Service Area competition PIN and Federal Register Notice

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Fiscal Year 2005 Competitive Application Cycle for Service Area;

Competition for the Consolidated Health Center Program (CHCP)

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

announces that approximately $355,000,000 is available in fiscal year

(FY) 2005 funds to promote the continued operation of community-based

primary health care service systems in medically underserved areas for

medically underserved populations. It is expected that each application

submitted to serve one of these areas will present a clear focus on

maintaining access to care and reducing health disparities identified

in the target population.

Potential applicants must obtain and respond to the FY 2005 Service

Area Competition guidance in order to apply for funding. This

announcement does not contain sufficient information in itself to use

for developing an application.

Authorizing Legislation: Section 330 of the Public Health Service

Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b).

In addition the Federal Register notice with the list of sites and their

respective project expiration dates is attached below:

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/200\

4/pdf/04-15605.pdf

The FY 2005 Service Area Competition Guidance is now posted on the HRSA website

at

http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/guidancebphc/hrsa05086.htm

Ruiz

Assistant Director, Systems Development and Policy Administration

Migrant Health Coordinator

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

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Bethesda, MD 20814

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