National Association Of Community Health Centers, Inc.

The National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (NACHC), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, serves as a federal grant recipient focused on technical assistance and capacity-building programs for community health centers. NACHC operates predominantly as a prime recipient (85% of recent awards) on federal grants rather than federal contracts, with a recent footprint spanning 27 awards across 13 federal agencies; the organization has no current federal contract prime vehicles and appears minimally engaged in contract subcontracting work (one SCI-reportable record in FY2024, 0.3 FTEs as a named subcontractor).

NACHC's primary funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services. The organization's top customers by award count are the Corporation for National and Community Service (7 awards) and HHS sub-agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration (2 awards each). The top-customer rankings diverge significantly by potential value: Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 anchors the dollar ranking with a single $578,000 award, while CDC Pittsburgh and HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration carry smaller five-figure opportunities. This concentration pattern reflects NACHC's grant-dependent posture — HHS and AmeriCorps programs dominate the agency count, but grant sizes vary widely with occasional larger awards from Veterans Affairs and other sub-offices.

Representative grant work includes a $16 million National Technical Assistance Programs (NTAP) cooperative agreement (CFDA 93.129) awarded by HRSA on August 1, 2026, running through July 31, 2030, under which NACHC serves as the national technical assistance and coordination center. The award funds development and delivery of technical assistance to community health centers through an expanded Health Center Resource Clearinghouse platform, two national technical assistance needs assessments, and thirteen communities of practice focused on health center leadership and governing board development — targeting 588 board members and executive staff across participating health centers. NACHC also received a cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2031, to provide power generation capabilities (backup power and grid-load reduction) to rural or remote community health centers. In a sub-recipient capacity, NACHC participates in federal grant programs led by the American Medical Association (opioid pain management toolkit development in community health centers), the Public Health Institute (obesity prevention and nutrition in Federally Qualified Health Centers), the American Cancer Society (cancer screening systems change learning community), and Johns Hopkins University (longitudinal clinical data analysis for pregnant women and early childhood populations).

Activity has been sparse in recent years — one award in 2021, one in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — with only one award (combined potential value not separately detailed) facing completion within the next twenty-four months. SCI data show negligible service-contract invoicing; NACHC's federal footprint is grant-driven rather than service-contract-driven. The organization's role is capacity-building, technical assistance delivery, and sub-recipient participation on health-focused federal grants spanning HRSA, CDC, VA, AmeriCorps, and Department of Energy programs.