Affordable Care Act New Access Point Grants
This announcement solicits applications for New Access Point (NAP) grants under the Health Center Program. The FOA details the eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors for organizations seeking a grant for operational support under the Health Center Program. The purpose
of this Health Center Program grant is to support NAPs for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to underserved and vulnerable populations.
NAPs will increase access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services and improve the health status of underserved and vulnerable populations in the area to be served. Health Center Program grants support a variety of community-based and patient-directed public and private nonprofit organizations that serve an increasing number of the Nation¿s underserved. Individually, each health center plays an important role in the goal of ensuring access to services, and combined, they have had a critical impact on the health care status of medically underserved and vulnerable populations throughout the United States and its territories.
Targeting the Nation¿s neediest populations and geographic areas, the Health Center Program currently funds 1,280 health centers that operate more than 9,300 service delivery sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin.
In 2012, more than 21 million patients, including medically underserved and uninsured patients, received comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services through the Health Center Program.
NAPs will increase access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services and improve the health status of underserved and vulnerable populations in the area to be served. Health Center Program grants support a variety of community-based and patient-directed public and private nonprofit organizations that serve an increasing number of the Nation¿s underserved. Individually, each health center plays an important role in the goal of ensuring access to services, and combined, they have had a critical impact on the health care status of medically underserved and vulnerable populations throughout the United States and its territories.
Targeting the Nation¿s neediest populations and geographic areas, the Health Center Program currently funds 1,280 health centers that operate more than 9,300 service delivery sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin.
In 2012, more than 21 million patients, including medically underserved and uninsured patients, received comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services through the Health Center Program.
Related Programs
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration
Estimated Funding: $100,000,000
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration
Estimated Funding: $100,000,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Applicant is a public or nonprofit private entity, including tribal, faith-based, and community-based organizations. Applicant must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed on pages 6 and 7 of the FOA.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878BPHCNAP@hrsa.gov
Agency Email Description:
Contact Joanne Galindo at (301)-59-4-43 Ext. 00 or email BPHCNAP@hrsa.gov
Agency Email:
BPHCNAP@hrsa.gov
Date Posted:
2014-07-08
Application Due Date:
2014-08-20
Archive Date:
2014-10-19
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