New Access Point Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-228 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.527Eligible Applicants County governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Feb 27, 2013Award Ceiling: $650,000Expected Number of Awards: 25Creation Date: Jan 16, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Health Center Program’s New Access Point (NAP) grants.  The FOA details the eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors for organizations seeking a grant for operational support under the Health Center Program. 

Health centers improve the health of the Nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations by ensuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services.  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 th...

Source: Grants.gov - January 17, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding