Health center program - project title: federally qualified health center new access point grant funding requested: $650,000 applicant organization: pinnacle family health, INC

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. $1.3 million on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand access to primary and preventive healthcare services in Northeast Louisiana.

Pinnacle Family Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1988, will use the Federally Qualified Health Center New Access Point award to expand its comprehensive healthcare delivery system serving 12 parishes in Region 8 (Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll). The funding will increase its provider workforce by one full-time equivalent to deliver primary care, dental care, behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, and supportive and enabling services to low-income and medically underserved populations, regardless of ability to pay. The single integrated facility operates at 101 Crosley Street in West Monroe, Louisiana. Pinnacle Family Health was designated by HRSA as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike on November 1, 2019, and has emphasized bridging healthcare gaps for individuals living with HIV who require both primary care and HIV-related infectious disease services.

The award period runs through July 31, 2027.

UEI: KEWJFHCE8KG9 address: 101 crosley street, west monroe, LA 71291