About theFranaGroup

theFranaGroup wins grants and consults with communities seeking grants to improve health care access and delivery for the underserved and uninsured members of their community.

theFranaGroup has an extraordinary application success rate with 13 New Start FQHC clinics funded since 1999.

Our clients include hospitals, health care systems and community based agencies, Community Health Centers, government agencies and non-profit organizations. We help clients secure Bureau of Primary Health Care Community Health Section 330 and Health Resources and Services Administration (HSRA) look-alike grants for community health centers.

John Frana, president, has more than 30 years experience with community health centers, including 23 years as president and CEO of an Illinois Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a $10 million budget and more than 200 employees.

John is a certified federal New Start and Diagnostic consultant. He is also an accomplished national presenter who builds rapport with target audiences through effective communication.

John and his associates have more than 300 years of combined experience in the community health care field.

John Frana
President
theFranaGroup

  • Former President, Malpractice Risk Purchase Group
  • Former Vice Chairman of a Medicaid HMO
  • Licensed in all lines of insurance
  • MBA, Finance, Northern Illinois University
  • BA English, University of Illinois

Trivia: Motorsports are among John's passions. For 17 years he was a National and FIA (international) licensed race car driver. As president of Flying Start, Inc., he designed, manufactured and marketed a manual quick jack for Formula race cars. He also speaks Khmer, the native language of Cambodia.

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