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Catherine Nguyen
- Jul 21
- 3 min
GBA is hiring!
Gary Bess Associates (GBA), a nationally renowned grants and organizational development consulting firm, is hiring an experienced grant...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jul 17
- 4 min
Gary Bess Elected as a 2023 National Social Work Pioneer
By Alan Sheckter A culmination of a lifelong pursuit of social justice for all, Gary Bess, PhD, co-principal at Gary Bess Associates, has...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
A Tribute to Randy Yates
In September 2021, the world lost a recently-retired GBA staff member, Randy Yates. Randy was more than just a colleague — he was a...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
Attention FQHCs and Look-Alikes: It Is Time to Prepare for Your 2021 UDS Performance Report
The end of 2021 is coming soon and that means it is time to begin preparing for your 2021 UDS Performance Report. The Performance Report...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Two GBA Clients Awarded 5-Year Grants to Implement MAT Services
Over the past year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a federal agency, has awarded more than $120...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
GBA Client is Awarded $3.29M in Federal Funds to Support their Community Mental Health Center
Gary Bess Associates (GBA) is pleased to announce that Easter Seals of New Jersey (ESNJ) has been awarded a grant from the federal...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Second GBA Client Wins $4M to Implement CCBHC in California
GBA is pleased to report that we have written two successful Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion grant program...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Aug 10, 2020
- 3 min
Closing the Health Gap
Why Consumer Voice Matters The following is a doctoral Op-Ed authored by our Principal, Katie Strautman. Recent events in our nation have...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Long-Time GBA Client Wins $4M to Implement CCBHC in Los Angeles, California
Gary Bess Associates (GBA) congratulates our long-time client, Chinatown Services Center, for its recent approval of $4M in funding...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Apr 20, 2020
- 4 min
So, you want your FQHC to get FTCA?
Here are Five Things You Need to Know! The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) affords Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) a significant...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Mar 16, 2020
- 5 min
So, you want to be an FQHC Look-Alike? Here are 8 things you need to know
A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and an FQHC Look-Alike are designations approved and overseen by the Health Resources and...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
What can GIS do for Health and Social Work Organizations?
For the past twenty years, GBA has been helping health and social service providers understand service gaps in their communities using a...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Gary Bess New Journal Publication on AIAN Behavioral Health
Hello and Happy New Year from GBA! We hope everyone is well and everyone who celebrates had a great holiday. We look forward to 2020 and...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
Celebrating National Health Center Week
Gary Bess Associates has the privilege of working with organizations that deliver a multitude of important services to their communities....
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Preparing for a Service Area Competition
HRSA has announced the 2020 Service Area Competition (SAC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Federally Qualified Health Centers...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
Pre-Service Area Competition Patient Targets Review
As part of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Service Area Competition (SAC), the agency is reaching out...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Feb 8, 2019
- 1 min
Restoration and Reflections: Beyond the Camp Fire
Gary Bess Associates is busy as ever. All employees, newly relocated due to the fire or not, are working remotely with tech-enabled...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
FQHC New Access Points 2019
Health care providers throughout the country are readying to compete for the recently announced FQHC New Access Points (NAPs) funding...
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Catherine Nguyen
- Nov 30, 2018
- 1 min
GBA Continues After California Camp Fire
Due to the Camp Fire, GBA’s now-former bricks-and-mortar home in Paradise, California, is no more. And yet, within a couple of days, GBA...
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