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Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and public health care providers, hospitals, and health clinics in rural areas to improve the quality of health services. Applicants must submit their intent to apply prior to applying and are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to complete.
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program. The purpose of this program is to support the planning and implementation of quality improvement activities for rural primary care providers or providers of health care services, such as critical access hospitals (CAH), rural health clinics (RHC), or a network of rural health providers, serving rural residents.
The goal of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program is to promote the development of a quality improvement culture and the delivery of cost-effective, coordinated, culturally appropriate, and equitable health care services in rural primary care settings. Specifically, program objectives include increased care coordination, enhanced chronic disease management, and improved health outcomes for patients. An additional program goal is to prepare rural health care providers for quality reporting and pay-for-performance programs. In order to achieve these goals and objectives, applicants are required to use an evidence-based model or promising practice to demonstrate the following impact areas, by the end of the four-year period of performance:
Program activities include, but are not limited to, providing clinical health services for rural residents and conducting community health and prevention efforts for rural communities. Applicants are highly encouraged to address the underlying factors that are driving growing rural health disparities related to the five leading causes of avoidable death, which are heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury/substance use, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke. Previous award recipients implemented a range of activities, such as coordinating care among network members, leveraging use of new Centers of Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) billing codes under standard fee-for-service Medicare supporting chronic care management, and integrating mental/behavioral health services into the rural primary care setting. Refer to the program’s Sourcebook and Grantee Directory for a summary of previously funded programs.
Although it is not a requirement, HRSA strongly encourages applicants to form a network and to consider including a RHC as a member in their proposal.
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Number of Grants:
Estimated Size of Grant:
Period of Performance: August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2026 (4 years)
Funding beyond the first year is subject to the availability of appropriated funds for the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program in subsequent fiscal years, satisfactory recipient progress, and a decision that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.
You may request additional information and/or technical assistance regarding business, administrative, or fiscal issues related to this NOFO by contacting:
Benoit Mirindi
Grants Management Specialist,
Division of Grants Management Operations, OFAM
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 10SWH03
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 444-6606
Email: bmirindi@hrsa.gov
You may request additional information regarding the overall program issues and/or technical assistance related to this NOFO by contacting:
Kanokphan Mew Pongsiri
Public Health Analyst,
Attn: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17W10D
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-2752
Email: kpongsiri@hrsa.gov
You may need assistance when working online to submit your application forms electronically. Always obtain a case number when calling for support. For assistance with submitting the application in Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding federal holidays at:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Telephone: 1-800-518-4726 (International callers dial 606-545-5035)
Email: support@grants.gov
Self-Service Knowledge Base: https://beta.sam.gov/help/assistance-listing?pt=Grants
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates / changes / addendums / conferences / LOIs.