ClosedOpportunity HRSA-23-021

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 September 12, 2022. Total estimated funding is $360M across about 79 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 4 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

Jul 14, 2022Posted
Sep 12, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Jul 14, 2022
Close date: Sep 12, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $360,000,000
Implied average award: $4,556,962 calculated
Expected awards: 79
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
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
Private colleges & universities
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.10 Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

501(c)(3) nonprofits
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-23-021 Notice of Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · BPHC HRSA-23-021 (H80) Service Area Competition_Final.pdfPDF · 566 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.

Who was funded under ALN 93.224

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 4,467 grant awards had funding actions under Health Center Program, with 195 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

CLINICA SIERRA VISTA$68.3M
SUN RIVER HEALTH, INC.$65.8M
YAKIMA VALLEY FARM WORKERS CLINIC$61.4M
FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO INC$55.2M
ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION$52M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

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 names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, Private colleges & universities 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 $360,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 79 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-23-021), 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 9 daysALN 93.224