To become an FQHC Look-Alike, your organization has to comply with all 19 HRSA health center program requirements
What can GIS do for Health and Social Work Organizations?
GBA uses GIS to transform a static data table into a dynamic community graphic that supports informed decisions and actions.
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 keeping you informed of new developments relevant to the health care and human services fields and services for special populations. We start the year letting you know about a […]
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. Through these organizations, GBA has assisted projects ranging from retention of Native American languages to tobacco cessation initiatives. Our partnerships are immeasurably rewarding, which is why GBA celebrates our community health center partners this National […]
Preparing for a Service Area Competition
HRSA has announced the 2020 Service Area Competition (SAC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are required to complete a Service Area Competition every three years. Some may also complete a SAC more often if they have conditions placed on their grant. FQHCs demonstrating compliance with HRSA requirements and progress toward […]
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 to Health Center Program award recipients to review service area patient targets. This request may be confusing for some; the process simply helps HRSA confirm that the patient targets they have on record match those […]
Restoration and Reflections: Beyond the Camp Fire
Three months after the catastrophic Camp Fire exploded through the Paradise area in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, Gary Bess Associates is busy as ever. All employees, newly relocated due to the fire or not, are working remotely with tech-enabled setups in their homes. A visit to the burned area on February 1 was […]
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 opportunity. The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) set a due date of April 11, 2019, and applicants are looking to maximize their chances of being awarded. New Access Points New Access Point funding awards […]
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 and its team were back consulting with a renewed commitment to serving nonprofits and make their missions possible. On November 8, 2018, the town of Paradise, in which GBA is located, was […]
Project Manager, Rosali Delgado, Making a Difference
As a project manager and grant writer at GBA, Rosali Delgado guides partner nonprofit organizations through various processes like grant writing efforts, FQHC compliance, and Board training. Her level of expertise in the industry is something that even team members turn to for guidance. However, Rosali still takes time to continue developing her […]