Opportunity ID: 48079
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Recovery Act |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 7 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Applicants can only apply through HRSA’s EHBs |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Added URL for HRSA’s EHBs. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Updated Recovery Act. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| To list this under the ARRA funding category. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Update to add URL for HRSA’s EHBs. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Applicants can only apply through HRSA’s EHBs. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Attach application instructions. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Jun 23, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 7
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Recovery Act |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 7 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Applicants can only apply through HRSA’s EHBs |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.
The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-10-029 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ARRA – Facility Investment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.703 — Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An application submitted under announcement number HRSA-10-029 will be considered eligible if it meets all applicable eligibility requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
1. Applicant is an existing health center that has had an application approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program: 3. Application proposes to support the costs of the alteration/renovation or construction of a facility that is consistent with the Health Center Program’s mission—to provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers. This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.
The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements. Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development Technical Assistance Resources: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery Email:BPHCRecovery@hrsa.gov |