Primary health care (PHC) is the backbone of universal health coverage (UHC). Investing in PHC not only promotes more equitable access to Resource allocation—the rules, criteria, and systems for distributing public funds to various sectors, including health—is a critical component of health budgeting systems.This brief summarizes the resource allocation practices of the 14 member countries of the Foundational Reforms for Financing and Delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) Collaborative, a peer-to-peer learning collaborative of the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage(JLN). It describes approaches that countries can adopt to reduce the barriers to effective resource allocation and ensure that sufficient resources are available for people-centered PHC services.care but also improves system efficiency, particularly when resources are scarce. As external funding for low- and middle-income countries declines, governments must critically assess how to adequately finance PHC while capturing the efficiency gains that come from making PHC a priority. Even without identifying new funding sources, countries can strengthen PHC by setting priorities and allocating funds more strategically.