Service Area Competition
The summary for the Service Area Competition 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.
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Service Area Competition: 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.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.
| Federal Grant Title: | Service Area Competition |
| Federal Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA) |
| Grant Categories: | Health |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-26-005 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 93.224 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | September 22nd, 2025 |
| Original Application Deadline: | September 22nd, 2025 |
| Posted Date: | July 24th, 2025 |
| Creation Date: | July 24th, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | October 22nd, 2025 |
| Total Program Funding: | $171,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $171,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 51 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | July 24th, 2025 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- "Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Ashley Vigil or Julia Tillman
https://hrsa.my.site.com/support/s/
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