Our CHC Invest campaign calls on Congressional leaders to not only increase immediate funding for health centers to $9B in FY25, but also scale investments in health center infrastructure, workforce, and innovation over the next seven years to reach a total of $30B by 2030. This will ensure FQHCs can fulfill their mission of providing services to critically underserved populations, including veterans, students, individuals experiencing homelessness, public housing residents, and agricultural workers.
See our CHC Invest and CHC Invest: 30 by 30 one-pagers.
In addition to more than two years of consistent advocacy on Capitol Hill, we delivered a letter from more than 500 national health care organizations that urges Congress to increase funding for community health centers through the Community Health Center Trust Fund reauthorization.
Current funding for the CHC Trust Fund runs out at the end of 2024 and we need Congress to take immediate action to ensure health centers can continue to serve the more than 31 million patients they provide care to each year.
Our 2024 CHC Invest Policy Priorities
1. Enact increased, sustained funding for community health centers through the reauthorization of the Community Health Center Fund. Enact the funding level in the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act – $5.8 billion/year for three years. Ensure renewed focus on capital funds.
2. Through the annual appropriations process, fund community health centers at $3.2 billion for Fiscal Year 2025.
3. Scale investments in health center infrastructure, workforce, and innovation over the next six years to reach a total of $30 billion by 2030. This includes funding through the annual appropriations process and the mandatory Community Health Center Fund.
4. Increase funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Provide at least $950 million annually for the NHSC, which supports primary care providers in underserved communities through scholarships and loan repayment programs.
5. Increase funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. Congress should provide at least $300 million annually for the THCGME, and provide funds sustainably beyond the number of residents.