Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are federally supported community-based primary health clinics that provide services to medically underserved areas (MUAs) all over the United States. They refer to all organizations receiving funding under a Public Health Service (PHS) Act 330 grant and can include:

• General Community Health Centers (CHCs)
• Public Housing Primary Care plans
• Migrant Health Centers (MHCs)
• Homeless Health Care Programs
• Urban Indian and Tribal Health Centers

With more than 1,000 community health centers in mostly urban and rural settings across the country, this network of clinics brings primary care to nearly 12 million patients, over one third of whom are uninsured. Funding for these health centers is acquired through competitive grants issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) and each is held to a rigorous standard of governance, quality and service.