The Migrant Health Act was enacted in September 1962 by Public Law 87-692, which added section 310 to the Public Health Service Act. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides grants to community nonprofit organizations for a broad array of culturally and linguistically competent medical and support services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families. Migrant Health Centers are currently authorized under the Health Centers Consolidated Care Act of 1996, section 330(g) of the Public Health Service Act.

Please contact the Office of Minority and Special Populations for more information, telephone (301) 594-4303.