Rural Health Limited Geographic Areas: Delta, Appalachian Region, and Northern Border Region

Objective

The various initiatives included in this assistance listing are: Delta Region Community Health Systems Development enhances health care delivery in Delta Region through technical assistance (TA) to providers in select rural communities, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), small rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and others. Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program funds organizations located in the 8 Delta states through planning, implementation, and development of integrated health care networks. Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training addresses the need in healthcare facilities for trained administrative support or business operations professionals in rural communities. Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP) improves healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that improve financial sustainability of hospitals and increase access to care. Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination improves and expands access to and coordination of perinatal health care services in Delta Region. Rural Northern Border Region (NBRC) Outreach promotes the delivery of health care services to underserved populations in rural NBRC service area. Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Centers-Northern Border Region creates a collaborative approach to provide career and workforce training activities in NBRC region to assist individuals affected by SUD. Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Northern Border Rural Workforce improves health care within the rural service area by enhancing behavioral health workforce capacity. Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program enhances health care delivery by improving financial and operational performance through intensive TA to providers in rural communities, including CAHs, small rural hospitals, RHCs, and other healthcare organizations.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations) For applicant eligibility information related to the programs in this assistance listing, refer to the applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity on grants.gov.

Who Benefits

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Health Professional, Local, Rural Medically underserved populations in rural areas will receive expanded services in rural communities where they did not previously exist.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

forhp@hrsa.gov
3014430835