Metropolitan Charities, Inc.

Metropolitan Charities, Inc., doing business as Metro Healthy Communities, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit health center based in St. Petersburg, Florida, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient for comprehensive primary care, HIV/AIDS treatment, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services delivered through nine clinic locations across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties in the Tampa Bay region.

The organization operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (69% of recent awards as prime, 31% as sub-recipient) and holds no federal contracts. Metropolitan Charities was incorporated in 1992 and designated a Health Center Program look-alike in April 2020, qualifying it as a recipient under the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) and related HRSA and SAMHSA grant mechanisms. The vendor serves medically underserved populations including persons living with HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, and communities of color, delivering over 100 distinct services across primary and preventive care, HIV prevention and treatment, infectious disease management, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, behavioral health and psychiatric services, pharmacy, housing and utility assistance, youth and older adult programs, and support groups. In 2023, Metro provided care to 7,034 unduplicated patients and reached over 20,000 additional individuals through community outreach and virtual engagement.

Customer concentration is nearly total within the Department of Health and Human Services. Across the portfolio, HRSA accounts for five awards and SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) accounts for five awards, covering 63% of the recent award count. Recent prime grant awards include a $1.3 million Health Center Program award from HRSA dated August 1, 2026 (performance period through July 31, 2027), a five-year Minority AIDS Initiative grant from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services for integrated mental health and HIV/AIDS treatment (award date September 30, 2022, completion September 29, 2026), and a five-year SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment grant for a Comprehensive Access to Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) program targeting racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health and HIV/AIDS needs (award date September 30, 2022, completion September 29, 2027). Metro also holds prior HRSA awards for the FY 2023 Bridge Access Program (completed December 31, 2024) and the FY 2023 Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination initiative (completed December 31, 2023). As a sub-recipient, Metro participates under University of South Florida as prime on Ryan White Title IV Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Affected Family Members AIDS Healthcare grants (most recent sub-award January 21, 2026), Johns Hopkins University's Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) sub-award dated September 15, 2023, and Hillsborough County as prime on HIV support services and health services sub-awards spanning 2022 through 2023.

Activity shows a recent decline trajectory — six awards in 2022, four in 2023, and one award each in 2024 and 2025 — with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined obligation across all 35 awards (prime and sub, spanning 2005 to August 2026) totals $40.2 million. Metro maintains relationships with thirteen distinct federal customer agencies, with concentration in HRSA and SAMHSA grant programs focused on integrated HIV/AIDS, behavioral health, and primary care service delivery to vulnerable populations in Florida.