Project Grant H8055684

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Rock River Community Clinic, Inc., $650,000 under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) on August 1, 2026, to sustain and strengthen primary health care services across its three-clinic network serving rural, low-income communities in southeastern Wisconsin.

Rock River Community Clinic operates two medical clinics—one full-time in Whitewater (located in a medically underserved area and providing primary care and behavioral health services) and one part-time in Watertown with telehealth behavioral health access—and one dental clinic in Fort Atkinson (located in a dental health professional shortage area and serving as the sole Medicaid dental provider in Jefferson County). The award funds continued delivery of comprehensive primary care and preventative and restorative dental services across a 13-zip-code service area encompassing 44 rural communities between Madison and Milwaukee, serving over 34,000 rural low-income residents, including a growing population of Hispanic and Latino immigrants. In 2024, the clinic projects serving 4,233 patients across 8,153 visits, representing a 42 percent increase in patient volume from 2023.

The performance period runs August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with place of performance in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The award is a Project Grant, assistance type classification used for one-year and multi-year projects. Continued funding beyond the first budget period is contingent on congressional appropriation, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, satisfactory progress toward objectives, and a determination that continued funding is in the government's interest.