Continuing Resolution Funds CHCF at $4.6B Through December 2026 — Multi-Year Reauthorization NOT Included, Cliff Remains Existential Risk
NACHC confirmed in the most recent Continuing Resolution analysis: the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) is funded at $4.5B annualized for the current FY and $4.6B for FY2026 — but only authorized through December 2026. Telehealth flexibilities and key workforce programs (NHSC, Teaching Health Center, Title VII Section 747) are extended through CHCF expiration.
Multi-year reauthorization NACHC has been pushing for is NOT included.
Strategic implication: the December 2026 CHCF cliff is now the single biggest existential funding risk on the calendar for CA FQHCs, more consequential than H.R.
1 implementation specifics. CPCA, NACHC, and CCALAC will increasingly center December 2026 in advocacy through the rest of 2026.
CFOs should:
NACHC P&I 2027 (typically February) will likely be the most consequential P&I in the program's history if reauthorization remains unresolved.
Key takeaways
- CHCF funded at $4.6B FY2026 — but only through December 2026
- Multi-year reauthorization NOT in CR — cliff remains active risk
- December 2026 = single biggest existential FQHC funding risk
- Build cliff scenarios + 90-day reserves + bridge financing now
Primary source
NACHCFQHC Talent. (2026, May 4). Continuing Resolution Funds CHCF at $4.6B Through December 2026 — Multi-Year Reauthorization NOT Included, Cliff Remains Existential Risk. Primary source: NACHC. Retrieved June 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/nachc-cr-4-6b-chcf-december-2026-cliff-may-2026
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