February 16, 2001
HRSA Seeks Applicants for CAP Grants
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking applicants for $40 million in grants under the Community Access Program (CAP), part of the HHS effort to improve access to medical care for uninsured Americans. HRSA predicts the grants will enable approximately 40 local communities to integrate providers who traditionally treat the uninsured into networks that offer a range of services to uninsured local residents.
The agency awarded about $22 million in FY 2000 grants and has said that some of the FY 2001 CAP budget of $125 million will go to fund FY 2000 applicants whose proposals could not be supported at that time. Applicants must be private, public, or nonprofit entities with a commitment to providing health care to the uninsured and underinsured.
Completed grant applications are due May 7, and HRSA will announce the awardees in September.
Information: 301-443-0536
