Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 13 222
Apply for HRSA 13 222
- 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 11, 2012 and posted on Jun 7, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $55,057,921.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Independent school districts State governments.
- Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements. 1. 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, 2012 and before October 1, 2013 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. 4) Applicant requests section 330 funds to support the operation of a health center for the provision of required comprehensive primary, preventive, and enabling 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 services. 5) Applicant proposes access to services for all individuals in the service area and target population. In instances where a sub population is being targeted within the service area or target population (e.g., homeless children lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Service Area Competition (SAC) grant opportunity (HRSA-13-222) is a discretionary funding program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support the ongoing operation of health centers serving underserved communities and vulnerable populations. The core purpose is to make sure people in high-need areas can access comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care, including preventive and enabling services, without being turned away due to inability to pay. SAC is essentially HRSA's competitive process for awarding Section 330 operational support for specific, announced geographic service areas and their defined populations, helping ensure continuity of care when a service area is up for competition or when HRSA is selecting an organization to serve an entire announced area.
This FOA covers awards under the Health Center Program authorized by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and it applies to multiple health center types. Those include Community Health Centers (CHC, Section 330(e)), Migrant Health Centers (MHC, Section 330(g)), Health Care for the Homeless programs (HCH, Section 330(h)), and Public Housing Primary Care programs (PHPC, Section 330(i)). In the FOA, "health center" is used as an umbrella term for any of these Section 330-supported models. Funding is intended for operational support, meaning it is aimed at running and maintaining the delivery of required primary care services in the service area, whether provided directly on-site or through formal established arrangements.
The competition is tied to specific service areas that HRSA announces in a Service Area Announcement Table. To be eligible, an applicant has to propose to serve one of the announced service areas and the associated population(s) listed by HRSA. The FOA is structured to allow several kinds of applicants to compete, including: existing Health Center Program grantees whose project period ends within the specified window and who want to continue serving their current service area; organizations that are not currently funded under the Health Center Program but want to take responsibility for serving an entire announced service area; and current Health Center Program grantees that want to expand by proposing to serve an entire announced service area in addition to their current one. A key rule is that an applicant may submit only one application for consideration under a single SAC announcement number, which prevents multiple submissions for the same competition.
Programmatically, applicants must be seeking Section 330 funds to operate a full-scope health center, not a narrowly limited clinic. The FOA makes clear that proposals cannot be limited to a single service line (for example, only dental care, only behavioral health, or only prenatal care). Instead, the proposed project has to support required comprehensive primary and preventive services and the enabling services that help patients actually access care. Another central expectation is access: the applicant must propose access to services for all individuals in the service area and target population. Even if the application focuses on a subpopulation within the service area (examples noted include homeless children, LGBT individuals, or adolescents/children in schools), the health care services at the proposed site(s) must still be available to other people who seek care and are in need, reinforcing the open-access mission typical of Section 330-funded health centers. Applicants must also ensure services are provided without regard to ability to pay, consistent with the Health Center Program model.
Financially, this funding opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching. However, applicants must keep their budget request within HRSA's limits for the announced service area: the annual Federal Section 330 funding requested (as shown on the SF-424A) cannot exceed the established cap HRSA has set for that service area and population. In other words, even a strong proposal cannot ask for more than the maximum amount allocated for that particular SAC service area competition.
The opportunity anticipated about 30 awards with an estimated total funding level of $55,057,921 under CFDA 93.224 (Consolidated Health Centers). Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, such as state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education); and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The FOA was posted in June 2012, with an application closing date of August 15, 2012, and it was later archived in October 2012. For official materials and detailed application instructions, HRSA provided an additional information link through its grants portal and offered support through the HRSA Contact Center by phone and email.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Service Area Competition (SAC) Grant (HRSA-13-222)
What is the Service Area Competition (SAC) grant opportunity (HRSA-13-222)?
The Service Area Competition (SAC) grant opportunity (HRSA-13-222) is a discretionary funding program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is used to competitively award Section 330 operational support for specific, HRSA-announced geographic service areas and their defined populations.
What is the main purpose of SAC funding?
The core purpose is to support the ongoing operation of health centers serving underserved communities and vulnerable populations. SAC is intended to help ensure people in high-need areas can access comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care, including preventive and enabling services, and are not turned away due to inability to pay.
What law authorizes this funding opportunity?
This FOA covers awards under the Health Center Program authorized by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Which types of health centers are included under this FOA?
The FOA applies to multiple Health Center Program types, including:
- Community Health Centers (CHC, Section 330(e))
- Migrant Health Centers (MHC, Section 330(g))
- Health Care for the Homeless programs (HCH, Section 330(h))
- Public Housing Primary Care programs (PHPC, Section 330(i))
In the FOA, the term "health center" is used as an umbrella term for any of these Section 330-supported models.
Is SAC funding meant for new programs or ongoing operations?
Funding is intended for operational support. That means it is aimed at running and maintaining the delivery of required primary care services in the service area, whether services are delivered directly on-site or through formal established arrangements.
How are SAC service areas defined?
The competition is tied to specific service areas that HRSA announces in a Service Area Announcement Table. Applicants must propose to serve one of the announced service areas and the associated population(s) listed by HRSA.
Who can apply for a SAC award under this FOA?
The FOA allows several kinds of applicants to compete, including:
- Existing Health Center Program grantees whose project period ends within the specified window and who want to continue serving their current service area
- Organizations that are not currently funded under the Health Center Program but want to take responsibility for serving an entire announced service area
- Current Health Center Program grantees that want to expand by proposing to serve an entire announced service area in addition to their current one
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include a range of public and nonprofit entities, such as:
- State, county, city, or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
Can an applicant submit more than one application under the same SAC announcement number?
No. A key rule in this FOA is that an applicant may submit only one application for consideration under a single SAC announcement number.
Do applicants have to propose serving the entire announced service area?
Yes. Eligibility is tied to proposing to serve one of the announced service areas and the associated population(s) listed by HRSA, and the FOA emphasizes proposals to serve an entire announced service area as part of the SAC process.
Does the proposed project have to be a full-scope health center?
Yes. Applicants must be seeking Section 330 funds to operate a full-scope health center, not a narrowly limited clinic.
Can an application propose a project limited to just one service line (for example, only dental or only behavioral health)?
No. The FOA states proposals cannot be limited to a single service line (for example, only dental care, only behavioral health, or only prenatal care). The proposed project must support required comprehensive primary and preventive services and the enabling services that help patients access care.
What does the FOA mean by "enabling services" in this context?
The FOA describes enabling services as services that help patients actually access care, and it indicates proposed projects should include these alongside required comprehensive primary and preventive services.
Are health center services required to be available to everyone in the service area?
Yes. A central expectation is access: the applicant must propose access to services for all individuals in the service area and target population.
If an application focuses on a specific subpopulation, can the health center limit access only to that subpopulation?
No. Even if the application focuses on a subpopulation within the service area (examples noted in the FOA include homeless children, LGBT individuals, or adolescents/children in schools), the health care services at the proposed site(s) must still be available to other people who seek care and are in need.
Can patients be denied care if they cannot pay?
No. The FOA states services must be provided without regard to ability to pay, consistent with the Health Center Program model.
Is cost sharing or matching required for this funding opportunity?
No. The funding opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching.
Is there a maximum amount an applicant can request?
Yes. Applicants must keep their budget request within HRSA's limits for the announced service area. The annual Federal Section 330 funding requested (as shown on the SF-424A) cannot exceed the established cap HRSA has set for that service area and population.
Where is the budget cap reflected in the application materials?
The FOA indicates the annual Federal Section 330 funding requested is shown on the SF-424A and may not exceed the cap set for the specific service area and population in the SAC competition.
How many awards and how much total funding were anticipated under this FOA?
The opportunity anticipated about 30 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $55,057,921.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The FOA is listed under CFDA 93.224 (Consolidated Health Centers).
When was this FOA posted, and what was the application deadline?
The FOA was posted in June 2012, and the application closing date was August 15, 2012.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The FOA was later archived in October 2012.
Where could applicants find official materials and detailed application instructions?
HRSA provided an additional information link through its grants portal for official materials and detailed application instructions.
How could applicants get help or ask questions during the application process?
HRSA offered support through the HRSA Contact Center by phone and email.
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