This grant, offered by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, aims to support states in enhancing healthcare services for rural communities. Its primary purpose is to enable states to assist Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with quality improvement, financial stability, operational efficiency, and performance benchmarking. It also aids facilities seeking CAH designation and supports the expansion of rural emergency medical services (EMS). The overall goal is to ensure high-quality, integrated healthcare delivery in rural areas, leading to healthier rural populations. Key objectives include improving care quality, stabilizing CAH finances, adapting to changing community needs, and integrating patient care across rural systems. The program prioritizes five areas: CAH Quality, Financial/Operational Improvement, CAH Population Health, Rural EMS, and CAH Designation.
Opportunity ID: 349397
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-24-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=8914864c-23b4-4fa8-8f7e-52b6de283a7c |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 45 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.241 — State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | States are eligible to apply for funding under this notice, including states that are current Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program award recipients under HRSA-19-024 or states submitting a new application from a Governor designated entity. HRSA will accept only one application from each state. The Governor designates the organization that may submit an application on behalf of each state. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program. The purpose of the Flex Program is to enable states to support critical access hospitals (CAHs) in quality improvement, quality reporting, performance improvement and benchmarking; to assist facilities seeking designation as CAHs; and to establish or expand programs for the provision of rural emergency medical services (EMS). The Flex Program aims to provide training and technical assistance to build capacity, support innovation, and promote sustainable improvement in the rural health care system. The overall goal of the Flex Program is to ensure that high quality health care services are available in rural communities and aligned with community needs. Health care services include appropriate preventative, ambulatory, pre-hospital, emergent, and inpatient care. High quality rural health care will deliver high value to patients and communities and result in healthier rural people. The long-term objectives of the Flex Program are to enable CAHs, including CAH-owned clinics, and rural EMS agencies to: • Show and improve quality of care; • Stabilize finances and maintain services; • Adjust to address changing community needs; and • Ensure patient care is integrated throughout the rural health care delivery system. State Flex funding for this period of performance will act as a resource and focal point to address needs and demonstrate outcomes in the following five program areas with priority for quality, financial and operational improvement in CAHs, and supporting rural hospitals converting to CAH status. We recognize that the healthcare landscape is changing rapidly, with focus being placed on value-based care and alternative payment models. We encourage states to develop projects supporting innovative models of care, as appropriate, and place them in the following program areas: • Program Area 1: CAH Quality Improvement (required) • Program Area 2: CAH Financial and Operational Improvement (required) • Program Area 3: CAH Population Health Improvement (optional) • Program Area 4: Rural EMS Improvement (optional) • Program Area 5: CAH Designation (required if assistance is requested by rural hospitals) For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations. |
| 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
Lseifert@hrsa.gov Email:Lseifert@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 349397 Full Announcement-HRSA-24-002 -> FORHP HRSA-24-002 (U2W) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (FLEX) Program_FINAL.pdf
Folder 349397 Other Supporting Documents-FAQ -> HRSA-24-002 Flex NOFO FAQs .pdf
Folder 349397 Other Supporting Documents-Notice Grants.gov Errors -> HELP WITH GRANTS.GOV ERROR MESSAGES.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Lseifert@hrsa.gov Email: Lseifert@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.241 | HRSA-24-002 | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program | PKG00284450 | Jan 17, 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
349397 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
349397 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
349397 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
349397 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
349397 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
349397 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
349397 SF424A-1.0.pdf
349397 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
349397 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
349397 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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