8 Million in Affordable Care Act Funds to Help Develop and Modernize Community Health Centers
On Friday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the awarding of nearly $8 million for existing Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements. These agreements will provide additional training and technical assistance on a national, regional and state basis to community-based organizations that support community health centers. Funding for the grants is made available by the Affordable Care Act.
Health Center Cooperative Agreements support the development and operation of health centers. Cooperative agreement organizations use training and technical assistance funds to support the following core functions related to supporting health centers: community development, expansion planning, patient-centered medical home development, meaningful use health information technology adoption and workforce development.
"These Health Center Cooperative Agreements help build on the Affordable Care Act's investments in community health centers," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "These funds will provide assistance to community health centers to help them improve access to health care services, especially for those who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable."
Community health centers serve nearly 19 million patients, about 40 percent of whom have no health insurance. Community health centers deliver preventive and primary care services at more than 7,900 service delivery sites around the country to patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Charges for services are set according to income.
"The funding the Secretary announced today will ensure that health centers who need it have the ability to plan for their futures," said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. "Community health centers provide high quality health care to anyone who needs it, these funds make continuing that care possible."
Over the next five years, the Affordable Care Act will provide $11 billion in funding for the operation, expansion and construction of community health centers across the country. Of the $11 billion, $9.5 billion is targeted to creating new health center sites in medically underserved areas and expanding preventive and primary health care services, including oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, and enabling services at existing health center sites. An additional $1.5 billion will support major construction and renovation projects at health centers nationwide.
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements FOA
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Health Center Technical Assistance and Training Cooperative Agreements | |||
| Grantee Name | City | State | Award Amount |
| APCA, INC Dba Alaska Primary Care Association | Anchorage | AK | $128,661 |
| Alabama Primary Health Care Assoc, Inc. | Montgomery | AL | $75,000 |
| Community Health Centers Of Arkansas | North Little Rock | AR | $75,000 |
| Arizona Association Of Chc, Inc. | Phoenix | AZ | $129,483 |
| California Primary Care Association | Sacramento | CA | $270,195 |
| Assn Of Asian/Pacific Comm Heallth Organizations | Oakland | CA | $46,000 |
| Health Outreach Partners | Oakland | CA | $106,687 |
| National Conference Of State Legislatures | Denver | CO | $55,017 |
| National Network For Oral Health Access | Denver | CO | $92,000 |
| Community Health Association Of Mountain/Plains States | Denver | CO | $75,000 |
| Colorado Community Health Network | Denver | CO | $109,260 |
| Community Health Center Association Of Connecticut, Inc. | Newington | CT | $76,123 |
| National Assembly On School-Based Health Care | Washington | DC | $90,000 |
| Center For Health Policy Development | Washington | DC | $45,972 |
| District Of Columbia Primary Care Association | Washington | DC | $75,000 |
| Florida Association Of Community Health Centers, Inc. | Tallahassee | FL | $98,253 |
| Georgia Association For Primary Health Care | Decatur | GA | $105,230 |
| Hawaii Primary Care Association | Honolulu | HI | $80,689 |
| Pacific Islands Primary Care Association | Honolulu | HI | $75,000 |
| Iowa Nebraska Primary Care Association | Urbandale | IA | $75,000 |
| Idaho Primary Care Association | Boise | ID | $75,543 |
| Illinois Primary Care Association | Springfield | IL | $116,895 |
| Indiana Primary Health Care Association | Indianapolis | IN | $75,000 |
| Kansas Association For The Medically Underserved | Topeka | KS | $75,000 |
| Kentucky Primary Care Association, Inc. | Frankfort | KY | $75,000 |
| Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc. | Baton Rouge | LA | $75,000 |
| Capital Link, Inc. | Boston | MA | $155,625 |
| MA League Of Community Health Centers | Boston | MA | $145,624 |
| Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers | Lanham | MD | $83,363 |
| National Association of Community Health Centers | Bethesda | MD | 1,375,000 |
| Maine Primary Care Association | Augusta | ME | $86,434 |
| Migrant Health Promotion | Saline | Ml | $78,937 |
| Michigan Primary Care Association | Lansing | Ml | $104,249 |
| Minnesota Association Of Community Health Centers | Minneapolis | MN | $75,000 |
| Missouri Coalition For Primary Health Care | Jefferson City | MO | $97,273 |
| Mississippi Primary Health Care Association | Jackson | MS | $107,356 |
| Montana Primary Care Association | Helena | MT | $110,900 |
| North Carolina Community Health Center Association | Morrisville | NC | $121,454 |
| Bi-State Primary Care Association | Concord | NH | $118,151 |
| New Jersey Primary Care Association | Hamilton | NJ | $76,941 |
| New Mexico Primary Care Association | Albuquerque | NM | $90,547 |
| Great Basin Primary Care Association | Carson City | NV | $75,000 |
| Community Health Care Association Of New York | New York | NY | $120,358 |
| Ohio Primary Care Association | Columbus | OH | $120,323 |
| Oklahoma Community Health Center, Inc. | Oklahoma City | OK | $101,271 |
| Oregon Primary Care Association | Portland | OR | $130,156 |
| National Nursing Centers Consortium | Mid City East | PA | $37,500 |
| Pennsylvania Association Of Community Health Centers | Wormleysburg | PA | $81,058 |
| Associacion De Salud Primaria De Puerto Rico, Inc. | San Juan | PR | $75,000 |
| Rhode Island Health Center Association | Providence | Rl | $75,000 |
| South Carolina Primary Health Care Association | Columbia | SC | $122,357 |
| Community Healthcare Association, Inc./ Community Healthcare Association Of The Dakotas, Inc. | Sioux Falls | SD | $107,948 |
| National Health Care For The Homeless Council, Inc. | Nashville | TN | $223,687 |
| Tennessee Primary Care Association | Brentwood | TN | $90,417 |
| Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. | Austin | TX | $161,812 |
| Texas Association Of Community Health Care | Austin | TX | $154,298 |
| National Center For Farmworker Health, Inc. | Buda | TX | $227,454 |
| Association For Utah Community Health | Salt Lake City | UT | $86,191 |
| Virginia Primary Care Association, Inc. | Richmond | VA | $135,261 |
| Assoc Of State/Territorial Health Officials | Arlington | VA | $94,883 |
| North American Management | Arlington | VA | $90,386 |
| Washington Association Of Community & Migrant Health Centers | Olympia | WA | $75,000 |
| Northwest Regional Primary Care Association | Seattle | WA | $92,486 |
| Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association | Madison | Wl | $78,470 |
| West Virginia Primary Care Association, Inc. | Charleston | WV | $75,000 |
| Wyoming Primary Care Association | Cheyenne | WY | $75,000 |
| Total |
$7,909,178 | ||
For more information on HRSA's community health center program, visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov/ . For more information about Affordable Care Act investments in community health centers, visit www.HealthCare.gov .
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