# Area Health Education Centers (93.107)

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Area Health Education Centers is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $212 million in 51 grants, about $4.2 million per award.

## Objectives

The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program enhances access to high quality health care through academic-community partnerships. The goal of the AHEC Program is three fold: (1) to prepare a diverse primary care workforce representative of the communities served; (2) to improve health workforce distribution through the nation, particularly among rural and underserved areas and population; and (3) to develop and maintain a healthcare workforce that is prepared to deliver high quality care in a transforming health care delivery system with emphasis on rural and underserved areas and communities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $40.6 million | 49 |
| 2022 | $42.4 million | 50 |
| 2023 | $40.8 million | 50 |
| 2024 | $44.2 million | 50 |
| 2025 | $44.2 million | 50 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $10.6 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $9.3 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $7.8 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $7.7 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $7.0 million |
| University of Toledo | Ohio | $6.9 million |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas | $6.9 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $6.7 million |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Indiana | $6.6 million |
| Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority | Virginia | $6.2 million |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Texas | $6.0 million |
| University of Louisville | Kentucky | $5.8 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $5.5 million |
| Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | $5.4 million |
| Augusta University | Georgia | $5.4 million |
| A. T. Still University of Health Sciences | Missouri | $5.4 million |
| Montana State University | Montana | $5.2 million |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | $4.7 million |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Texas | $4.7 million |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Massachusetts | $4.7 million |