The Federal Government is offering the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program grant to improve healthcare access and financial sustainability in rural areas. This grant’s purpose is providing technical assistance to rural hospitals, helping them expand service lines such as rehabilitation, obstetrics, or behavioral health. The program aims to increase service volume and revenue, ensuring local communities retain essential health services and hospitals become more sustainable. Funding covers initial operating and equipment costs for new services, allowing patient volume to build towards self-sufficiency. Eligible entities include specific rural hospitals (e.g., Critical Access, Rural Emergency), and qualifying tribal hospitals.
Opportunity ID: 349413
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-24-082 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot 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=9ba641d9-566f-4894-9346-d5ab39df7a64 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.155 — Rural Health Research Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | You can apply if your organization is in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, and is: Public or private, non-profit or for-profit Community-based Native American tribal governments Native American tribal organizations |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program. The purpose of this program is to improve health care in rural areas by providing in-depth technical assistance (TA) to rural hospitals to enhance and/or expand service lines to meet local need and keep health care services available locally. Service lines may include, but are not limited to pulmonary rehabilitation, infusion/chemotherapy, inpatient psychiatric services, outpatient behavioral health services, obstetric services, cardiac rehabilitation, and expanded primary care. The Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program aims to increase service volume and revenue to improve hospital financial sustainability in rural hospitals that have limited access to resources needed to expand their services. The TA provider(s) funded under this cooperative agreement will work with individual hospitals to meet the following program objectives: • Identify clinical areas where expansion would meet local medical need, help keep health care services available locally and improve hospital finances and operations; • Implement new service lines by providing support for initial operating and equipment costs that provides the participating hospital the ability to build up patient volume for the new service line to eventually become self-sustaining. For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), “rural hospitals” are defined as short-term, non-federal general facilities located outside Metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) or located within Metropolitan areas in locations with Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes of four (4) or greater, facilities in any location participating in Medicare as Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), or facilities in any location participating in Medicare as Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). Hospitals operated by tribes and tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, as amended) may also receive technical assistance if they meet this definition of “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
RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov Email:RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 349413 Full Announcement-HRSA-24-082 -> FORHP HRSA-24-082 Rural Hospital Stabilization_FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov Email: RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.155 | HRSA-24-082 | Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program | PKG00287087 | Jun 18, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
349413 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
349413 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
349413 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
349413 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
349413 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
349413 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
349413 SF424A-1.0.pdf
349413 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
349413 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
349413 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf