Apply for FY 2025 New Access Points

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Get key funding details 

We expect to award $50 million in FY 2025 to 77 applicants.

Funding will support primary health services at new access points.

You must plan to provide health services and comply with Health Center Program requirements within 120 days of award.

Who can apply

You must:

• Be a private, non-profit entity or a public agency. Tribal and urban Indian organizations may apply. 
• Propose at least one new site to deliver primary health services for medically underserved populations.
• Meet all eligibility requirements in the NOFO.

How to apply

Apply in both systems:

1. Grants.gov: Apply by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 15, 2024.
2. HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs): Apply by 5 p.m. ET on September 30, 2024.

Find resources for your application

Notice of funding opportunity (NOFO)

Go to Grants.gov. 

Select:

1. Package
2. Preview in the Actions column
3. Download Instructions in the Opportunity Package Details view to access the NOFO

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

NAP FAQ

Application aids

• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 704 KB)
• FY 2025 NAP Applicant EHBs User Guide (PDF - 6 MB)
• Compliance Crosswalk
• MUA Find
• HRSA Scoring Rubric

Unmet Need Score (UNS)

See the NOFO and these resources for more details:

• UNS Map Tool | How to Use the UNS Map Tool (PDF - 1 MB) (PDF - 132 KB)
• UNS Resource Guide (PDF - 790 KB)
• NAP UNS Conversion Table 

Priority point resources

• High-need area
  Use the UNS Map Tool to see if your site is in a high-need ZIP code.
• Sparsely populated area
  Use the Am I Rural? tool to see if your site is in a Level 3 or 4 frontier and remote (FAR) area.
• Look-alikes
  1.    See the NOFO for details.
  2.    Look in your folder in the EHBs for your scope, compliance, and UDS information.

Attachments and forms

Attachment 1 

Use Health Center Program GeoCare Navigator to create your map and table.

Budget presentation

• SF-424A: Budget Information Form (PDF - 189 KB) | SF-424A Video
• Budget Narrative Sample 

Program-specific forms instructions

• Project Work Plan
• Form 1A: General Information Worksheet (PDF - 244 KB) | Form 1A Video 
• Form 1B: Funding Request Summary (PDF - 207 KB)
• Form 1C: Documents on File (PDF - 146 KB)
• Form 2: Staffing Profile (PDF - 214 KB)
• Form 3: Income Analysis (PDF - 229 KB) 
• Form 4: Community Characteristics (PDF - 241 KB)
• Form 5A: Services Provided (PDF - 129 KB) 
• Form 5B: Service Sites (PDF - 213 KB)
• Form 5C: Other Activities/Locations (PDF - 113 KB)
• Form 6A: Current Board Member Characteristics (PDF - 168 KB)
• Form 6B: Request for Waiver of Board Member Requirements (PDF - 178 KB) 
• Form 8: Health Center Agreements (PDF - 141 KB)
• Form 12: Organization Contacts (PDF - 132 KB) 
• Summary Page (PDF - 195 KB)

One-time funding forms, samples, and instructions

• Equipment List (PDF - 119 KB) 
• Minor Alteration/Renovation Project Cover Page (PDF - 149 KB)
  • Alteration/Renovation Sample Budget Justification
  • Environmental Information and Documentation (EID) Checklist (PDF - 512 KB)
• Other Requirements for Sites (PDF - 157 KB)
• Landlord Letter of Consent Sample (PDF - 79 KB)

Find technical assistance

• Compliance
• Scope of Project 
• Strategic Partnerships 
• State Primary Care Offices
• Grants Policy Bulletin: Legislative Mandates in effect for FY24 (PDF - 109 KB)

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) New Access Points (NAP)
Your budget	Email Brian Feldman Call Brian Feldman at 301-443-3190 Email Patrick Johnson Call Patrick Johnson at 301-443-0770
Grants.gov	Call 800-518-4726 (international callers, call 606-545-5035) Email Grants.gov Self-Service Knowledge Base
EHBs	BPHC Contact Form  Under Technical Support, select: EHBs Tasks/EHBs Technical Issues Grant Applications Technical Question Call 877-464-4772 (select option 1) 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday (except federal holidays)
Where your application is in our review process	Track Grant Application