Department of Health and Human Services · Public Facilities
HRSA Community Health Center New Access Points
Funds creation of new Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) service sites in medically underserved areas. Cities partner with FQHCs and nonprofits as co-applicants or facility hosts.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $2M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Periodic NOFOs.
- Typical prep time
- 12–20 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Public Health Service Act §330 (42 U.S.C. §254b)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Lead applicant must be a Section 330 health center or eligible nonprofit. Cities partner on facility, transportation, and outreach. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.