FY 2021 Service Area Competition-Additional Areas (SAC-AA)

Overview

SAC-AA funding supports continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services for underserved communities and vulnerable populations currently served by the Health Center Program. A SAC-AA application is a request for federal financial assistance to continue comprehensive primary health care services provision in an area listed in the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT). These areas are served by current Health Center Program award recipients whose periods of performance end in FY 2021 or are being competed off-cycle.

SAAT

The Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT) lists the service areas announced for competition through each SAC-AA NOFO and includes the patient target for each service area (see the Patient Target FAQs).

SAC-AA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Release and Application Schedule

Who Can Apply

Eligible organizations include domestic public or nonprofit private entities, such as tribal, faith-based, or community-based organizations, that propose to serve an announced service area and its associated population(s) to ensure continued access to affordable, quality primary health care services.

How to Apply

SAC-AA applications require a two-phase submission process.

Phase 1 - Grants.gov: Must be completed and successfully submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59 pm ET on the date noted in the NOFO

Phase 2 - HRSA EHBs: Must be completed and successfully submitted by 5:00 pm ET on the date noted in the NOFO.

General Technical Assistance Resources

• Service Area Competition Applicant Webinar Slides (PDF - 693 KB)
• Service Area Competition (SAC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Compliance Assessment Guide
• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 718 KB)
• Patient and Budget Calculator
• Applicant Completeness and Eligibility Checklist
• Unmet Need Score (UNS) Workbook (XLSX - 25 MB)

Attachments and Program Specific Forms

• Table of EHBs SAC Application Attachments
• Attachment 1: Service Area Map and Table
  • Instructions for Service Area Map and Table (PDF - 1 MB)
  • Service Area Map and Table Sample (PDF - 246 KB)
  • Zip Code To ZCTA Crosswalk
  • UDS Mapper Tutorials
• Attachment 12: Operational Plan instructions and sample (PDF - 147 KB)
• Budget Presentation
  • SF-424A: Budget Information Form (PDF - 193 KB)
  • Budget Narrative Sample
• Form 1A: General Information Worksheet (PDF - 294 KB)
• Form 1C: Documents on File (PDF - 55 KB)
• Form 2: Staffing Profile (PDF - 210 KB)
• Form 3: Income Analysis (PDF - 214 KB)
• Form 4: Community Characteristics (PDF - 259 KB)
• Form 5A: Services Provided (PDF - 156 KB)
• Form 5B: Service Sites (PDF - 168 KB)
• Form 5C: Other Activities/Locations (PDF - 151 KB)
• Form 6A: Board Member Characteristics (PDF - 154 KB)
• Form 6B: Request for Waiver of Board Member Requirements (PDF - 144 KB)
• Form 8: Health Center Agreements (PDF - 162 KB)
• Form 12: Organization Contacts (PDF - 133 KB)
• Summary Page (PDF - 257 KB)

Performance Measures

Tools

• Performance Measure Crosswalk
• Clinical Performance Measure Form Field Guide and Sample (PDF - 260 KB)
• UDS Resources for presentations on UDS reporting
• 2020 UDS Manual (PDF - 1 MB) for definitions and UDS reporting details
• Healthy People 2020/Health Center Program Measures

Contacts

Program Information

SAC Response Team
HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Program and Policy Development
301-594-4300 | SAC Technical Assistance web form

Budget Information

Terry Hatchett
HRSA, Office of Federal Assistance Management
Division of Grants Management Operations
301-443-7525 | thatchett@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov Application Assistance

Telephone: 1-800-518-4726 (International Callers, please dial 606-545-5035)
Email: support@grants.gov
Self-Service Knowledge Base

HRSA EHBs Account Access and Application Assistance

Health Center Program Support
877-464-4772 | Health Center Program Support web form