Health Services Center, Inc.

Health Services Center, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Anniston, Alabama, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering substance use disorder treatment, HIV prevention and care, mental health services, and housing assistance to underserved rural populations across a fourteen-county service area in northeastern Alabama. The organization competes exclusively for federal grants rather than contracts, with 86% of recent awards as prime recipient and 14% as sub-recipient under federal grantor agencies.

Health Services Center's capability portfolio centers on evidence-based behavioral health interventions for populations experiencing intersecting vulnerabilities: persons living with HIV/AIDS, individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, LGBTQ+ populations, adults re-entering from the criminal justice system, and transitional-aged youth. Recent prime grant awards include a $915,881 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Formula Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CFDA 14.241, April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027) to provide permanent housing, facility-based housing, and leasing assistance to low-income individuals living with HIV; a $889,689 HOPWA Project Grant from HUD (CFDA 14.241, February 10, 2026 through February 9, 2029) for comprehensive housing assistance and supportive services; and multiple SAMHSA-funded project grants including Project REFRESH (Recovery, Education, Family, Rapport, Service, and Hope) from SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment for comprehensive outpatient treatment and recovery supports targeting transitional youth (June 30, 2023 through June 29, 2028) and Project ARCH (Adults Re-Entering and Changing Habits) from SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment providing substance use disorder and behavioral health services for adults re-entering from the criminal justice system (September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2028).

Customer concentration reflects heavy reliance on federal health agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration leads by award count (15 awards across the portfolio), followed by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (14 awards) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (11 awards). This concentration spans both direct grant awards and sub-recipient work. Health Services Center acts as sub-recipient on research and service-delivery grants from the Alabama Department of Health (which receives federal pass-through funding for HIV prevention and Ending the HIV Epidemic strategies) and from Columbia University's research grants studying viral suppression interventions in the Deep South, where Health Services Center provides site coordination, community health worker staffing, and participant recruitment and enrollment.

The organization's grant footprint reflects consistent activity in the substance use and HIV services space, with awards issued continuously across multiple federal programs since at least 2022. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. Federal grant programs anchoring the portfolio include HOPWA (CFDA 14.241), SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment grants, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention grants, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services grants, the Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants program (CFDA not specified in source), and the Health Resources and Services Administration's HIV prevention and treatment initiatives. Health Services Center has operated as a nonprofit provider in its service area for over twenty-five years, delivering these services in a region characterized by high opioid epidemic burden, health disparities, and limited access to behavioral health infrastructure.