Overview
Federal funding is allocated to Community Health Centers (CHCs) through the annual appropriations process and the Community Health Center Fund, which must be periodically reauthorized by Congress. Funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program will expire on January 30, 2026.
CHC federal grant funding remains uncertain beyond January 2026. Without long-term reauthorization, CHCs would face financial instability, forcing them to halt expansion projects, scale back services, freeze hiring, or cut essential patient services. The uncertainty of short-term CHC funding extensions is already affecting the ability of CHCs to hire and retain staff or meet the needs of 100 million Americans without access to care.
Latest from NACHC
12/15/25: Advocate for renewal of Community Health Center funding: Visit our CHC Funding Campaign page to find resources for urging Congress to renew CHC funding by January 30, 2026. Encourage patients, staff, and board members to fill out NACHC’s handwritten postcards and send email messages to lawmakers.
9/9/25: NACHC sends letter to Congress urging them to extend and increase funding for Community Health Centers and primary care workforce programs before it expires on September 30.
7/17/25: NACHC sent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator, Dr. Oz, a letter about the Rural Health Transformation Fund. View letter.
3/18/25: Community Health Centers Get Another Short-Term Funding Bill, Need Long-Term Support
Take Action for Health Centers: Urge Congress to pass a bipartisan solution for health centers to receive stable, long-term funding.
Background on Funding
NACHC is focused on passing a bill to reauthorize the federal Community Health Center Fund. The CHCF provides about 70% of federal funding for health centers and ensures stable, multi-year base grant funding for Section 330 grantees.
This funding stream is determined by the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee in the House of Representatives and by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in the Senate.
Annual Appropriations
NACHC is working with Congress to ensure health center funding is included in the annual discretionary appropriations for the next fiscal year. This stream of funding is determined by the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. Check out the letters and lists below to see the members of Congress who are supporting us in this year’s budget process:
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