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Technical and Non-Financial Assistance to Health Centers

Program Information

Popular name

State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs), National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs), and Health Centered (HCCNs)

Program Number

93.129

Program objective

State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs) provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to existing and potential health center program award recipients and look-alikes located in their state or region. PCAs support health centers to improve the health of individuals and communities, by increasing access to comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality healthcare services; recruiting and retaining a diverse healthcare workforce; preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergent health events; implementing value-based care delivery and ensuring financial sustainability; and accelerating data-informed improvement to operations, clinical quality, and care coordination National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) develop, deliver, coordinate, and evaluate national-level T/TA to existing and potential health center program award recipients and look-alikes. NTTAPs support health centers to deliver comprehensive care, address emergent public health issues and health needs, improve operational effectiveness, and advance health equity. Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) support health centers within their established networks to strengthen and leverage health information technology (IT) and data to enhance how they deliver affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary care.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2020

    HRSA funds 52 PCAs and 21 NTTAPs which provide state, regional, and national training and technical assistance to maximize the value and impact of the Health Center Program, supporting nearly 1,400 health centers to innovate and improve quality, while responding to changes in the health care environment and maintaining compliance with Health Center Program requirements.

  2. 2021

    HRSA funds 52 PCAs and 21 NTTAPs which provide state, regional, and national training and technical assistance to maximize the value and impact of the Health Center Program, supporting nearly 1,400 health centers to innovate and improve quality, while responding to changes in the health care environment and maintaining compliance with Health Center Program requirements.

  3. 2022

    HRSA funds 52 PCAs and 22 NTTAPs which provide state, regional, and national training and technical assistance to maximize the value and impact of the Health Center Program. PCAs and NTTAPs support nearly 1,500 health centers and look-alikes to innovate and improve quality, while responding to changes in the health care environment and maintaining compliance with Health Center Program requirements. PCAs respond to unique state and regional T/TA needs based on health trends (e.g., persons addicted to opioids and other substances, telehealth), and maximize the impact of HRSA supplemental funding. NTTAPs make available the T/TA resources they develop and deliver to all health centers on the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse; more than 25,000 users accessed the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse between July 1, 2020-December 31, 2021.

  4. 2024

    HRSA funds 52 PCAs, 22 NTTAPs which provide state, regional, and national training and technical assistance to maximize the value and impact of the Health Center Program. PCAs, NTTAPs support nearly 1,500 health centers and look-alikes to innovate and improve quality, while responding to changes in the health care environment and maintaining compliance with Health Center Program requirements. PCAs respond to unique state and regional T/TA needs based on health trends (e.g., persons addicted to opioids and other substances, telehealth), and maximize the impact of HRSA supplemental funding. NTTAPs make available the T/TA resources they develop and deliver to all health centers on the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse; more than 25,000 users accessed the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse between July 1, 2020-December 31, 2021. HCCNs have provided health IT and data integration support to health centers for more than 20 years, with approximately 92% of all health centers formally partnering with HCCNs. 49 HCCNs support health centers to strengthen and leverage health information technology (IT) to improve access to care, enhance quality of care, and support practice redesign to integrate services and optimize patient outcomes.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 75 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations, as applicable. HRSA awards are subject to the requirements of the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS) that are applicable based on recipient type and purpose of award. The HHS GPS is available at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.

  1. Public Health Service Act, Section 330(l), as amended (42 U.S.C 254b).