Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of August 1, 2023)

For programmatic or technical assistance questions:
Itege Bailey, Beth Hartmayer, or Chrissy James
301.594.4300
Online contact forms

For business, administrative, or fiscal questions:
Terry Hatchett
301.443.7525
THatchett@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 an August 1, 2023 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.

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: 1
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated total program funding: $2,600,000

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

HRSA uses a two-tier submission process for Service Area Competition applications through grants.gov and HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHB). The grants.gov application must be submitted by January 17, 2023, and the HRSA EHB supplemental information must be submitted by February 16, 2023.

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