Health First Allen County
Our community is driven by good health, from schools to businesses to the families that make up Allen County. Good health ensures our residents thrive and are active, productive members of our community.
Health First Allen County (HFAC) is a comprehensive initiative established after legislation designed to better promote and protect Hoosiers’ health was passed in April 2023. That transformative legislation – Senate Enrolled Act 4 – was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb and is modeled on recommendations made in 2022 by the Governor’s Public Health Commission (GPHC).
Take a look at the HFAC plan for 2024 below. This is a dynamic document, and it will be amended periodically to ensure it contains the most up-to-date details and funding information.
2024 Grant Awards
The law establishes Core Public Health Services to be provided by local health departments or via partnerships with community partners.
Our goal is to utilize funding approved by legislation and allocated by county officials to ensure Allen County residents have access to these services to provide optimal health and well-being. This will be done through in-house creation of programs and services and/or providing grant funding to provide or bolster programs and services.
The grant funding application process was open to projects proposing to address gaps in Allen County for the delivery of identified Core Public Health Services for the 2024 funding award period only and in accordance with state law. Applicants identified one or more of the Core Public Health Services for which to submit an application delineating proposed service delivery programming or improvement processes.
TO REVIEW THE 2024 GRANT DOCUMENTS (For reference only, as the grant period has ended):
- Core Public Health Services Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Metrics
- Grant Application Scoring Guide
**An announcement about the 2025 grant period will occur in mid-2024