During a National Association of Community Health Center (NACHC) Tele-Town Hall Meeting today, HHS Secretary Sebelius announced that the NAP PIN will be released the week of August 9th to fund 350 new community health centers for FY 2011 with $250 million of the $1 billion new health center dollars made available through the Affordable Care Act.

Additionally, Jim McRae announced that Expanded Medical Capacity PIN will be released “very shortly”.  In response to a questioner who asked if IDS funding would continue and come out of the $1 billion Affordable Care Act allocation, Jim responded that it has been included in the “administration’s budget” but it still unknown.

As soon as the NAP is released, it will be available on this website or www.hrsa.gov.

Information about FQHCs and health reform is also available at  www.nachc.org or for more information on becoming a FQHC,  www.bphc.hrsa.gov.