Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program

Link

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-25-038

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2025

Sponsor

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)

Purpose

Awards grant funds to support rural health outreach programs to strengthen the delivery of healthcare services to include new and enhanced services. Also seeks to strengthen local resources and capacity in rural communities.

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program goals include:

Expand the delivery of healthcare services to include new and enhanced services exclusively in rural communities
Deliver healthcare services through a strong consortium consisting of members active and engaged in the planning and delivery of services
Use community engagement and evidence-based or innovative, evidence-based models to deliver healthcare services
Improve population health and demonstrate health outcomes and sustainability

Applicants must select 1 of the following funding tracks:

Regular Track aims to expand access to healthcare in rural communities, improve the delivery of healthcare services, and strengthen resources and capacity in rural communities through collaborative consortiums. These projects are community driven and focus on outreach and education activities targeting unique health needs in rural communities. Regular Track project goals include demonstrating improvement in health outcomes and creating long-term sustainability through funded projects.
Special Track aims to address the underlying factors that drive rural health disparities related to stroke, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, unintentional injury, cancer, and maternal health. Special Track project goals include demonstrating a collective impact to better manage conditions, address risk factors, and focus on prevention.

More information on project goals and requirements can be found in the funding announcement.

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling:

Regular Track - $250,000 per year
Special Track - $300,000 per year

Estimated number of awards

40 Regular awards
10 Special awards

Project period: 4 years
Estimated total program funding: $13,000,000

Who Can Apply

Domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

Eligible applicants may be located in a rural or urban area but must demonstrate experience or the capacity to serve rural, underserved populations. All areas served by the project must be located in HRSA-designated rural counties or rural census tracts. Applicants can determine whether a specific area is designated as rural by using the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer.

Applicant organizations must represent a consortium comprised of at least 3 or more healthcare provider organizations that are separately owned entities, including the applicant organization. Consortium members may be rural or urban but at least two-thirds of the consortium must be composed of entities located in HRSA-designated rural areas, as determined by the HRSA Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer.

Applicants should indicate in the project abstract and Attachment 11 their request for funding preference. Funding preference will be granted to applicants who can demonstrate that they meet at least 1 of the following qualifications:

Qualification 1: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) preference is given to applicants located in an officially designated HPSA. Applicants can use the HPSA Find tool to determine if an address is located in a HPSA.
Qualification 2: Medically Underserved Community/Populations (MUC/MUPs) preference is given if the applicant or their service area is located in a medically underserved community or serves medically underserved populations. Applicants can use the HRSA Shortage Designation Tool to determine if an address is located in a MUC or serves a MUP.
Qualification 3: Focus on Primary Care, Wellness and Prevention Strategies preference is given to projects that focus on primary care and wellness and prevention strategies. Applicants must include a brief justification describing how their program focuses on primary care and wellness and prevention strategies.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicants are required to consult their State Office of Rural Health (SORH) regarding their intent to apply to this program.

Applicant webinar recording and slides
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Kanokphan Mew Pongsiri, MPH
301-443-2752
ruraloutreachprogram@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Kimberly Dews
301-443-0655
kdews@hrsa.gov

Rural Awards

Examples of past awards rural communities have received are described online.

Rural communities who have received funding include:

Randolph County Caring Community, Inc. in Moberly, Missouri
Pennyroyal Healthcare Service, Inc. in Princeton, Kentucky
Miners' Colfax Medical Center in Raton, New Mexico
Educational Service District 113 in Tumwater, Washington
Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, Inc. in Lakeport, California

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Planning and Coalition Building • Health and Wellness • Healthcare Facilities • Social Service Supports • Substance Use Disorder