Apply for FY 2026 NTAP Cooperative Agreement Funding

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• Who can apply
• Get key funding details
• How to apply
• Resources for your application
• Technical assistance
• Contact us

Who can apply

Organizations in the United States or its territories may apply. See the NOFO for details.

Get key funding details

We expect to award $24 million to fund 3 NTAP cooperative agreements.

NTAP Category	Annual Funding
Clinical and Preventive Excellence	$8,000,000
Operational Excellence	$8,000,000
National TA and Coordination Center	$8,000,000

NTAPs will use this funding to develop and deliver technical assistance (TA) to existing and potential health centers. The TA will focus on:

• Supporting the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality primary health care.
• Improving chronic disease management, nutrition, and preventive services.
• Improving operational effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.
• Addressing emergent public health needs and priorities.
• Complying with and exceeding Health Center Program and supplemental funding requirements.

Your application must:

• Document your understanding of national needs.
• Demonstrate your experience with and ability for conducting learning opportunities for health centers.
• Describe how you will identify best practices that increase TA quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Note organizations you will work with to ensure you have necessary subject matter expertise.

How to apply

Apply in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 31, 2026.

Find resources for your application

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

FY 2026 NTAP FAQs

Application aids

• HRSA Application Guide (PDF - 622 KB)
• HRSA Scoring Rubric

Sample attachments

• Sample Budget Narrative with Staff Justification Tables
• Sample Contracts and Agreements
• Sample Staffing Plan
• Sample Project Work Plan (PWP)

Find technical assistance

• HHS Grants Policy Statement (PDF - 1 MB)
• HRSA Policies, Regulations, and Guidance
• Changes from Adopting 2 CFR Part 200 (PDF - 75 KB)
• How to Acknowledge Federal Funding 
• HRSA-Funded Technical Assistance Programs
• Health Center Data and Reporting

Contact us

If you have a question about:	You can reach us at:
Developing your application	BPHC Contact Form · Under Funding, select Applications for Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) · Select National Technical Assistance Programs (NTAP)
Budget	Brian Feldman
Grants.gov	Call 800-518-4726 (international callers, call 606-545-5035) Email support@grants.gov Self-Service Knowledge Base
Where your application is in our review process	Track Grant Application