ClosedOpportunity HRSA-22-008

Service Area Competition

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Service Area Competition is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was February 7, 2022. Total estimated funding is $15.6M across about 24 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.224 (Health Center Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 9, 2021Posted
Feb 7, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Dec 9, 2021
Close date: Feb 7, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $15,600,000
Implied average award: $650,000 calculated
Expected awards: 24
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.224, not this notice): Varies. See applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Implied average = estimated total funding ÷ expected number of awards, calculated by GrantsJunction. Actual awards vary.

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

You must be a domestic public or private, nonprofit entity, as demonstrated through the submission of the Evidence of Non-profit/Public Center Status (Attachment 11), outlined in Section IV.2.vi.8 Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC). The Health Center Program supports domestic public or private, nonprofit community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide primary health care services to the Nation’s medically underserved populations. The purpose of the SAC notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to ensure continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services for communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

HRSA-22-008 Notice of Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · BPHC HRSA-22-008 (H80) SAC_Final.pdfPDF · 572 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.224Health Center ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.224

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$5.4B

FY25

$5.41B

FY26

$5.34B est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.224. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
BPHCSAC@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Service Area Competition”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Service Area Competition”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $15,600,000 and the agency expects to make about 24 awards.

How do I apply for “Service Area Competition”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-22-008), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 10 daysALN 93.224