This department is offering the Rural Health Network Development Program grant to support integrated rural health care networks in addressing the health care needs of targeted rural communities. The program aims to achieve efficiencies, expand access to essential health care services, and strengthen the rural health care system. Recipients are encouraged to create sustainable health care programs through collaborative network efforts, prepare for value-based payment transitions, and improve health outcomes. Eligible network partners include a variety of health care and community organizations. Proposals should demonstrate innovative solutions to local health care needs while aligning with legislative aims and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services priorities.
Opportunity ID: 315913
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-20-025 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Health Network Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=802be811-257a-4e2c-80d9-75eef1fe5886 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 46 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.912 — Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The applicant organization must be a public or private nonprofit entity located in a rural area or in a rural census tract of an urban county, and all services must be provided in a rural county or census tract. The applicant’s EIN number should verify it is a rural entity. To determine rural eligibility of the applicant organization and the population served through this funding, please refer to: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health to search by county or street address. The applicant organization’s county name must be filled out on the SF-424 Box 8, Section d. address. If the applicant is eligible by census tract, the census tract number must also be included next to the county name. A network serving rural communities, but whose applicant organization is not in a designated rural area, will not be considered for funding under this notice. ii. In addition to the 50 U.S. states, only organizations in Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may apply. If you are located outside the 50 states, you must still meet the rural eligibility requirements. iii. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply for these funds. Eligible organizations include state, local, and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, other nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations), and hospitals. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Network Development (RHND) program. The purpose of this program is to support integrated rural health care networks that have combined the functions of the entities participating in the network, including skilled and experienced staff and a high functioning network board, in order to address the health care needs of the targeted rural community. Recipients will combine the functions of the entities participating in the network to address the following legislative aims: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The RHND Program encourages innovative solutions to local health care needs identified by local communities and supports rural communities in preparing for changes within the health care environment. Furthermore, the program creates an opportunity for rural health networks to collaboratively address the key priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): mental health, substance use disorder, and value-based care. The overarching goals for the RHND Program are to: • Improve access and quality of health care in rural areas through sustainable health care programs created as a result of network collaboration; • Prepare rural health networks for the transition to value-based payment and population health management; • Demonstrate improved health outcomes and community impact; • Promote the sustainability of rural health networks through the creation of diverse products and services; • Utilize and/or adapt an evidence-based or promising practice model(s) in the delivery of health care services. Broad network membership that includes traditional and non-traditional health care partners and have extensive collaborative experience with one another is essential for the transition to value-based care and is fundamental to improving population health. Delivery system reform over the upcoming years will strengthen this collaboration, as payment models for reimbursement will require participation and quality improvement across diverse clinical and community sectors influencing population health. Diverse network partners may include behavioral health organizations, critical access hospitals, rural health centers, community and social service organizations, and tribal organizations. Networks applying to this program are encouraged to position themselves for this change while addressing the local health care need supported by the statutory charges (i, ii, and iii), outlined in the authorizing legislation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
rwilliams@hrsa.gov Email:rwilliams@hrsa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration rwilliams@hrsa.gov Email: rwilliams@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.912 | HRSA-20-025 | Rural Health Network Development Program | PKG00253878 | Nov 25, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
315913 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
315913 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
315913 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
315913 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315913 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
315913 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315913 SF424B-1.1.pdf
315913 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
315913 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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