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For more information about the Community Primary Care Challenge Program, email:
ChallengeGrants@pa.gov
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Request For Applications
Solicitation Number: 10-07-07
COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGE GRANTS
Applications and Information: www.emarketplace.state.pa.us
Applications Due: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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Community Primary Care Challenge Grant
The Community Primary Care Challenge Grant is an annual competitive grant program to increase access to health care for underserved populations.
The Goals
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Increase the number of primary care medical and dental practitioners
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Increase the number of primary care medical and/or dental clinics
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Expand services at existing primary care medical and/or dental clinics
The grant opportunity offers 2 tiers of funds.
Tier 1 is for the implementation or expansion of primary medical or dental clinics serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area /Population (MUA/P) or low income population.
Tier 2 is for the establishment of a Community Health Center (CHC) to serve an area that has an existing MUA/P and lacks a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Federally Qualified Health Center Look Alike (FQHC-LA) serving the population.
Potental Applicants:
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Not-for-profit community-based organizations and health centers
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Local county/municipal government entities
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Community health improvement partnerships
Eligible applicants may apply for:
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New or expanded primary care medical or dental clinics
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$200,000 maximum award over two years
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25% of awarded funds must be matched
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Project must be in a designated HPSA or MUA/P, or:
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An applicant with an operational primary care clinic not located in a HPSA or MUA/P may apply if applicant can demonstrate that the primary care clinic serves either:
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30% Low Income Patients (Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), discounted/sliding fee, and/or no-pay), or;
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30% of patients that currently reside within a HPSA or MUA/P
- The establishment of a new Community Health Center (CHC) in service areas where a FQHC and a FQHC-LA do not exist
- $500,000 maximum award over two years
- 25% of awarded funds must be matched
- Project must serve a designated MUA/P
A request for Applications (RFA) is issued annually. Applications may only be submitted when an RFA is issued.
For more information about the Community Primary Care Challenge Program, email:
ChallengeGrants@pa.gov
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