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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program Guide
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Community Health Centers - Capital
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| Guidance Available |
Application Processes Open |
Application Processes Closed |
Award Processes Completed |
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| Federal Program Information |
| Federal Program Description |
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) – Infrastructure. FQHCs provide healthcare services to low–income and medically underserved communities. These include: Community Health Centers, Immigrant/Migrant Health Care Clinics, and Public Housing Primary Care Clinics. FQHCs provide general health and wellness care, dental care, mental health and substance abuse care, regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. ARRA includes funds for the construction and expansion of FQHC facilities, equipment, and health information technology.
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| CFDA Number |
N/A |
| Assistance Type |
Project Grants |
| ARRA Citation |
Title VIII, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Page 61 |
| ARRA Reporting |
Prime recipient, community health centers, subject to Section 1512 ARRA requirements. Grantees must continue to comply with the usual and customary reporting requirements of the Health Center Program.
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| Federal Agency |
Department of Health and Human Services |
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| NYS Information |
| NYS Program Title |
Federally Qualified Health Centers - Infrastructure |
| NYS Agency |
Department of Health |
| Contact |
Robert W. Reed |
| Email |
stimulus@health.state.ny.us |
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518-474-8565 |
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| Program Funding |
| National Total |
$1.5 billion |
| NYS Share |
$52.3 million actual: on July 2, 2009, 51 centers received 6.25% of the national amount awarded ($850 million). Additional funds may be awarded to NYS centers from the Facility Investment Program ($525 million to be awarded nationwide) |
| Flow of Funds |
Grants from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) directly to approved community health center projects.
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| Deadline |
Varies by initiative |
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| Federal Grant Notice(s) |
| Status |
Closed |
| Title |
Facility Investment Program |
| Eligible Entries |
The Facility Investment Program 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, to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including modernization, renovation, and construction.
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| Website |
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery/FacilityInvestmentProgramGuidance.doc |
| Deadline |
August 6, 2009 |
| Status |
Closed |
| Title |
Capital Improvement Program |
| Eligible Entries |
The following types of existing health centers that have had applications approved for grant support in FY 2009 under the Health Center Program are eligible for CIP grant funds:
Community Health Centers (CHC) - section 330(e), Migrant Health Centers (MHC) - section 330(g),
Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) - section 330(i)
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) - section 330(h)
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| Website |
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery/capitalimprovementguidance.pdf |
| Deadline |
June 2, 2009 |
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| Awards and Outcomes |
| Website |
http://www.recovery.gov/transparency/pages/home.aspx?State=NY |
