FY 2021 Health Center Program Service Expansion: School-Based Service Sites (HRSA-21-093)

Overview

Fiscal year (FY) 2021 School-Based Service Sites (SBSS) funding is available for Health Center Program award recipients on a competitive basis. SBSS funding will expand access to health center services by increasing the number of patients who access comprehensive primary health care services through Health Center Program service delivery sites located at schools.

Health centers will accomplish this by:

• adding new Health Center Program service delivery sites at schools, or
• expanding comprehensive primary health care services at existing Health Center Program service delivery sites located at schools.

One-time funding will be available in year 1 for equipment purchases and minor alterations and renovations (A/R) (with or without equipment purchases).

Focus Areas

Your application must demonstrate how you will use SBSS funds in your current service area to increase the number of patients served at school-based service sites by adding or expanding one or more of the following services:

• General primary medical care,
• Mental health,
• Substance use disorder,
• Oral health,
• Vision, and/or
• Enabling services.

Eligible Applicants

Only Health Center Program award recipients (organization funded under Section 330(e), (g), (h), and/or (i) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) with active H80 grant awards may apply for SBSS funding.

How to Apply

SBSS 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 April 2, 2021.

Phase 2 - HRSA EHBs: Must be completed and successfully submitted by 5:00 pm ET on April 20, 2021.

Technical Assistance

• Frequently Asked Questions (updated 3/30/2021)
• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 720 KB)
• EHBs SBSS Applicant User Guide (PDF - 1.7 MB)

Application Components

Forms and Attachments

• Budget Narrative | Example (PDF - 303 KB)
• Project Overview Form | Example (PDF - 168 KB)
• Federal Object Class Categories Form (PDF - 189 KB)
• Form 1B: Funding Request Summary (PDF - 252 KB)
• Form 5B: Service Sites (Required for addition of new sites) (PDF - 277 KB) 
• Attachment 2: Summary of Contracts and Agreements | Example (PDF - 106 KB)

One-Time Funding

Of the $200,000 SBSS annual funding ceiling, applicants may request one-time funding up to $150,000 in year 1 for one-time costs for equipment and/or minor A/R. The following samples and templates are for planning purposes only.

• A/R Project Cover Page (PDF - 234 KB)
• Minor A/R Project Budget Justification | Example (PDF - 114 KB)
• Equipment List Form (PDF - 195 KB)
• Environmental Information and Documentation (EID) Checklist (PDF - 266 KB)
• Other Requirements for Sites Form (PDF - 187 KB)

Additional Resources

School-Based Health

• School-Based Health Alliance
• The Children’s Health and Education Mapping Tool
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
• Title I school information

Application Development

• HRSA Scoring Rubric
• Track Your Grant Application
• Scope of Project Resources and Information
• UDS Mapper

Contacts

Program Information

SBSS Technical Assistance Team
HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Program and Policy Development
301-594-4300 or complete the BPHC Contact Form

• Complete the Contact Form, Contact Record, Organizational, Contact Verification screens
• Select “Applicant” for Requestor Type
• Select “Health Center” on Health Center or EHBs Question screen
• Select “Application” for Issue Type
• Select “School-Based Service Sites (SBSS)” for Issue Sub-type
• Enter your question

Budget Information

Brian Feldman and Nicole Turner
Senior Grants Management Specialist and Grants Management Specialist
Division of Grants Management Operations
Office of Federal Assistance Management (OFAM)
Email: bfeldman@hrsa.gov and nturner@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov Contact Center

800-518-4726 or email support@grants.gov

HRSA Electronic Handbooks Support

Health Center Program Support
Hours of operation 8am – 8pm ET Monday-Friday (excluding federal holidays)
877-464-4772 or complete the BPHC Contact Form

• Complete the Contact Form, Contact Record, Organizational, Contact Verification screens
• Select “Current Award Recipient” for Requestor Type
• Select “EHBs” on the Health Center or EHBs Question screen,
• Select “Application-System Question” for Issue Type
• Select “School-based Service Sites (SBSS)” for BPHC Sub Category
• Complete the Description field and click “Submit”