New Access Points in High Poverty Counties PI2 (NAPHPC)

The summary for the New Access Points in High Poverty Counties PI2 (NAPHPC) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

New Access Points in High Poverty Counties PI2 (NAPHPC): The purpose of this activity is to support the establishment of new service delivery sites in high poverty counties funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Each application for support to establish a new site must identify a population in need of primary health care services, and propose a specific plan to increase access to care and reduce disparities identified in the population or community to be served. Eligible applications will propose to establish a new access point in an underserved high poverty county. Fiscal year 2007 represents the first year of a new five year Presidential Initiative to establish health centers in poor counties under the Consolidated Health Center comprehensive primary and preventive health services (including mental health, substance abuse and oral health services) and supplemental services to populations currently without access to such services, and to improve their health status. The program includes: 1) Community Health Centers, section 330(e); 2) Migrant Health Centers, section 330(g); 3) Health Care for the Homeless, section 330(h); and 4) Public Housing Section 330(i). The populations served by these programs are: medically underserved populations in urban and rural areas; migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families; homeless people, including children and families and; residents of publicly subsidized housing.