VHA Primary Care
Active
- Assistance listing
- 64.047
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Eligible applicants
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- Individual/Family
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Treasury account
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- 36-0160-0-1-703
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for Veterans Health Administration primary care spending and displays expenditures by veteran residence under CFDA 64.047, with the most recent fiscal year activity reflecting ongoing operational costs rather than time-bound grant opportunities. This is not a competitive grant program but rather an accounting mechanism for direct health care delivery to enrolled veterans through the VHA's patient enrollment system established under Title 38 USC 1705.
VHA Primary Care is fundamentally a health care entitlement program, not a discretionary grants mechanism. The program funds hospital care, medical services, and primary care clinic services (both individual and group clinics) delivered directly to eligible veterans. Eligibility is governed by a statutory priority system based on service-connection ratings and special veteran statuses, with priority given to veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater, followed by lower-rating tiers, former prisoners of war, Medal of Honor recipients, Purple Heart recipients, catastrophically disabled veterans, veterans unable to defray necessary care costs, and all other eligible veterans in order.
The VHA Office of Policy and Planning identifies beneficiaries, the Decision Support System Managerial Cost Accounting System allocates service costs to specific patients, and the VHA Allocation Resource Center merges patient costs with beneficiary data to produce spending accounts by veteran residence and fiscal year. Services are provided on a rolling basis throughout each fiscal year to all enrolled veterans meeting eligibility criteria.
This program structure means prospective applicants should recognize that VHA Primary Care is not a competitive funding opportunity requiring grant applications or proposal submissions. Instead, it represents the operational appropriation for direct veteran health care delivery. Organizations seeking to engage with VA health care funding should pursue opportunities through established VHA contracting mechanisms, cooperative agreements with specific VA medical centers, or other designated VA funding vehicles rather than through traditional grant application channels under this Assistance Listing. The program has no posted grant opportunities, no application deadlines, and no competitive award process in the traditional sense.
Objective and description
- Objective
The intent is to account for Veterans Health Care spending and display the spending by Veteran residence.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Management of health care: patient enrollment system (a) In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in the order listed: (1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater. (2) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 percent or 40 percent. (3) Veterans who are former prisoners of war or who were awarded the Purple Heart, veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14, veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 percent, and veterans described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 1710(a)(2) of this title. (4) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound and other veterans who are catastrophically disabled. (5) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under section 1722(a) of this title. (6) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under section 1710(a)(2) of this title.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Management of health care: patient enrollment system (a) In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in the order listed: (1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater. (2) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 percent or 40 percent. (3) Veterans who are former prisoners of war or who were awarded the Purple Heart, veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14, veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 percent, and veterans described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 1710(a)(2) of this title. (4) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound and other veterans who are catastrophically disabled. (5) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under section 1722(a) of this title. (6) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under section 1710(a)(2) of this title.
- Uses of assistance
All the services provided by primary clinics. This includes the the individual and group primary care clinics.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Services provided during the Fiscal Year.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Veterans are eligible for services under Title 38 USC 1705: Management of health care: patient enrollment system.
- Award procedure
VHA Office of Policy and Planning (10P1A) identifies beneficiaries. The Decision Support System (DSS) Managerial Cost Accounting System identifies the costs of the relevant services to specific patients. VHA Allocation Resource Center (10A3B) merges the patient costs and the beneficiaries.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 64.047?
Assistance Listing 64.047 is VHA Primary Care, a federal grant program run by Department of Veterans Affairs.
What is the CFDA number for VHA Primary Care?
Its CFDA number is 64.047: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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