Fiscal Year 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) cooperative agreement. With FY 2022 funding, HCCNs will support health centers in leveraging health information technology (IT) and data to deliver high-quality, culturally competent, equitable, and comprehensive primary health care, with a specific focus on improvements in: • Clinical quality, • Patient-centered care, and • Provider and staff well-being. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, HCCNs are networks of health centers1 that work together to strengthen...

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private entities, as demonstrated through Attachment 1: Proof of Organizational Status. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply. b) You must be one of the following (see Section 330(e)(1)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(1)(C)): • An HCCN (see description above) or • A current Health Center Program award recipient, funded for at least the 2 consecutive preceding years, and applying on behalf of an HCCN. c) The HCCN must be at least majority controlled by Health Center Program (H80) award recipients (e.g., the majority of governing board members of the HCCN are employed by or otherwise representatives of Health Center Program (H80) award recipients) and, as applicable, at least majority owned by Health Center Program (H80) award recipients, as demonstrated by Attachment 9: Network Bylaws. If applicable, include a list of shareholders or other proof of majority ownership by Health Center Program Award Recipients in Attachment 13: Other Documents. d) The HCCN must have its own governing board, independent of the boards of its health center members, as demonstrated by Attachment 9: Network Bylaws.

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration tsmith@hrsa.gov