Federal Grant Award Summary

The Central Neighborhood Health Foundation (CNHF) received a $214,232 Project Grant award dated March 1, 2026, from the Bureau of Health Professionals under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530). The award supports the establishment of the Central Neighborhood Christian Health Family Medicine Residency Program (CNCH FMRP), a newly created three-year family medicine residency program slated to commence training in Academic Year 2025-2026 and conclude June 30, 2029. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, CNHF will deliver comprehensive graduate medical education training to residents in an ambulatory care setting, with clinical rotations conducted through a consortium of partners including PIH Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Physicians Group, Genesis Medicus, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, 211LA, and AIDS Project Los Angeles.

The residency program will provide whole-person primary care clinical training emphasizing service to underserved populations in Los Angeles, where CNHF serves predominantly minority communities (58% Hispanic/Latino, 35% Black/African American) with over 98% living at or below poverty thresholds. Residents will gain experience across primary care, inpatient medicine, specialty care, HIV services, and support for vulnerable populations including individuals experiencing homelessness through partnerships with local healthcare and community support organizations. The THCGME funding mechanism supports primary care residency training in community-based settings to expand the healthcare workforce prepared to serve medically underserved communities.