The Health Center Consolidation Act of 1996 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 is commonly also called Section 330. The Act brings together various funding mechanisms for the country's community health

Health

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

 facilities, such as migrant

Migrant worker

The term migrant worker has different official meanings and connotations in different parts of the world. The United Nations' definition is broad, including any people working outside of their home country...

/seasonal farmworker health centers, healthcare for the homeless, health centers and health centers for residents of public housing

Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...

. Previously, each of these organizations were provided grants

Grant (money)

Grants are funds disbursed by one party , often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing" often referred to as either a proposal...

under numerous other mechanisms.