Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of March 1, 2025)

For programmatic or technical assistance questions:
Ashley Vigil and Julia Tillman
301.594.4300
Online contact forms

For business, administrative, or fiscal questions:
Joi Grymes-Johnson
301.443.2632
jgrymes@hrsa.gov

The Health Center Program provides grants to health centers that offer comprehensive primary healthcare services to an underserved area or population. This program targets the nation's neediest populations and geographic regions. Areas with a March 1, 2025 project period start date are eligible to apply.

Funding is available for Community Health Centers (CHC), Migrant Health Centers (MHC), Health Care for the Homeless (HCH), and Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC). Applicants must serve an entire service area listed in HRSA's Service Area Announcement Table.

Applicants must be a public or nonprofit private entity, such as a tribal, faith-based, or community-based organization that proposes to offer comprehensive primary care services to an entire service area.

Additional eligibility requirements are listed in the application instructions.

Applicants may apply for the amount of the total funding listed in the Service Area Announcement Table for the proposed service area in total cost per year.

Expected number of awards: 39
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated total funding: $104,700,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

The grants.gov application must be submitted by August 27, 2024, and the HRSA EHB supplemental information must be submitted by September 26, 2024.

Application resources, forms, and frequently asked questions are available on the Technical Assistance Website.

Health Center Program GeoCare Navigator:
This tool may help with applications for New Access Point, Service Area Competition, Look-Alike, and Change in Scope. The tool may be used to conduct research, explore service areas, health centers, and relevant data.