Health center program - after years of watching the needs of the medically disenfranchised go unmet in the city of detroit, the state of michigan, the city of detroit, and wayne county came together…

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority $1.3 million on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to support primary healthcare delivery in medically underserved communities in Detroit, Michigan.

Authority Health, the division through which the recipient operates, provides comprehensive healthcare services at two service delivery locations: the Popoff Family Health Center (10809 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48214) and the Hope Family Health Center (12121 Broadstreet Ave, Detroit, MI 48204). The organization coordinates efforts to improve population health and assure access to care across seven ZIP codes in Detroit and Wayne County, serving an area designated as a medically underserved area and a health professional shortage area for primary care and dental services.

The funding obligated under this project grant supports the period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. Authority Health was established through an interlocal agreement by the City of Detroit, Charter County of Wayne, and the Michigan Department of Community Health, effective July 7, 2004. Authority Health Centers operates as a co-applicant public entity with the mission to provide timely, culturally relevant, inclusive, and comprehensive quality healthcare services in targeted communities. The organization began operating the Popoff Family Health Center in 2019 and received state planning grant funding in 2020 to build and operate the Hope Family Health Center.

Health center program - after years of watching the needs of the medically disenfranchised go unmet in the city of detroit, the state of michigan, the city of detroit, and wayne county came together through a public partnership to form the detroit wayne county health authority. The powers granted to the authority are vested in and exercised by an authority board following the interlocal agreement by and among the city of detroit, charter county of wayne, and the michigan department of community health (state of michigan), creating the detroit wayne county health authority effective july 7, 2004, doing business under the assumed name (2013) of authority health. Authority health has established a CO-APPLICANT relationship with authority health centers as a public entity. The mission of the authority health (APPLICANT) is to coordinate efforts to improve the population health of the residents of the city of detroit, wayne county, and the region by assuring access to care. The mission of authority health centers (CO-APPLICANT) is to provide timely, culturally relevant, and inclusive, comprehensive quality healthcare services in targeted communities. The service area borders the detroit river and canada. In 2019, authority health began operating the popoff family health center. In 2020, AHC received a state planning grant to build and operate the hope family health center, a community clinic located on the hope academy campus. The service area comprises seven ZIP codes (48204, 48205, 48206, 48208, 48213, 48214, and 47238) in the city of detroit, wayne county, michigan. The two proposed service delivery locations are below: popoff family health center is located at 10809 mack AVE., detroit, MI 48214, and hope family health center is located at 12121 broadstreet AVE, detroit, MI 48204. The service area is designated as a medically underserved area (ID#01573) a health professional shortage area (LI) (primary care), a health professional shortage area (DENTAL), and a health professional shortage area (mental health). The total population of the service area is 143,211. There are 82,536 low-income residents, 47,024 who are at or below the federal poverty level (FPL), 9,910 uninsured, and 64,735 on medicaid or public insurance. There are 134,828 racial or ethnic minorities (129,615 black, 1,851 hispanic/latino, 369 asian, 459 american indian/alaska native, and 52 native hawaiian/pacific islander) in the service area. The health center penetration for the total service area is 13.34% of the total population and 23.15% for the low-income population. This leaves 63,429 low-income individuals not served by a health center. By december 31, 2026, authority health center will serve 2,446 unduplicated users through 5,382 PC visits AND1,082 BH/SUD visits. This projection was derived from historical experience, state and national UDS trends, provider full-time equivalents, and funding. Authority health centers served 1,200 unduplicated users for the year fiscal year ending 9/30/23.