ForecastedOpportunity HRSA-27-008

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)

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

At a glance

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of January 8, 2027; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as $567K – $15.3M, with about 80 awards expected and $289M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments 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 31, 2026Forecast posted
Dec 9, 2026 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Jan 8, 2027 (est.)Application deadline
Aug 1, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jul 31, 2026
Est. close date: Jan 8, 2027
Est. award date: Aug 1, 2027
Award floor: $567,000
Award ceiling: $15,335,500
Est. total funding: $288,945,600
Expected awards: 80
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

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.

The FY 2027 Health Center Program Service Area Competition (SAC) funding improves the health of medically underserved communities and populations by providing grants to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary health care services in the United States and its territories. For each SAC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), service areas available for competition are announced in the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT). Throughout the year, we may announce additional service areas in a Service Area Competition-Additional Area (SAC-AA) if an awarded health center cannot continue to provide services in the funded service area.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around December 9, 2026. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyHealth Resources and Services Administration · bphcfunding@hrsa.gov Open ↗
Submit before January 8, 2027Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

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
bphcfunding@hrsa.gov
301-594-4300

Quick answers

Is “Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around December 9, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $567k – $15.3m, total estimated program funding is $288,945,600 and the agency expects to make about 80 awards.

How do I apply for “Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-27-008), 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