Monday, April 28, 2025
4/28/2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Expanded Hours. - Project Abstract – Expanded Hours Su Clinica Health Center Program Grant Number: H80CS00348 Su Clinica, a community health center serving 30,000 patients in the Rio Grande Valley region of south Texas, will enhance access to primary care services for the largely low-income, Hispanic population residing along the U.S. – Mexico border. The clinic is requesting $500,000 in year one to expand pediatrics hours at its Brownsville clinic location. $150,000 of the total amount will be a one-time expenditure for security related minor alteration and renovation. Extended hours will include weekday evenings and weekends. $500,000 is requested for year two. The project will begin December 1, 2024 and will conclude in November, 2026. The clinic will increase the number of evening and weekend hours to provide extended access for pediatric services. Offering extended hours will reduce time missed from school and work while also increasing the number of available appointments. The clinic proposes to increase the number of provider full-time equivalents by 0.76 FTE to expand availability to serve the needs of the service area population. Including clinical support staff, the project proposes a combined total of 2.96 FTEs to extend hours. The clinic will also inform local partners to provide an alternative to patient use of hospital emergency rooms. Based on analysis and data from the clinic’s 2023 UDS submission Cost per Medical Patient of $871.69 and Total Cost per Patient of $1360.23, the clinic estimates it will serve an additional 670 patients by December 31, 2025.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).