Health Center Program School-Based Service Expansion

This notice announces the opportunity for current Health Center Program award recipients to apply for funding under the FY 2023 Health Center Program School-Based Service Expansion (SBSE). The purpose of SBSE funding is to expand access to primary health care services, including mental health services, through Health Center Program award recipients’ new and/or existing service delivery sites located at or on the grounds of schools.1 For the purpose of this NOFO, such sites are referred to as school-based service sites. Health centers can use SBSE funding to establish their first school-based service site. Health centers may also choose to expand mental health and other primary health care services by adding a new school-based service site to their Health Center Program scope of project, expanding services at an existing school-based service site, or both. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.

Eligible applicants must: Be a Health Center Program award recipient9 with an active H80 grant award. Propose to operate a new school-based service site in your health centers current service area or currently operate a school-based service site, as evidenced by:o School Commitment Documentation signed by school or school district officials specifying support for each proposed new or existing school-based service site.o Form 5B: Service Sites indicates school site setting for each proposed new or existing school-based service site. Propose new and/or expanded services at one or more school-based service sites. If you do not already provide mental health services at each proposed school-based service site, you must propose to expand mental health services (in-person or virtual visit) at each proposed school-based service site.