This $1,498,179 project grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) is intended to accelerate cancer screening and improve referral rates for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer in an underserved patient population served by Lone Star Family Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Montgomery, Harris, and Walker Counties, Texas. The project partners Lone Star Family Health Center with MD Anderson Cancer...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support Neighborhood Health, a non-profit community health center in Northern Virginia, in increasing breast and colorectal cancer screening rates among its largely low-income, immigrant, and uninsured patient population. The two-year project aims to remove barriers to accessing and completing cancer screenings by implementing state-of-the-art...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, Inc. dba Community Health Network (CHN) in Alvin, Texas. The purpose of the grant is to increase cervical, breast, and colon cancer screening rates among the underserved populations in Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris counties. Key activities include patient navigation, screening with referral tracking, follow-up...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will fund the "Accelerating Cancer Screening" initiative led by Wellspace Health and UC Davis Health Comprehensive Cancer Center. The project aims to increase breast cancer screening and referral for care and treatment in the greater Sacramento County region through community outreach, patient navigation, and Medicaid enrollment. Key...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,475,079 to the non-profit organization Resources For Human Development, Inc. (RHD) to increase colorectal cancer screening and referral for care and treatment in underserved areas of Philadelphia. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Developing outreach lists and sending targeted mailings with patient education and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Healthlinc Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center in northern Indiana. The grant will fund Healthlinc's efforts to expand access to colorectal cancer screenings in underserved communities across Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties. Healthlinc will partner with the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $499,973 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Midtown Community Health Center, Inc. (MCHC) to accelerate colorectal cancer screening among underserved patients in Utah. MCHC is partnering with eight other HRSA health centers, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Association for Utah Community Health to improve screening rates, referral to care, and treatment for patients aged 50-75. The project aims...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority. The funding will be used to accelerate colorectal cancer screening and follow-up services for the underserved patient population served by Denver Health's network of 10 primary care clinics. Key objectives include expanding outreach, navigation, and support services to...
The Institute for Family Health received a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to accelerate access to colorectal cancer screening and follow-up care in medically underserved communities in New York City. The two-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will enable the Institute to provide high-quality outreach, patient education, case management, and other enabling services to increase the number of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,825,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF), a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The grant will fund the continuation and expansion of CBWF's Project Integrated Systems of Care (ISC), which aims to enhance access to integrated mental health, substance use disorder, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center located in Port Arthur, Texas. The grant funding will be used to increase outreach and access to colorectal cancer screening and cancer treatment services in the underserved communities of Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, and Orange counties. The project aims to raise the colorectal cancer screening rate from 3% to 25% in the first year and 40% in the second year, in partnership with the NCI-designated MD Anderson Cancer Center. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.