Health center program - project title: FY 2025 new access points (NAP) (HRSA-25-085) applicant organization name: buddhist TZU CHI medical foundation address: 9620 flair DR, EL monte, CA 91731 project…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Buddhist TZU Chi Medical Foundation $650,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to establish a new access point expanding primary health care services in Los Angeles County, California.

Buddhist TZU Chi Medical Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and federally qualified health center look-alike based in El Monte, California, will use the funding to add a new service site at 18780 Amar Road, #107, Walnut, California. The foundation currently operates three licensed community clinics in Alhambra, South El Monte, and Wilmington, plus three mobile units delivering medical, dental, and vision services. The new access point will expand TZU Chi's service area to span 47 ZIP codes across Los Angeles County, reaching 10 medically underserved areas and five medically underserved populations. The foundation projects serving 8,300 unduplicated patients in calendar year 2026 through comprehensive primary medical care, dental services, optometry, family planning, immunization, pharmaceutical services, health education, and outreach.

The award covers the period August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. Place of performance is Alhambra, California. The funding supports TZU Chi's mission of improving local health outcomes and reducing cultural and linguistic barriers through quality, culturally sensitive healthcare delivery to diverse, low-income populations throughout Los Angeles County.

Health center program - project title: FY 2025 new access points (NAP) (HRSA-25-085) applicant organization name: buddhist TZU CHI medical foundation address: 9620 flair DR, EL monte, CA 91731 project director name: stephen denq contact phone number: 626-427-9598 email address