.Ф Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. 2)ФФ The applicant must request funding to support the operation of a health center that provides required comprehensive primary, preventive, and enabling health care services, either directly or through established arrangements, without regard to ability to pay.Ф An applicant may not propose to provide only a single service, such as dental, behavioral, or prenatal services. 3)ФФ The applicant must propose to serve an announced service area and its patients identified in the SAAT. a)ФФФФФ The total unduplicated patients projected to be served by December 31, 2017, entered on Form 1A, must be at least 75 percent of the SAAT Patient Target.Ф See the Summary of Funding section above if the patient projection is less than the SAAT Patient Target. b)ФФФФФ Zip codes entered in the Service Area Zip Codes field on Form 5B: Service Sites must be those where at least 75 percent of the current patients reside.[1]Ф Refer to the SAAT to determine the zip codes where the majority of patients reside. [1] HRSA considers service area overlap when making funding determinations for new and competing supplement applicants if zip codes are proposed on Form 5B: Service Sites beyond those listed on the SAAT.Ф For more information about service area overlap, refer to Policy Information Notice 2007-09.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $255700000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the Health Center Programмs Service Area Competition (SAC).Ф The Health Center Program supports patient-directed public and private nonprofit organizations that provide primary and preventive health care services to the Nationмs medically underserved.Ф The purpose of the SAC funding opportunity is to ensure continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services for communities and vulnerable populations served by the Health Center Program.Ф This FOA details the SAC eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors for organizations seeking a grant for operational support to provide primary and preventive health care services to an announced service area under the Health Center Program, including Community Health Center (CHC _ section 330(e)), Migrant Health Center (MHC _ section 330(g)), Health Care for the Homeless (HCH _ section 330(h)), and/or Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC _ section 330(i)).Ф For the purposes of this document, the term Яhealth centerН encompasses these types of grant funding (i.e., CHC, MHC, HCH, and PHPC).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Health Resources and Services Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
  bphcsac@hrsa.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contact Beth Hartmayer at (301)594-4300 or email bphcsac@hrsa.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  bphcsac@hrsa.gov