May 05, 2015
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HHS spends $101 million to fund new community health centers; See where they are
Centers should increase access to primary care services for nearly 650,000 people in communities that need them most.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will spend $101 million to fund 164 new community health centers, the agency announced on Tuesday.
The money, set aside under the Affordable Care Act, will help establish centers 33 states and two U.S. territories, increasing access to primary healthcare services for nearly 650,000 people in communities that need them most.
This investment will add to the more than 550 new health center sites that have opened in the last four years as a result of the ACA, according to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
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Nearly 1,300 health centers operate more than 9,000 service delivery sites that provide care to nearly 22 million patients –about five million more patients than at the beginning of 2009.
Health centers have also been critical in helping people sign up for health insurance through the online marketplaces. Since 2013, health centers have assisted more than 9 million individuals become insured.
The recently enacted Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act extends mandatory funding for health centers in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
Here is the full list of newly funded centers, searchable by state:
| Grantee | City | State/Territory | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantee | City | State/Territory | Award |
| Capstone Rural Health Center | Parrish | Alabama | $650,000 |
| Quality Of Life Health Services, Inc. | Gadsden | Alabama | $608,333 |
| Whatley Health Services, Inc. | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | $379,167 |
| Arcare | Augusta | Arkansas | $1,007,179 |
| East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. | West Memphis | Arkansas | $441,667 |
| Healthy Connections Inc | Mena | Arkansas | $541,667 |
| St. Francis House Nwa, Inc. | Springdale | Arkansas | $441,667 |
| Circle The City | Phoenix | Arizona | $704,167 |
| Neighborhood Outreach Access To Health | Scottsdale | Arizona | $433,333 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Phoenix | Arizona | $554,167 |
| Center For Aids Research, Education & Services Inc | Sacramento | California | $704,167 |
| Children'S Clinic Serving Children And Their Families | Long Beach | California | $704,167 |
| Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo Inc | Brawley | California | $691,667 |
| Community Health Alliance Of Pasadena | Pasadena | California | $379,167 |
| El Proyecto Del Barrio, Inc | Arleta | California | $433,333 |
| Elica Health Centers | Sacramento | California | $704,167 |
| Family Health Care Centers Of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. | Bell Gardens | California | $333,333 |
| Friends Of Family Health Center | La Habra | California | $650,000 |
| Harbor Community Clinic | San Pedro | California | $704,167 |
| Jwch Institute, Inc. | Commerce | California | $1,083,333 |
| Korean Health, Education, Information And Research Center | Los Angeles | California | $541,667 |
| Mission City Community Network, Inc. | North Hills | California | $650,000 |
| Omni Family Health | Bakersfield | California | $595,833 |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | Escondido | California | $541,667 |
| North County Health Project, Inc | San Marcos | California | $983,333 |
| Share Our Selves Corporation | Costa Mesa | California | $704,167 |
| Southern California Medical Center, Inc. | El Monte | California | $691,667 |
| St Anthony Medical Centers | Los Angeles | California | $704,167 |
| St. Johns Well Child & Family Center | Los Angeles | California | $541,667 |
| Tri-State Community Healthcare Center | Needles | California | $704,167 |
| Valley Health Team, Inc. | San Joaquin | California | $650,000 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice | California | $379,167 |
| Vietnamese Community Of Orange County | Santa Ana | California | $704,167 |
| Marillac Clinic, Inc. | Grand Junction | Colorado | $704,167 |
| Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. | Durango | Colorado | $541,667 |
| Summit Community Care Clinic | Frisco | Colorado | $704,167 |
| La Red Health Center, Inc. | Georgetown | Delaware | $483,333 |
| Kosrae Department Of Health Services | Kosrae | Federated States of Micronesia | $692,067 |
| Banyan Community Health Center, Inc. | Miami | Florida | $703,602 |
| Borinquen Health Care Center, Inc. | Miami | Florida | $525,000 |
| Central Florida Health Care, Inc. | Avon Park | Florida | $525,000 |
| Citrus Health Network, Inc. | Hialeah | Florida | $391,667 |
| Community Health Centers Of Pinellas, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | $691,667 |
| Community Health Of South Florida, Inc. | Cutler Bay | Florida | $487,500 |
| Health Care District Of Palm Beach County | Lake Worth | Florida | $483,333 |
| Premier Community Healthcare Group, Inc. | Dade City | Florida | $382,601 |
| Rural Health Care, Incorporated | Palatka | Florida | $379,167 |
| Tampa Family Health Centers, Inc. | Tampa | Florida | $510,583 |
| Community Health Care Systems, Inc. | Wrightsville | Georgia | $650,000 |
| First Choice Primary Care, Inc. | Macon | Georgia | $650,000 |
| Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center, Inc. | Jasper | Georgia | $704,167 |
| Mckinney Community Health Center, Inc. | Waycross | Georgia | $541,667 |
| Medlink Georgia, Inc. | Colbert | Georgia | $595,833 |
| Palmetto Health Council, Inc | Palmetto | Georgia | $599,826 |
| Primary Care Of Southwest Georgia, Inc. | Blakely | Georgia | $441,667 |
| Primary Health Care Center Of Dade, Inc. | La Fayette | Georgia | $525,000 |
| South Central Primary Care Center | Ocilla | Georgia | $541,667 |
| Southwest Georgia Health Care, Inc | Richland | Georgia | $525,000 |
| Terry Reilly Health Services | Nampa | Idaho | $604,753 |
| Health West, Inc. | Pocatello | Idaho | $691,667 |
| Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Of The Fort Hall Reservation Of Idaho | Fort Hall | Idaho | $698,603 |
| Upper Valley Community Health Services, Inc. | Saint Anthony | Idaho | $650,000 |
| Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc. | Chicago | Illinois | $487,500 |
| Greater Elgin Family Care Center | Elgin | Illinois | $541,667 |
| Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation, Inc. | Sauget | Illinois | $478,227 |
| Southern Illinois University | Springfield | Illinois | $650,000 |
| Healthlinc, Inc. | Valparaiso | Indiana | $1,050,000 |
| Indiana Health Centers Incorporated | Indianapolis | Indiana | $541,667 |
| Lifespring Inc. | Jeffersonville | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Maple City Health Care Center, Inc. | Goshen | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Southlake Community Mental Health Center | Merrillville | Indiana | $487,500 |
| Valley Professionals Community Health Center | Clinton | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Community Health Center In Cowley County, Inc | Winfield | Kansas | $704,167 |
| Community Health Center Of Southeast Kansas, Inc. | Pittsburg | Kansas | $475,000 |
| Gracemed Health Clinic, Inc. | Wichita | Kansas | $650,000 |
| Health Partnership Clinic Of Johnson County Inc | Olathe | Kansas | $650,000 |
| Sheridan, County Of | Hoxie | Kansas | $704,167 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. | Prestonsburg | Kentucky | $650,000 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp., Inc. | Whitesburg | Kentucky | $608,317 |
| Marillac Community Health Centers | New Orleans | Louisiana | $704,167 |
| Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. | New Orleans | Louisiana | $691,667 |
| Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana | Clinton | Louisiana | $441,667 |
| Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center, Inc. | Opelousas | Louisiana | $545,000 |
| Access Health Louisiana | Luling | Louisiana | $551,807 |
| Winn Community Health Center, Inc. | Winnfield | Louisiana | $566,667 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center,Inc. | New Bedford | Massachusetts | $704,167 |
| Alcona Citizens For Health, Inc. | Lincoln | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Center For Family Health, Inc. | Jackson | Michigan | $561,809 |
| Cherry Street Services, Inc. | Grand Rapids | Michigan | $608,333 |
| Detroit Health Care For The Homeless | Detroit | Michigan | $483,333 |
| Isabella Citizens For Health, Inc. | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network | Pontiac | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Sterling Area Health Center | Sterling | Michigan | $598,566 |
| Wayne, Charter County Of | Detroit | Michigan | $691,667 |
| Douglas County Public Health Services Group, Inc. | Ava | Missouri | $541,667 |
| Family Health Center Of Boone County | Columbia | Missouri | $548,703 |
| Northeast Missouri Health Council, Inc. | Kirksville | Missouri | $596,667 |
| Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | Clinton | Missouri | $487,500 |
| Regional Health Care Clinic, Inc. | Sedalia | Missouri | $1,083,333 |
| Sapphire Community Health, Inc. | Hamilton | Montana | $704,167 |
| Cabarrus Community Health Centers, Inc. | Concord | North Carolina | $1,069,467 |
| Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc | Charlotte | North Carolina | $691,667 |
| Craven County Government | New Bern | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Goshen Medical Center, Inc. | Faison | North Carolina | $1,083,333 |
| Mountain Area Health Center | Asheville | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Southside United Health Center | Winston Salem | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Tri County Community Health Council, Inc. | Newton Grove | North Carolina | $595,833 |
| Western Nc Community Health Services Inc. | Asheville | North Carolina | $433,333 |
| Coal Country Community Health Center | Beulah | North Dakota | $450,000 |
| Northland Health Partners Community Health Center | Turtle Lake | North Dakota | $523,750 |
| East Central District Health Dept | Columbus | Nebraska | $546,310 |
| Firstmed Health And Wellness Center | Las Vegas | Nevada | $541,667 |
| Nevada Health Centers, Inc. | Carson City | Nevada | $691,667 |
| Chautauqua Center, The | Dunkirk | New York | $702,667 |
| Community Health Center Of Richmond, Inc. | Staten Island | New York | $566,667 |
| Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Inc | Cornwall | New York | $691,667 |
| Rochester Primary Care Network | Rochester | New York | $983,333 |
| Union Community Health Center, Inc. | Bronx | New York | $704,167 |
| Whitney M. Young, Jr., Health Center, Inc. | Albany | New York | $600,000 |
| Community Mental Healthcare Inc | Dover | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Erie, County Of | Sandusky | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Family Health Services Of Erie County | Sandusky | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Health Partners Of Western Ohio | Lima | Ohio | $379,167 |
| Hopewell Health Centers, Inc. | Chillicothe | Ohio | $433,333 |
| Lorain County Health & Dentistry | Lorain | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. | Columbus | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Muskingum Valley Health Centers, Inc. | Zanesville | Ohio | $1,083,333 |
| Neighborhood Health Association Of Toledo, Inc. | Toledo | Ohio | $358,950 |
| Neighborhood Health Care, Inc. | Cleveland | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Rocking Horse Center | Springfield | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Southeast Community Mental Health Center Inc | Columbus | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Kiamichi Family Medical Center | Battiest | Oklahoma | $694,650 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers, Inc. | Hulbert | Oklahoma | $483,333 |
| Pushmataha Family Medical Center Inc. | Clayton | Oklahoma | $441,667 |
| Berks Community Health Center | Reading | Pennsylvania | $650,000 |
| Neighborhood Health Centers Of Lehigh Valley | Allentown | Pennsylvania | $691,667 |
| Primary Health Network, Inc. | Sharon | Pennsylvania | $487,500 |
| Consejo De Salud De Puerto Rico, Inc. | Ponce | Puerto Rico | $441,667 |
| Corp De Salud Asegurada Por Nuestra Organizacion Solidaria, Inc. S.A.N.O.S. | Caguas | Puerto Rico | $701,397 |
| Corporacion De Servicos Medicos Primarios Y Prevencion De Hatillo | Hatillo | Puerto Rico | $487,500 |
| Migrant Health Center, Western Region, Inc | Mayaguez | Puerto Rico | $497,000 |
| Salud Integral En La Montana Inc | Naranjito | Puerto Rico | $691,667 |
| Horizon Health Care Inc. | Howard | South Dakota | $379,167 |
| Rural Health Care, Inc. | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | $704,167 |
| Cherokee Health Systems | Knoxville | Tennessee | $433,333 |
| Christ Community Health Services Inc. | Memphis | Tennessee | $650,000 |
| United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. | Nashville | Tennessee | $495,191 |
| Asian American Health Coalition Of The Greater Houston Area, Inc. | Houston | Texas | $650,000 |
| Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. | Richmond | Texas | $704,167 |
| North Texas Area Community Health Centers Inc | Fort Worth | Texas | $407,958 |
| Presidio County Health Services Inc. | Marfa | Texas | $650,000 |
| Project Vida Health Center | El Paso | Texas | $441,667 |
| South Central Houston Action Council | Houston | Texas | $1,083,333 |
| Special Health Resources For Texas, Inc. | Longview | Texas | $704,167 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | Texas | $548,538 |
| Bear Lake Community Health Center, Inc. | Garden City | Utah | $650,000 |
| Midtown Community Health Center, Inc. | Ogden | Utah | $605,900 |
| Mountainlands Community Health Center, Inc | Provo | Utah | $483,333 |
| Southwest Utah Community Health Center, Inc. | Saint George | Utah | $566,667 |
| Greater Prince William Community Health Center | Woodbridge | Virginia | $566,667 |
| Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. | Portsmouth | Virginia | $650,000 |
| Family Health Centers | Okanogan | Washington | $333,553 |
| North Olympic Healthcare Network Pc | Port Angeles | Washington | $696,940 |
| Powell Health Care Coalition | Powell | Wyoming | $704,167 |
