Coordinating Center for Language Access Services

Coordinating Center for Language Access Services is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health (OMH). This forecasted demonstration project will support the development of a National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services.

The funded project is expected to create a center to connect health and human service professionals with qualified health language interpreters and translators to improve access to language services for individuals with limited English proficiency. This includes addressing gaps in access to language services and improving the quality of care and health outcomes. Nonprofits are eligible applicants.

Opportunity Listing - Coordinating Center for Language Access Services Coordinating Center for Language Access Services Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Assistance Listings: 93. 137 -- Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov The Office of Minority Health announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 300u-6 (Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act) for a demonstration project that supports the development of a National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services .

Demonstration projects are time-limited projects for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of an approach or intervention toward reaching a desired outcome. We expect award recipients under this opportunity to consider approaches to sustainability beyond the end of the support provided... by OMH.

This initiative aligns with Make America Healthy Again Commission goals and supports Executive Order 14224 by improving new Americans’ access to healthcare. Individuals with limited English proficiency face barriers to health care and social services that increase their risk for poor health outcomes.

We intend for the funded project to create a National Coordinating Center to connect health and human service professionals with qualified health language interpreters and translators to improve access to language services for individuals limited English proficiency.

The funded project will develop technical components needed to host the Center, connect and engage a collaborative network of community-based organizations, and promote the Center nationally to health and human service organizations and agencies. OMH also expects the project to address gaps in access to language services and improve the quality of care and health outcomes for individuals with limited English proficiency.

Eligible applicants include any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State. “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments. (42 U.S.C.

§ 201(f) (PHS Act, Section 2(f)), 45 C. F. R.

§ 75. 2). Eligible entities include private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations.

Award recipients must not restrict participation in the project on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or another protected characteristic. Applications must be submitted through Grants. gov, and applicants must have an active SAM.

gov registration when submitting an application. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged begin the registration process for both systems early.

Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations Public and Indian housing authorities City or township governments Special district governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Public and state institutions of higher education Independent school districts Grantor contact information No documents are currently available.

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