Synopsis

The FY 2026 Health Center Program Service Area Competition (SAC) funding improves the health of underserved communities and populations by providing grants to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality primary health care services in the United States and its territories.This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is a Service Area Competition-Additional Area (SAC-AA), which announces an additional service area in St. Gabriel, LA, where the previously awarded health center cannot continue to provide services in the funded service area.
Response Date	Mar 16, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date	Jan 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Archive Date	Apr 16, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling	1,565,269
Award Floor	1,500,231
Cost Sharing	No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

City or township governments, Special district governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Additional Info on Eligibility:

A Health Center Program (H80) award is funded under §§ 330(e) of the PHS Act. Awards may include funding to support health centers to serve a population that is medically underserved (community health center or CHC funding) or to serve one or more special medically underserved populations as defined in §§ 330 (g) Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW funding), (h) Homeless Population (HP funding), and/or (i) Residents of Public Housing (RPH funding).You can apply if you propose to serve a service area listed in the SAAT and you meet the criteria in the Other Eligibility Criteria section.You can apply as a Competing Continuation applicant if you are a current Health Center Program (H80) award recipient, and you are applying to continue serving your current service area.You can apply as a Competing Supplement applicant if you are a current Health Center Program (H80) award recipient that will serve an announced service area by adding one or more new, full-time, permanent service delivery sites to serve the additional area.You can apply as a New applicant if you are not currently funded through the Health Center Program, and you are applying to serve a service area listed in the SAAT. If you are a Health Center Program Look-Alike, you can apply as a new applicant. If awarded, you will stop being a look-alike and become a funded health center (H80).

Additional Information

Agency Name	Health Resources and Services Administration
Link to Additional Information:	https://hrsa.my.site.com/support/s/
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk Phone: 301-443-7432

CFDA Program(s)

• 93.224: Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)