Health center program - project title: new access point applicant name: neighborhood health center, INC. (NHC) address:950 N. Market street, liberty, in 47353 project director name:carrie miles…

The Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care, awarded Neighborhood Health Center Inc. $650,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), designated as a New Access Point project grant to expand primary healthcare access in rural Indiana counties.

Neighborhood Health Center Inc. will use the funding to support outreach efforts and healthcare service delivery across Wayne, Fayette, and Union counties, serving medically underserved and rural populations with high rates of poverty, workplace injuries, transportation barriers, and chronic disease burden. The recipient operates three clinical sites: Richmond (Wayne County), Liberty (Union County), and Connersville (Fayette County), and has deployed a USDA-funded mobile health unit to serve homeless and other vulnerable populations across the service area. The 2024 social determinants of health screenings showed 45 percent of patients screened experience financial insecurity, 23 percent face food insecurity, and 23 percent lack reliable transportation.

The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with place of performance in Liberty, Indiana. Neighborhood Health Center Inc., a nonprofit entity based in Richmond, Indiana, has consistently secured federal grants supporting rural health programs, telehealth services, and mobile health outreach. The Health Center Program provides funding to federally qualified health centers and new access points to ensure continued access to comprehensive primary care in medically underserved communities, with particular emphasis on populations facing geographic, economic, and social barriers to care.

Health center program - project title: new access point applicant name: neighborhood health center, INC. (NHC) address:950 N. Market street, liberty, in 47353 project director name:carrie miles phone numbers: (765) 598-4300 EXT. 126 E-mail address