The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Service Area Competition (SAC) under the Health Center Program to improve the health of the Nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations by assuring continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $162 million
Grant Duration: up to 3 years
Details:
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC). The Health Center Program supports domestic public or private, nonprofit community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide primary health care services to the Nation’s medically underserved populations. The purpose of the SAC notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to ensure continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services for communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program.
In addition to the general Health Center Program requirements discussed above, specific requirements for funding under each population type are outlined below.
- Community health center (CHC) applicants:
- Ensure compliance with PHS Act section 330(e) and program regulations, requirements, and policies.
- Provide a plan that ensures the availability and accessibility of required primary health care services to underserved populations in the service area.
- Migrant health center (MHC) applicants:
- Ensure compliance with PHS Act section 330(g); and, as applicable, section 330(e), program regulations, requirements, and policies.
- Provide a plan that ensures the availability and accessibility of required primary health care services to migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families in the service area, which includes:
- Migratory agricultural workers who are individuals whose principal employment is in agriculture, who have been so employed within the last 24 months, and who establish for the purposes of such employment a temporary abode;
- Seasonal agricultural workers who are individuals whose principal employment is in agriculture on a seasonal basis and who do not meet the definition of a migratory agricultural worker;
- Individuals who are no longer employed in migratory or seasonal agriculture because of age or disability who are within such catchment area; and/or
- Family members of the individuals described above.
- NOTE: Agriculture refers to farming in all its branches (Section 330(g) of the PHS Act), as defined by the North American Industry Classification System under codes 111, 112, 1151, and 1152 (48 CFR § 219.303).
- Health care for the homeless (HCH) applicants:
- Ensure compliance with PHS Act section 330(h); and, as applicable, section 330(e), program regulations, requirements, and policies.
- Provide a plan that ensures the availability and accessibility of required primary health care services to individuals:
- Who lack housing (without regard to whether the individual is a member of a family);
- Whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations;
- Who reside in transitional housing;
- Who reside in permanent supportive housing or other housing programs that are targeted to homeless populations; and/or
- Who are children and youth at risk of homelessness, homeless veterans, and veterans at risk of homelessness.
- Provide substance use disorder services.
- Public housing primary care (PHPC) applicants:
- Ensure compliance with PHS Act section 330(i); and, as applicable, section 330(e), program regulations, requirements, and policies.
- Provide a plan that ensures the availability and accessibility of required primary health care services to residents of public housing and individuals living in areas immediately accessible to public housing. Public housing includes public housing agency-developed, owned, or assisted low-income housing, including mixed finance projects, but excludes housing units with no public housing agency support other than Section 8 housing vouchers.7
- Consult with residents of the proposed public housing sites regarding the planning and administration of the program.
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates approximately $162 million to be available annually to fund 50 recipients. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2023 federal appropriation. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to the Total Funding listed in the SAAT for the proposed service area in total cost annually (reflecting direct and indirect, facilities, and administrative costs) per year. This program notice is subject to the appropriation of funds and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available for this purpose, HRSA can process applications and award funds appropriately.
- Period of Performance: May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026 (up to 3 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be a domestic public or private, nonprofit entity, as demonstrated through the submission of the Evidence of Non-profit/Public Center Status Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
