FY 2021 Service Area Competition (SAC)

Overview

SAC 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 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.

SAAT

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

SAC 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 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
• Service Area Competition Applicant Webinar Slides (PDF - 577 KB)
• FY 2021 Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Health Center EHBs Patient Target Management Webinar* 
• Compliance Assessment Guide
• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 720 KB)
• FY 2021 SAC Applicant EHBs User Guide (PDF - 2.4 MB)
• Health Center Program Requirements and Resources
• Patient and Budget Calculator
• Applicant Completeness and Eligibility Checklist
• Unmet Need Score (UNS) Workbook (XLS - 25.8 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 - 1.21 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 - 148 KB)
• Budget Presentation
  • SF-424A: Budget Information Form (PDF - 191 KB)
  • Budget Narrative Sample (PDF - 194 KB)
• Form 1A: General Information Worksheet (PDF - 278 KB)
• Form 1C: Documents on File (PDF - 203 KB)
• Form 2: Staffing Profile (PDF - 207 KB)
• Form 3: Income Analysis (PDF - 167 KB)
• Form 4: Community Characteristics (PDF - 252 KB)
• Form 5A: Services Provided (PDF - 217 KB)
• Form 5B: Service Sites (PDF - 165 KB)
• Form 5C: Other Activities/Locations (PDF - 155 KB)
• Form 6A: Board Member Characteristics (PDF - 299 KB)
• Form 6B: Request for Waiver of Board Member Requirements (PDF - 171 KB)
• Form 8: Health Center Agreements (PDF - 195 KB)
• Form 12: Organization Contacts (PDF - 228 KB)
• Summary Page (PDF - 316 KB)

Performance Measures Resources

• Performance Measure Crosswalk
• Clinical Performance Measure Form Field Guide and Sample (PDF - 261 KB)
• Health Center Data and Reporting for information on the UDS, the reporting system for Health Center Program performance measures and patient data
• UDS Resources for presentations on UDS reporting
• 2020 UDS Manual (PDF - 2 MB) for definitions and UDS reporting details
• Healthy People 2020/Health Center Program Measures

Additional Resources

• HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) Registration and Help
• Health Center Program Strategic Partnerships (PCAs and NTTAPs)
• Sign up to receive the weekly Health Center Program Primary Health Care Digest
• Track Grant Application
• HRSA Scoring Rubric
• Legislative Mandates in Grants Management for FY 2020  (PDF - 398 KB)
• EHBs: Updating Your Role in Your Health Center (PDF - 301 KB)
• COVID-19 Health Center Program FAQs

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 

* Disclaimer: Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in these files. For assistance, please email BHartmayer@hrsa.gov or call 301-594-4300.