Expanded Medical Capacity (EMC)

Program Title

Expanded Medical Capacity (EMC)

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/BPHC

Description

The purpose of this activity is to support the expansion of medical capacity at existing section 330supported health center sites and significantly increase the number of people with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services. Strategies may include but are not limited to expanding existing primary care medical services, adding new medical providers, expanding hours of operations, or providing additional medical services through contractual relationships (e.g., OB/GYN services).This supplementary grant activity is part of the President's Health Centers Initiative, a multi- year plan to strengthen the health care safety net by establishing or expanding health centers in 1,200of the Nation's neediest communities, increasing access to primary health care for millions of medically underserved people.

Eligible Entity(ies)

Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees (i.e., Community Health Centers,section 330(e); Migrant Health Centers, Section 330(g); Health Care for the Homeless, Section 330(h); and Public Housing Primary Care, Section 330(i) of the Public Health Service Act. Additional eligibility requirements will be included in the application materials.

Intended Beneficiaries

Health Centers and Those They Serve

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.224

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Education and Training;Program Development

Keyword(s)

Health Centers; Medicine; Health Access

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-078

New Funding Opportunity

No

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$250,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$600,000

Est Number of Awards

100

Est Posting Date

11/13/2007

Est Application Deadline

2/1/2008

Est Award Date

9/1/2008

Est Start Date

9/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Tiffani Redding

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 594-4300

Program Contact Email

tredding@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA31