Deadline: 29-Oct-24
The Health Resources and Services Administration announces the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Service Area Competition (SAC).
Purpose
- To ensure continuity of affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary health care in the communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program.
Program Objective(s)
- Improve the health of underserved populations, including individuals and families experiencing homelessness, migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, and residents of public housing by delivering comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care and supportive services.
- Provide services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates that $270,164,000 will be available to fund 81 recipients.
- The period of performance is June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028.
- You may receive funding for up to 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organization must be a private, non profit entity or a public agency in the United States or its territories. Tribal and urban Indian organizations may apply.
- Your organization must provide all required health services4 available and accessible in the service area without regard for ability to pay. You may not propose to provide only a single service or any subset of the required primary health care services.
- Your organization must provide General Primary Medical Care directly and/or through contracts the health center pays for.
- Your organization must perform a substantive role in the project.
- You must make services accessible to all. You may not propose to serve only a single age group or address a single health issue ordisease. If you propose a site that targets only a sub-population (e.g., a school-based site), you must explain how you will make all required services available to the entire underserved population in the service area.
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