Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 12 087
Apply for HRSA 12 087
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Service Area Competition" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.224 Consolidated Health Centers (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 20, 2011 and posted on Jun 14, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 8, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $28,184,754.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- 1) Applicant is a public or nonprofit private entity, such as a tribal, faith based, or community based organization. 2) Applicant proposes to serve a service area and its associated population(s) identified in the Service Area Announcement Table available at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac, including A current Health Center Program grantee whose project period ends on, or after, October 31, 2011 and before October 1, 2012 that seeks to continue serving its current service area. A health center not currently funded through the Health Center Program that seeks to serve an entire announced service area. A current Health Center Program grantee that seeks to serve an entire announced service area in addition to its current service area. 3)Applicant submits only one application for consideration under a single SAC announcement number. Note An applicant wishing to apply to serve two different service areas announced under a single announcement number must contact the Office of Policy and Program Development 4)Applicant requests section 330 funds to support the operation of a health center for the provision of required comprehensive primary, preventive, enabling, and additional health care services either directly on site or through established arrangements without regard to ability to pay. An applicant may not propose to provide only a single service, such as dental, behavioral, or prenatal health services. 5)Applicant proposes access to services for all individuals in the service area or target population. In other words, applicant does not propose to exclusively serve a single age group (e.g., children, elderly) or health issue/disease category (e.g., HIV/AIDS). In instances where a sub population is being targeted within the service area or target population (e.g., homeless children, adolescents/children in schools), the applicant must ensure that health care services will be made available to others in need of care who seek services at the proposed site(s). 6)Applicant requests annual Federal section 330 funding (as presented on the SF 424A) that DOES NOT exceed the established cap of section 330 funding available to support the announced service area and its designated population(s). 7)Applicant adheres to the 150 page limit on the length of the application when printed by HRSA. See Tables 2 5 for specific information regarding the documents included in the 150 page limit.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Service Area Competition (SAC) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-12-087) is a discretionary grant program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224, Consolidated Health Centers). Its purpose is to ensure continued and reliable access to comprehensive primary health care in specific high-need communities by funding organizations to operate health centers in defined service areas. The underlying idea is that health centers, taken together, form a national safety-net system that improves health outcomes for medically underserved and vulnerable populations across the United States and its territories.
This competition is specifically focused on serving announced service areas and the associated target populations listed in HRSA's Service Area Announcement Table (referenced in the opportunity materials). The program emphasizes community-based, patient-directed care and requires grantees to provide a broad, integrated set of services. Applicants must propose to deliver required comprehensive primary and preventive services, along with enabling services (services that help people actually access care, such as case management, outreach, interpretation, transportation-related support, and similar access supports) and any additional health services as appropriate. A key requirement is that care must be provided without regard to patients' ability to pay, either directly at the site(s) or through formal arrangements with other providers. The opportunity explicitly does not allow applications that propose only a single standalone service line (for example, dental-only or behavioral-health-only programs) because the Health Center Program model is built around comprehensive primary care.
Eligibility is limited to public entities and private nonprofit organizations, including tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community-based nonprofits, as long as they propose to serve an entire announced service area and population as defined by HRSA. Eligible applicants can include (1) current Health Center Program grantees whose project periods are ending within the window described in the notice and who seek to continue serving their existing service area, (2) organizations that are not currently funded under the Health Center Program but want to take responsibility for an announced service area, and (3) current grantees that want to expand to take on an additional entire announced service area beyond what they already serve. The opportunity also imposes a one-application rule per applicant per single SAC announcement number, with special instructions to contact HRSA if an organization intends to apply for two different service areas under the same announcement number.
Program expectations emphasize broad access and non-exclusion. Applicants must propose access to services for all individuals in the service area or target population, meaning the proposal cannot be designed to exclusively serve only one age group (such as only children or only older adults) or only one disease category (such as HIV only). If the applicant targets a particular subpopulation within the broader service area (for example, homeless youth or school-based patients), it must still ensure that people outside that subpopulation who seek care at the proposed site(s) can also obtain needed services. This reflects HRSA's intent that a health center functions as an access point for the community rather than a narrowly limited specialty program.
From a funding perspective, HRSA anticipated making 25 awards under this competition, with an estimated total funding amount of $28,184,754. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide a formal non-federal match as a condition of the award. However, applicants must request Section 330 funding at or below the cap established for the specific announced service area and population, and the requested annual federal amount must align with what HRSA has identified as available for that service area. In practice, this means budgets are constrained by service-area-specific ceilings and proposals must be built to operate within those limits.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted June 14, 2011, created June 20, 2011, and had an application closing date of August 8, 2011, with an archive date of October 7, 2011. HRSA also set an application length limit of 150 pages as printed by HRSA, with the notice pointing applicants to specific tables describing which documents count toward that limit. For access issues or questions about obtaining the full announcement, HRSA directed applicants to the HRSA Call Center (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV and phone support), and provided an external link to the full solicitation materials.
Service Area Competition (SAC) Grant (HRSA-12-087) FAQs
What is the Service Area Competition (SAC) grant opportunity (HRSA-12-087)?
The Service Area Competition (SAC) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224, Consolidated Health Centers). It funds organizations to operate health centers in defined, announced service areas to ensure continued and reliable access to comprehensive primary health care in high-need communities.
What is the purpose of this SAC funding?
The purpose is to support community access to comprehensive primary care in specific high-need communities by funding health center operations in particular service areas. HRSA describes health centers collectively as a national safety-net system intended to improve health outcomes for medically underserved and vulnerable populations across the United States and its territories.
What service areas and populations does this competition cover?
This SAC competition is focused on serving announced service areas and the associated target populations listed in HRSA's Service Area Announcement Table referenced in the opportunity materials. Applicants must propose to serve an entire announced service area and population as defined by HRSA.
What type of care model does HRSA emphasize for SAC applicants?
The program emphasizes community-based, patient-directed care. Applicants are expected to operate using the Health Center Program model, which is built around broad access and comprehensive primary care rather than a narrow or single-service approach.
What services must applicants propose to provide?
Applicants must propose to deliver required comprehensive primary and preventive services. They must also provide enabling services that help people access care (for example: case management, outreach, interpretation, transportation-related support, and similar access supports), as well as any additional health services as appropriate.
Are enabling services required, and what counts as an enabling service?
Yes. The opportunity calls for enabling services to support access to care. Examples provided include case management, outreach, interpretation, and transportation-related support, along with similar services intended to reduce barriers and help patients actually obtain care.
Can care be provided through formal arrangements with other providers, or must everything be on-site?
Care can be provided either directly at the proposed site(s) or through formal arrangements with other providers, as long as the overall model ensures access to required services without regard to patients' ability to pay.
Does the program require services to be provided regardless of a patient's ability to pay?
Yes. A key requirement is that care must be provided without regard to patients' ability to pay, either directly at the site(s) or through formal arrangements.
Are single-service-line proposals allowed (for example, dental-only or behavioral-health-only)?
No. The opportunity explicitly does not allow applications proposing only a single standalone service line (such as dental-only or behavioral-health-only). The Health Center Program model is centered on comprehensive primary care.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public entities and private nonprofit organizations, including tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community-based nonprofits, as long as they propose to serve an entire announced service area and population as defined by HRSA.
Can current Health Center Program grantees apply?
Yes. Eligible applicants include current Health Center Program grantees whose project periods are ending within the window described in the notice and who seek to continue serving their existing service area.
Can organizations that are not currently funded under the Health Center Program apply?
Yes. Organizations that are not currently funded under the Health Center Program may apply if they want to take responsibility for an announced service area and meet the eligibility requirements described in the opportunity.
Can a current grantee apply to take on an additional service area?
Yes. The competition allows current grantees to apply to expand and take on an additional entire announced service area beyond what they already serve, provided they propose to serve the full announced area and population.
Does the application have to serve the entire service area, or can it cover only part of it?
Applicants must propose to serve an entire announced service area and its associated target population as defined by HRSA. The competition is framed around taking responsibility for the service area listed in the Service Area Announcement Table.
Can the proposed program be limited to only one age group (only children or only older adults)?
No. HRSA expects access to services for all individuals in the service area or target population. The proposal cannot be designed to exclusively serve only one age group.
Can the proposed program focus only on one disease category (for example, HIV only)?
No. The proposal cannot be designed to exclusively serve only one disease category. HRSA's intent is that the health center serves as an access point for the community rather than a narrowly limited specialty program.
If an applicant targets a specific subpopulation, do they still have to serve others who seek care?
Yes. If an applicant targets a particular subpopulation within the broader service area (for example, homeless youth or school-based patients), it must still ensure that people outside that subpopulation who seek care at the proposed site(s) can also obtain needed services.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making under this SAC competition?
HRSA anticipated making 25 awards under this competition.
What was the estimated total funding amount for the competition?
The estimated total funding amount was $28,184,754.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement under this opportunity, meaning applicants are not required to provide a formal non-federal match as a condition of the award.
Are there limits on how much Section 330 funding an applicant can request?
Yes. Applicants must request Section 330 funding at or below the cap established for the specific announced service area and population, and the requested annual federal amount must align with what HRSA identified as available for that service area.
Does that mean budgets are constrained by service-area-specific ceilings?
Yes. The opportunity indicates that the requested annual federal amount must fit within HRSA's identified amount available for the service area, which effectively constrains budgets by service-area-specific caps.
Is there a limit on application length?
Yes. HRSA set an application length limit of 150 pages as printed by HRSA. The notice points applicants to specific tables describing which documents count toward the page limit.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on June 14, 2011, created on June 20, 2011, and had an application closing date of August 8, 2011. The archive date was October 7, 2011.
How many applications can an organization submit under this SAC announcement number?
The opportunity imposes a one-application rule per applicant per single SAC announcement number. It also provides special instructions to contact HRSA if an organization intends to apply for two different service areas under the same announcement number.
What should an organization do if it intends to apply for two different service areas under the same announcement number?
The opportunity instructs organizations to contact HRSA if they intend to apply for two different service areas under the same SAC announcement number.
Where can applicants get help if they have trouble accessing the full announcement materials?
For access issues or questions about obtaining the full announcement, HRSA directed applicants to the HRSA Call Center via CallCenter@HRSA.GOV and phone support, and also provided an external link to the full solicitation materials.
Under which program and CFDA number does SAC (HRSA-12-087) fall?
This opportunity is run under HRSA's Health Center Program and is associated with CFDA 93.224 (Consolidated Health Centers).
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