By Susan Morse, Senior Editor of Healthcare Finance News | May 5, 2015
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will spend $101 million to fund 164 new community health centers, the agency announced on Tuesday.
The money, set aside under the Affordable Care Act, will help establish centers 33 states and two U.S. territories, increasing access to primary healthcare services for nearly 650,000 people in communities that need them most.
This investment will add to the more than 550 new health center sites that have opened in the last four years as a result of the ACA, according to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
Nearly 1,300 health centers operate more than 9,000 service delivery sites that provide care to nearly 22 million patients –about five million more patients than at the beginning of 2009.
Health centers have also been critical in helping people sign up for health insurance through the online marketplaces. Since 2013, health centers have assisted more than 9 million individuals become insured.
The recently enacted Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act extends mandatory funding for health centers in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
Here is the full list of newly funded centers, searchable by state:
| Grantee | City | State/Territory | Award |
| Capstone Rural Health Center | Parrish | Alabama | $650,000 |
| Quality Of Life Health Services, Inc. | Gadsden | Alabama | $608,333 |
| Whatley Health Services, Inc. | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | $379,167 |
| Circle The City | Phoenix | Arizona | $704,167 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Phoenix | Arizona | $554,167 |
| Neighborhood Outreach Access To Health | Scottsdale | Arizona | $433,333 |
| Arcare | Augusta | Arkansas | $1,007,179 |
| Healthy Connections Inc | Mena | Arkansas | $541,667 |
| East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. | West Memphis | Arkansas | $441,667 |
| St. Francis House Nwa, Inc. | Springdale | Arkansas | $441,667 |
| Jwch Institute, Inc. | Commerce | California | $1,083,333 |
| North County Health Project, Inc | San Marcos | California | $983,333 |
| Center For Aids Research, Education & Services Inc | Sacramento | California | $704,167 |
| Children'S Clinic Serving Children And Their Families | Long Beach | California | $704,167 |
| Elica Health Centers | Sacramento | California | $704,167 |
| Harbor Community Clinic | San Pedro | California | $704,167 |
| Share Our Selves Corporation | Costa Mesa | California | $704,167 |
| St Anthony Medical Centers | Los Angeles | California | $704,167 |
| Tri-State Community Healthcare Center | Needles | California | $704,167 |
| Vietnamese Community Of Orange County | Santa Ana | California | $704,167 |
| Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo Inc | Brawley | California | $691,667 |
| Southern California Medical Center, Inc. | El Monte | California | $691,667 |
| Friends Of Family Health Center | La Habra | California | $650,000 |
| Mission City Community Network, Inc. | North Hills | California | $650,000 |
| Valley Health Team, Inc. | San Joaquin | California | $650,000 |
| Omni Family Health | Bakersfield | California | $595,833 |
| Korean Health, Education, Information And Research Center | Los Angeles | California | $541,667 |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | Escondido | California | $541,667 |
| St. Johns Well Child & Family Center | Los Angeles | California | $541,667 |
| El Proyecto Del Barrio, Inc | Arleta | California | $433,333 |
| Community Health Alliance Of Pasadena | Pasadena | California | $379,167 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice | California | $379,167 |
| Family Health Care Centers Of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. | Bell Gardens | California | $333,333 |
| Marillac Clinic, Inc. | Grand Junction | Colorado | $704,167 |
| Summit Community Care Clinic | Frisco | Colorado | $704,167 |
| Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. | Durango | Colorado | $541,667 |
| La Red Health Center, Inc. | Georgetown | Delaware | $483,333 |
| Kosrae Department Of Health Services | Kosrae | Federated States of Micronesia | $692,067 |
| Banyan Community Health Center, Inc. | Miami | Florida | $703,602 |
| Community Health Centers Of Pinellas, Inc. | Saint Petersburg | Florida | $691,667 |
| Borinquen Health Care Center, Inc. | Miami | Florida | $525,000 |
| Central Florida Health Care, Inc. | Avon Park | Florida | $525,000 |
| Tampa Family Health Centers, Inc. | Tampa | Florida | $510,583 |
| Community Health Of South Florida, Inc. | Cutler Bay | Florida | $487,500 |
| Health Care District Of Palm Beach County | Lake Worth | Florida | $483,333 |
| Citrus Health Network, Inc. | Hialeah | Florida | $391,667 |
| Premier Community Healthcare Group, Inc. | Dade City | Florida | $382,601 |
| Rural Health Care, Incorporated | Palatka | Florida | $379,167 |
| Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center, Inc. | Jasper | Georgia | $704,167 |
| Community Health Care Systems, Inc. | Wrightsville | Georgia | $650,000 |
| First Choice Primary Care, Inc. | Macon | Georgia | $650,000 |
| Palmetto Health Council, Inc | Palmetto | Georgia | $599,826 |
| Medlink Georgia, Inc. | Colbert | Georgia | $595,833 |
| Mckinney Community Health Center, Inc. | Waycross | Georgia | $541,667 |
| South Central Primary Care Center | Ocilla | Georgia | $541,667 |
| Primary Health Care Center Of Dade, Inc. | La Fayette | Georgia | $525,000 |
| Southwest Georgia Health Care, Inc | Richland | Georgia | $525,000 |
| Primary Care Of Southwest Georgia, Inc. | Blakely | Georgia | $441,667 |
| Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Of The Fort Hall Reservation Of Idaho | Fort Hall | Idaho | $698,603 |
| Health West, Inc. | Pocatello | Idaho | $691,667 |
| Upper Valley Community Health Services, Inc. | Saint Anthony | Idaho | $650,000 |
| Terry Reilly Health Services | Nampa | Idaho | $604,753 |
| Southern Illinois University | Springfield | Illinois | $650,000 |
| Greater Elgin Family Care Center | Elgin | Illinois | $541,667 |
| Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc. | Chicago | Illinois | $487,500 |
| Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation, Inc. | Sauget | Illinois | $478,227 |
| Healthlinc, Inc. | Valparaiso | Indiana | $1,050,000 |
| Lifespring Inc. | Jeffersonville | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Maple City Health Care Center, Inc. | Goshen | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Valley Professionals Community Health Center | Clinton | Indiana | $704,167 |
| Indiana Health Centers Incorporated | Indianapolis | Indiana | $541,667 |
| Southlake Community Mental Health Center | Merrillville | Indiana | $487,500 |
| Community Health Center In Cowley County, Inc | Winfield | Kansas | $704,167 |
| Sheridan, County Of | Hoxie | Kansas | $704,167 |
| Gracemed Health Clinic, Inc. | Wichita | Kansas | $650,000 |
| Health Partnership Clinic Of Johnson County Inc | Olathe | Kansas | $650,000 |
| Community Health Center Of Southeast Kansas, Inc. | Pittsburg | Kansas | $475,000 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. | Prestonsburg | Kentucky | $650,000 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp., Inc. | Whitesburg | Kentucky | $608,317 |
| Marillac Community Health Centers | New Orleans | Louisiana | $704,167 |
| Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. | New Orleans | Louisiana | $691,667 |
| Winn Community Health Center, Inc. | Winnfield | Louisiana | $566,667 |
| Access Health Louisiana | Luling | Louisiana | $551,807 |
| Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center, Inc. | Opelousas | Louisiana | $545,000 |
| Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana | Clinton | Louisiana | $441,667 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center,Inc. | New Bedford | Massachusetts | $704,167 |
| Alcona Citizens For Health, Inc. | Lincoln | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Isabella Citizens For Health, Inc. | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network | Pontiac | Michigan | $704,167 |
| Wayne, Charter County Of | Detroit | Michigan | $691,667 |
| Cherry Street Services, Inc. | Grand Rapids | Michigan | $608,333 |
| Sterling Area Health Center | Sterling | Michigan | $598,566 |
| Center For Family Health, Inc. | Jackson | Michigan | $561,809 |
| Detroit Health Care For The Homeless | Detroit | Michigan | $483,333 |
| Regional Health Care Clinic, Inc. | Sedalia | Missouri | $1,083,333 |
| Northeast Missouri Health Council, Inc. | Kirksville | Missouri | $596,667 |
| Family Health Center Of Boone County | Columbia | Missouri | $548,703 |
| Douglas County Public Health Services Group, Inc. | Ava | Missouri | $541,667 |
| Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | Clinton | Missouri | $487,500 |
| Sapphire Community Health, Inc. | Hamilton | Montana | $704,167 |
| East Central District Health Dept | Columbus | Nebraska | $546,310 |
| Nevada Health Centers, Inc. | Carson City | Nevada | $691,667 |
| Firstmed Health And Wellness Center | Las Vegas | Nevada | $541,667 |
| Rochester Primary Care Network | Rochester | New York | $983,333 |
| Union Community Health Center, Inc. | Bronx | New York | $704,167 |
| Chautauqua Center, The | Dunkirk | New York | $702,667 |
| Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Inc | Cornwall | New York | $691,667 |
| Whitney M. Young, Jr., Health Center, Inc. | Albany | New York | $600,000 |
| Community Health Center Of Richmond, Inc. | Staten Island | New York | $566,667 |
| Goshen Medical Center, Inc. | Faison | North Carolina | $1,083,333 |
| Cabarrus Community Health Centers, Inc. | Concord | North Carolina | $1,069,467 |
| Craven County Government | New Bern | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Mountain Area Health Center | Asheville | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Southside United Health Center | Winston Salem | North Carolina | $704,167 |
| Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc | Charlotte | North Carolina | $691,667 |
| Tri County Community Health Council, Inc. | Newton Grove | North Carolina | $595,833 |
| Western Nc Community Health Services Inc. | Asheville | North Carolina | $433,333 |
| Northland Health Partners Community Health Center | Turtle Lake | North Dakota | $523,750 |
| Coal Country Community Health Center | Beulah | North Dakota | $450,000 |
| Muskingum Valley Health Centers, Inc. | Zanesville | Ohio | $1,083,333 |
| Community Mental Healthcare Inc | Dover | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Erie, County Of | Sandusky | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Family Health Services Of Erie County | Sandusky | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Southeast Community Mental Health Center Inc | Columbus | Ohio | $704,167 |
| Lorain County Health & Dentistry | Lorain | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Lower Light Christian Health Center, Inc. | Columbus | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Neighborhood Health Care, Inc. | Cleveland | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Rocking Horse Center | Springfield | Ohio | $541,667 |
| Hopewell Health Centers, Inc. | Chillicothe | Ohio | $433,333 |
| Health Partners Of Western Ohio | Lima | Ohio | $379,167 |
| Neighborhood Health Association Of Toledo, Inc. | Toledo | Ohio | $358,950 |
| Kiamichi Family Medical Center | Battiest | Oklahoma | $694,650 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers, Inc. | Hulbert | Oklahoma | $483,333 |
| Pushmataha Family Medical Center Inc. | Clayton | Oklahoma | $441,667 |
| Neighborhood Health Centers Of Lehigh Valley | Allentown | Pennsylvania | $691,667 |
| Berks Community Health Center | Reading | Pennsylvania | $650,000 |
| Primary Health Network, Inc. | Sharon | Pennsylvania | $487,500 |
| Corp De Salud Asegurada Por Nuestra Organizacion Solidaria, Inc. S.A.N.O.S. | Caguas | Puerto Rico | $701,397 |
| Salud Integral En La Montana Inc | Naranjito | Puerto Rico | $691,667 |
| Migrant Health Center, Western Region, Inc | Mayaguez | Puerto Rico | $497,000 |
| Corporacion De Servicos Medicos Primarios Y Prevencion De Hatillo | Hatillo | Puerto Rico | $487,500 |
| Consejo De Salud De Puerto Rico, Inc. | Ponce | Puerto Rico | $441,667 |
| Rural Health Care, Inc. | Fort Pierre | South Dakota | $704,167 |
| Horizon Health Care Inc. | Howard | South Dakota | $379,167 |
| Christ Community Health Services Inc. | Memphis | Tennessee | $650,000 |
| United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. | Nashville | Tennessee | $495,191 |
| Cherokee Health Systems | Knoxville | Tennessee | $433,333 |
| South Central Houston Action Council | Houston | Texas | $1,083,333 |
| Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. | Richmond | Texas | $704,167 |
| Special Health Resources For Texas, Inc. | Longview | Texas | $704,167 |
| Asian American Health Coalition Of The Greater Houston Area, Inc. | Houston | Texas | $650,000 |
| Presidio County Health Services Inc. | Marfa | Texas | $650,000 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | Texas | $548,538 |
| Project Vida Health Center | El Paso | Texas | $441,667 |
| North Texas Area Community Health Centers Inc | Fort Worth | Texas | $407,958 |
| Bear Lake Community Health Center, Inc. | Garden City | Utah | $650,000 |
| Midtown Community Health Center, Inc. | Ogden | Utah | $605,900 |
| Southwest Utah Community Health Center, Inc. | Saint George | Utah | $566,667 |
| Mountainlands Community Health Center, Inc | Provo | Utah | $483,333 |
| Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. | Portsmouth | Virginia | $650,000 |
| Greater Prince William Community Health Center | Woodbridge | Virginia | $566,667 |
| North Olympic Healthcare Network Pc | Port Angeles | Washington | $696,940 |
| Family Health Centers | Okanogan | Washington | $333,553 |
| Powell Health Care Coalition | Powell | Wyoming | $704,167 |