| HRSA-21-021 | 6415755d-04e5-4ae3-90e5-d3d6a5d88681 | 11/16/2020 Due in 20 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 8/18/2020 Available in 70 days at 12:00 AM ET | P10 | Rural Health Network Development Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.912 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (“Network Planning Grants”). The purpose of the Network Planning Grants Program is to promote the development of integrated health care networks in order to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.
This program brings together key parts of a rural health care delivery system, particularly those entities that may not have collaborated in the past, to work together to establish or improve local capacity and coordination of care. The grant program supports one year of planning to develop and assist integrated health care networks in becoming operational.
For purposes of this program, an integrated health care network is defined as an organizational arrangement among at least three (3) regional or local health care organizations that come together to develop strategies for improving health services delivery systems in a community. An integrated health care network should be an independent organization with signed agreements, defined policies and, often by-laws based on a long-term vision for achieving systemic change. Decision-making is shared and distributed among members and the programmatic focus adapts to changing priorities.
Integrated health care networks can be an effective strategy to help smaller rural health care providers and health care service organizations align resources, achieve economies of scale and efficiencies, share decision-making authority, collaboratively address community challenges, and create impactful, innovative solutions as a group rather than as single providers.
For example, a critical access hospital, a rural health clinic, and a public health department may collaborate to form a network around a shared purpose. These networks can include a wide range of community partners including social service agencies, State Rural Health Associations, Primary Care Associations, academic medical centers, mental health agencies, charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, local government agencies or other entities with an interest in a community’s health care system.
The Network Planning Grants Program offers rural health care organizations the opportunity to better address community needs and respond to challenges such as supporting providers in the transition from volume-based to value-based care through the formation of an integrated health care network. The intent is for health networks to expand access to care, increase the use of health information technology, explore alternative health care delivery models, and continue to achieve quality health care across the continuum of care.
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| HRSA-21-007 | 08ba8b84-9143-41f7-a225-0f24ca26dd14 | 11/16/2020 Due in 20 days at 11:59 PM ET | 12/17/2020 Due in 51 days at 5:00 PM ET | 9/17/2020 Available in 40 days at 12:00 AM ET | H80 | Health Center Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.224 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Health Center Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC). The Health Center Program supports public and private nonprofit community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide primary health care services to the Nation’s medically underserved populations. The purpose of the SAC notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to ensure continued access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services for communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program.
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| HRSA-21-025 | a1f597db-2b7a-43fc-8437-ae95df6b200f | 11/17/2020 Due in 21 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 9/15/2020 Available in 42 days at 12:00 AM ET | U1J | Rural Research to Diverse Audiences Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.155 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Research Dissemination Program. The purpose of this program is to disseminate and promote rural health services research funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to diverse audiences, such as decision makers and rural stakeholders at national, state, and community levels, with the goal of informing and raising awareness of key policy issues important to rural communities. FORHP funds health services research through the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Program and other cooperative agreements. The successful applicant for this program will develop and maintain a website that catalogues the entire body of research funded by FORHP and allows that research to be easily and freely accessible to the public. The successful applicant will also develop and maintain strategies to effectively disseminate this research through a variety of innovative mechanisms including (but not limited to) a listserv, social media accounts, presentations, and exhibits at national conferences and webinars.
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| HRSA-21-013 | d3ed1970-21e2-4537-a439-373dd375de6f | 11/23/2020 Due in 27 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 9/10/2020 Available in 47 days at 12:00 AM ET | T32 | NRSA for Primary Medical Care Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.186 |
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The purpose of this grant program is to train and provide support to postdoctoral health care professionals who are planning to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral health research related to primary care.
This NRSA program supports institutional training grants awarded to eligible institutions to develop or enhance postdoctoral research training opportunities for qualified individuals who are planning to pursue careers in primary care research.
Program Goals
The overall goal of this NRSA program is to train highly qualified primary care researchers that includes women and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities), to address the nation's research needs in primary health care. An increased body of primary care research will inform national decisions that can lead to increased access, increased quality of care, and decreased costs.
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| HRSA-21-027 | b5aeff2a-c333-4ed2-9124-5b7b25384597 | 12/1/2020 Due in 35 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 9/29/2020 Available in 28 days at 12:00 AM ET | D04 | Rural Health Outreach Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.912 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program (Outreach Program).
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.
The overarching goals for the Outreach Program are to:
• Expand the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced services exclusively in rural communities;
• Deliver health care services through a strong consortium, in which every consortium member organization is actively involved and engaged in the planning and delivery of services;
• Utilize community engagement and evidence-based or innovative, evidence informed model(s) in the delivery of health care services; and
• Improve population health, and demonstrate health outcomes and sustainability
In addition to funding Outreach programs through the Regular Outreach track, in FY 21, FORHP will also afford applicants a unique opportunity to take part in a national effort that targets rural health disparities through a second track called the “Healthy Rural Hometown Initiative.” In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rural Health Task Force developed the Healthy Rural Hometown Initiative (HRHI). The HRHI is an effort that seeks to address the underlying factors that are driving growing rural health disparities related to the five leading causes of avoidable death (heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury/substance use, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke). A 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report states that in 2017, approximately 61 percent of all deaths in the United States were related to the five leading causes of death and the number of potentially excess deaths from the five leading causes in rural parts of the country was higher than those in urban areas.2
Even though FORHP created the HRHI track to empower rural communities to address the long-standing rural health disparities noted by the CDC, it is important to note that rural racial and ethnic minority populations face even more challenges in terms of access to care and
2 Garcia MC, Rossen LM, Bastian B, et al. Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties — United States, 2010–2017. MMWR Surveill Summ 2019;68(No. SS-10):1–11. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6810a1external icon.
related health care challenges that are often overlooked.3 Recognizing the link between health disparities and the five leading causes of death in rural communities, the HRHI track is ideal for applicants who want to identify and bridge the gap between social determinants of health and other systemic issues that contribute to achieving health equity with regards to excess death. For this reason, given the past success of Outreach grants, FORHP strongly encourages applicants to pursue the HRHI track, if it aligns with their community needs. FORHP intends to fund approximately 15 HRHI applicants and HRSA will select top ranked applications from the HRHI track and the Regular Outreach track when making funding decisions.
The goal of the HRHI track is to demonstrate the collective impact of projects that better manage conditions, address risk factors and focus on prevention that relate to the leading causes of death (See Background Section). Applicants to the HRHI track will be required to meet specific guidelines outlined in this notice. FORHP expects HRHI projects to show improvements in health outcomes over time that can be attributed to the project intervention(s). Applicants to the HRHI track will be required to use the first year of the four-year project as a planning year to focus on planning activities, which may include, but is not limited to, conducting a Community Assessment in coordination with HRSA. Conversely, Regular Outreach track applicants are expected to focus on the delivery of health care services during all four years of the program and will be required to complete a strategic plan and assessment plan during the first year of the performance period. Please reference Appendix D for a side-by-side comparison of the Regular Outreach track and the HRHI track.
Lastly, all award recipients will have the opportunity to work closely with technical assistance (TA) providers throughout the four-year period of performance. The targeted TA will assist award recipients with achieving desired project outcomes, sustainability and strategic planning, and will ensure alignment of the awarded project with the Outreach Program goals. The TA is provided to award recipients at no additional cost. This support is an investment made by FORHP in order to ensure the success of the awarded projects. FORHP has found that most award recipients benefit greatly from the support provided through these collaborations. If funded, award recipients will learn more about the targeted technical assistance and evaluation support.
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| HRSA-21-024 | b4f30bf2-3f37-4aa2-ab9e-e2127b11d19f | 12/14/2020 Due in 48 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/14/2020 Available in 13 days at 12:00 AM ET | U18 | Rural Policy Analysis Cooperative Agreement Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.155 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Policy Analysis Program. The purpose of this program is to support research and analysis of key policy issues affecting rural communities that will inform policy makers. This program is national in scope and focuses on cross-cutting rural health and human services issues, identifying historical and emerging trends and challenges faced by rural communities. Analyses funded under this cooperative agreement should focus on:
• Providing timely analysis and synthesis of policies and regulations impacting rural health systems and communities in the form of policy briefs or reports, and webinars and oral presentations
• Describing the historical context and current implications of rural policy issues
• Facilitating public dialogue around rural policy issues
• Identifying opportunities for integrating health and human services in policies impacting rural communities
• Identifying considerations for rural stakeholders and policy makers
These activities should inform rural decision makers and policy leaders, including the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS) and organizations focused on improving health and human services in rural communities such as State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) and State Rural Health Associations (SRHAs).
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| HRSA-21-028 | 82e13120-ecc7-47e5-9964-b66ddccac2f2 | 12/21/2020 Due in 55 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/20/2020 Available in 7 days at 12:00 AM ET | UG6 | Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.155 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program. The purpose of this program is to:
• Identify key policy issues and knowledge gaps among RHCs about topics including regulatory and program compliance, billing and reimbursement, quality improvement, best practices around disease management and care coordination, and RHC policy priorities;
• Identify tools, resources and strategies to address policy issues, knowledge gaps and other challenges faced by RHCs; and
• Inform RHCs and other rural stakeholders about key RHC issues that affect, or have the potential to affect, care delivery.
The health care delivery system is evolving, with an emphasis on finding new approaches to improve health outcomes, control costs, and improve population health. Financial incentives are moving from volume-based to value-based services, with a focus on quality of care in all settings and improving transitions of care as patients move between care settings. Within this environment, RHCs provide care to millions of rural residents, often serving as the sole health care provider in a community, and serving as the de facto safety net for rural residents.1,2,3 Many RHCs are small organizations with limited resources. These RHCs require support to effectively participate in the changing health care environment and to prepare for related policy and regulatory changes.
The Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program provides technical assistance (TA) including tools, resources, and strategies that are easily accessible to geographically dispersed RHCs and could be used to inform rural health care providers and other federal, state, and local stakeholders. The TA may also include topics related to public health priorities such as ending the opioid epidemic and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| HRSA-21-035 | 1d95dfcf-b5c2-45ec-866b-bdfeb9af74b6 | 12/21/2020 Due in 55 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 9/21/2020 Available in 36 days at 12:00 AM ET | U1A | Thalassemia Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.110 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the FY 2021 Thalassemia Program. This program is comprised of two projects – Project 1 is the Thalassemia Regional Program and Project 2 is the Thalassemia National Coordinating Program. The purpose of Project 1 is to have three recipients support a regional infrastructure to increase the number of providers treating or co-managing individuals with thalassemia in their communities. The purpose of Project 2 is to coordinate telementoring and educational initiatives across the regions and to improve knowledge of thalassemia and evidence-informed treatment recommendations among patients and families.
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| HRSA-21-034 | 00f6445d-5031-4ec6-a10e-0e2153794b1a | 1/7/2021 Due in 72 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/9/2020 Available in 18 days at 12:00 AM ET | T16 | MCH Pipeline Training Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.110 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP) Training Program (formerly called MCH Pipeline Training Program). The purpose of the LEAP Program is to promote the development of a diverse and representative public health and health care workforce by recruiting undergraduate students from underserved or underrepresented backgrounds into MCH public health and MCH-related health professions in order to improve levels of representation, reduce health disparities, and increase access to health care for vulnerable and underserved MCH populations, including those from racially/ethnically diverse backgrounds. Few training programs currently focus on recruiting undergraduate students into MCH professions. The LEAP Program’s unique focus on recruiting diverse undergraduate student cohorts fills a critical gap by building and maintaining a diversified workforce that is reflective of and prepared to address the distinct needs of MCH populations. The specific objectives of the LEAP Program are to: (1) Recruit and support undergraduate trainees from diverse, underserved, and/or underrepresented backgrounds to: • Increase the number of undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds exposed to learning opportunities in MCH; • Promote development and interest in careers in MCH; and, • Increase their cultural responsiveness and skills in addressing health disparities in underserved communities. (2) Foster development of interdisciplinary leadership and research skills training at the undergraduate level in MCH public health and MCH-related health professions in preparation for careers in MCH. (3) Provide mentorship and internship opportunities to undergraduate students through preceptorships with MCH professionals, graduate students, and MCH/Title V organizations in preparation for graduate/post-graduate education/training in MCH. (4) Increase access to MCH undergraduate education and training through innovative and alternative methods, such as telehealth, virtual instruction, or distance-learning modalities.
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| HRSA-21-044 | 300e0c91-bdde-4403-8727-0c7dd3653a37 | 1/19/2021 Due in 84 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/20/2020 Available in 7 days at 12:00 AM ET | UE8 | MCH Navigator Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.110 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the MCH Navigator Program. The purpose of this program is to serve as a learning portal of high-quality vetted, MCH Leadership Competency-based trainings and resources to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capacity of the MCH workforce through online continuing education (CE) tailored to meet the needs of emerging and practicing MCH professionals. This program supports HRSA Strategic Plan 2019–2022 goals to improve access to quality health care and services, strengthen the health workforce, and improve health equity.
The specific objectives of the MCH Navigator Program are to support the workforce by: (1) assessing and addressing the state of knowledge and skills in the MCH community; (2) increasing knowledge and skills of the MCH workforce and students; (3) providing access to high-quality, relevant, accessible trainings; (4) developing innovative website features and enhancements1; and (5) collaborating with state Title V, local public health staff, and key MCH organizations.
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| HRSA-21-089 | 4531ac70-9a07-4236-999f-266ef4aa59f9 | 1/21/2021 Due in 86 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/7/2020 Available in 20 days at 12:00 AM ET | M01 | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.732 |
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The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.
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| HRSA-21-022 | 6ed1480c-76d9-4b4c-be01-abe1f0211282 | 1/21/2021 Due in 86 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/23/2020 Available in 4 days at 12:00 AM ET | G22 | Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.211 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Regional Telehealth Resource Center (RTRC) Program. RTRCs assist health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural areas and populations. RTRCs also assist patients and families living in rural areas with telehealth technology to obtain health services. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will support 12 RTRCs that focus on statewide and regional telehealth activities as shown below. RTRCs will serve as focal points for advancing the effective use of telehealth technologies in their respective communities and states.
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| HRSA-21-023 | 28492416-4825-46e1-9621-4e861bfadb2a | 1/21/2021 Due in 86 days at 11:59 PM ET | N/A | 10/23/2020 Available in 4 days at 12:00 AM ET | G22 | Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program Electronic submission of application is/will be available on Grants.Gov for this funding opportunity. Please select 'Apply in Grants.gov' link to register and apply. Refer to the guidance for more information | 93.211 |
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This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC) Program. The purpose of NTRCs is to support the delivery of telehealth technical assistance through Regional Telehealth Resource Centers (RTRCs). Two NTRCs may be funded.
Policy NTRC: One NTRC will focus on policy issues of telehealth, such as reimbursement and coverage, licensing, credentialing and privileging, regulation, standards, guidelines and privacy. Many policy issues such as licensure and reimbursement may have state specific considerations and the NTRC will work with each RTRC and with other national or policy specific organizations to insure that telehealth policies are accurately tracked or reported.
Technology NTRC: One NTRC will focus on telehealth technology issues related to, for example, equipment or software, interfacing/integration with other systems, interoperability, technology support and upgrading, cyber security, technology alerts or recalls.
Each NTRC will work to support RTRCs (HRSA-21-022) in their efforts to advance telehealth. Awards are expected to be used for the following core services:
1. providing technical assistance, training, and support, and providing for travel expenses, for health care providers and a range of health care entities that provide or will provide telehealth services;
2. disseminating information and research findings related to telehealth services;
3. promoting effective collaboration among telehealth resource centers and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), as well as other HRSA award recipients (e.g., Telehealth Centers of Excellence, technical assistance (TA) providers);
4. conducting evaluations to determine the best utilization of telehealth technologies to meet health care needs;
5. promoting the integration of the technologies used in clinical information systems with other telehealth technologies;
6. fostering the use of telehealth technologies to provide health care information and education for consumers in a more effective manner; and
7. implementing special projects or studies under the direction of HRSA.
On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in response to COVID-19. Should the public health emergency still be in place at the time of this funding notice, and in response to this public health emergency, you may include COVID-19 related activities in your application. Activities could include increased emphasis on support of telehealth directly to consumers or telehealth for public health emergency response. Applicants that focus on such emergency use of telehealth should also outline plans to shift priorities for changing needs and uses of telehealth.
Applicants are encouraged to include populations that have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes, health disparities, and other inequities, as compared to the rest of the rural population, when addressing telehealth technology and policy. Examples of these populations include, but are not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, people/persons experiencing homelessness, pregnant women, disabled individuals, youth and adolescents, etc.
A NTRC may consider a reasonable fee for continuing assistance in excess of 10 hours of technical assistance provided. The 10-hour limit is to ensure equitable access to technical assistance due to the public nature of the NTRCs. Any fees received by NTRCs must be used to supplement the HRSA award activities, must be listed, and the hours and level of effort related to those fees must be explained in progress and financial reports to HRSA. Further information will be provided in the award notice.
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