Frequently Asked Questions

What is a HRSA Health Center?

HRSA funded health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services. Health centers also often integrate access to pharmacy, mental health, substance use disorder, and oral health services in areas where economic, geographic, or cultural barriers limit access to affordable health care services. Health centers deliver care to the Nation’s most vulnerable individuals and families, including people experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers, residents of public housing, and the Nation’s veterans.

For more information, visit https://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/what-is-a-health-center/index.html.

What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-certified facilities that primarily engage in providing services typically furnished in an outpatient clinic. Many, but not all, HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites are also FQHCs.

What is a Look-Alike?

What is a Look-Alike?

Health Center Program look-alikes operate and provide services consistent with Health Center Program requirements, although they are not direct HRSA grantees. Together, Health Center Program award recipients and look-alikes ensure health care for the Nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations through service provision to all, regardless of ability to pay.

For more information, go to https://bphc.hrsa.gov/programopportunities/lookalike/index.html.

My organizations' contact information is incorrect. How can this be fixed?

Health Centers: Health Center organizations that receive grants from HRSA should update their own records in the Electronic Handbooks (EHB) system. Please see the following link to learn how an authorized user can make the update to the records: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/note.

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Medical Providers: The information used to populate the provider locator tool is submitted by sub-recipients in the Ryan White Services Report (RSR) provider report. We encourage sub-recipients to review information submitted in the RSR provider report to ensure that what’s captured for the sub-recipient site and service sites accurately reflect location and contact information. Grantees should submit corrections to their Program Officer. Any updates or additions that are made to the provider report during reporting season will be reflected in the provider locator tool as soon as the yearly update is complete.

Others: Any other corrections or updates can be emailed to data@hrsa.gov.

How do I find a Health Center?

Health Centers can be found at https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/. You can find Health Centers near your current location, or can search by address, city, or ZIP code.

An interactive Quick Map of Health Centers can also be found at https://data.hrsa.gov/maps/quick-maps?config=mapconfig/ActiveGrantsforSites.json.

To download a data file with a list of all Health centers, try the Data Download page: https://data.hrsa.gov/data/download.

Which Health Centers received CARES Act funding?

Use this filterable report to see details on Health Canter CARES Act (COVID-19) funding: https://data.hrsa.gov/data/reports/datagrid?gridName=COVID19FundingReport.

If you know the activity code, you can also use Find Grants to view CARES Act funding for Health Centers or other HRSA grantee organizations: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/find-grants.

What is a widget and how should I use it?

A widget is a small, simple box that can be used to search HRSA Health centers, HRSA grants, HRSA HIV/AIDS providers, and other data. You can use the widget directly on the widget page: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/widgets.

Organizations can also add a widget to their website, allowing your constituents direct and convenient access to HRSA data.

How can I add a widget to my organization's webpage?

The widget page (https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/widgets) contains a single line of code under each widget. Simply copy and paste the code directly onto the HTML page of your organization's website and the widget will appear.

What are the Map Gallery maps?

The Map Gallery provide simple, preformatted versions of frequently requested national maps in a PDF, formatted to print on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper.

What are Quick Maps?

Quick Maps are interactive maps with pre-selected data layers focusing on a specific HRSA topic. They are designed for on-screen viewing of data and have basic navigation features such as zoom in and out, switch to satellite view, and add or remove layers. You can click a dot on the map (such as grantee location) to view data about that site.

What are Fact Sheet Maps?

Fact Sheet Maps are an interactive version of the printable Fact Sheets. They show HRSA funded grants totaled by Fiscal year. You can zoom in, zoom out, and click a grantee location to view data about that award.

Can I zoom to a specific area on the map?

Yes, simply type in a state, county, city, or ZIP Code into the “Enter a U.S. Location” box. As you type, location suggestions will display to help narrow the search. Select the desired location and press “Enter.” The map will zoom to the boundary of the area entered.

To return to a national view, click on the house icon in the vertical menu on the left-hand side of the tool.

What do the map tool buttons on the left-hand side do?

The tools in the vertical toolbar have the following functions:

Plus("Zoom in") – allows users to zoom in
Minus("Zoom out") – allows users to zoom out
House("Default map view") – allows users to return to the default, national view of the map
Printer("Print") – allows users to print the map
Four Squares("Change map background") – allows users to change the map background
Stack("Open Legend") – allows user to view the legend

How do I add layers in the Map Tool?

To add layers to the map, look at the options listed in the menus on the left-hand side of the tool. Layers are organized into categories to make it simpler to find the layers that you are looking for.

When you see the layer that you want, simply check the box next to the name of the layer that you want to add to the map.

How can I change the order of the Map Tool layers?

First, click on “Open Legend” in the left-hand menu of the tool to expand that panel. The layers are displayed in order from top to bottom.

Reorder the layers by clicking on the menu icon next to the layer and choosing "move up" or "move down" to change the order on the map.

What do the Map Tool symbols mean?

The symbols on the map for most layers are predefined in the Map Tool. To see the legend for your map, simply click on “Open Legend” in the left-hand menu of the tool to expand that panel. The legend for all layers on your map will be displayed.

Can I change the color and symbols on the Maps?

Users can change the color and symbol for the layer when they first add it to the map. After choosing the layer, on the left hand side, they will be given the option to change the symbol and/or color.

Can I add a data layer using my data on the map?

Yes, you can upload your own data and display it on the map. You must have a file that contains the coordinates of the data elements (latitude and longitude), and the file must be a .CSV formatted file.

First, click on "Your Data” in the left-hand menu of the tool to open the Add Data window. Click the "Local CSV File" tab. Use the “Choose File” feature to locate your data file. The data will default to show on the map as red circles, but you can choose alternate symbols and colors. You can also choose a custom name for the layer.

Please note that the Map Tool displays your custom data on your computer only – it is not transferred to the HDW server or saved in any way.

Can I add data from the Web?

On the "Web" tab, you can add data from either an ArcGIS Web Service, a WMS OGC Map Service, or a CSV file on the web. First select which type of data you would like to add, then copy and paste the web address, and click "Add Data to Map." Example sources are provided for each of these data types. More data from local, state and federal government agencies can be found at www.data.gov, and directly from those agencies.

Can I change the base map?

Users can choose from a variety of background (base) maps. To change the base map, click on “Change Map Background", displayed as four squares in the left-hand menu of the tool to expand that panel, choose one of the options for the base map display.

How can I get details about a point or points on a map layer?

Add the layer(s) that you want to the map. Click on the point that you want to see details about using the left mouse button. You will see a pop-up window containing details about that point. The columns shown are pre-selected in the tool and differ by data set.

The previous ten fiscal years plus the current fiscal year. The Federal fiscal year runs from October 1^st through September 30^th.

Where can I see a summary of HRSA Grants?

HRSA Fact Sheets

What is the difference between "Active and Awarded Grants"?

Active Grant – A financial assistance award (e.g., grant/cooperative agreement) whose project period effective date has already started in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year and has not yet expired. (To explain further, a grant is counted as “active” when awarded by HRSA in the current Fiscal Year, or in a prior Fiscal Year if the grantee is still actively working on the grant. Grants may have a duration up to five years. Once a grant is closed out by HRSA, it is no longer counted as an active grant.)
Awarded Grant – A financial assistance award (e.g., grant/cooperative agreement) whose federal funds have been obligated in a prior or current fiscal year and may be active, inactive, or closed. (To explain further, a grant is counted as “awarded” only once, in the fiscal year in which that grant was awarded, even though grants may have a duration of up to five years.)