This department is offering the Delta Health Care Services Grant Program to provide financial assistance in the Delta Region for the development of health care cooperatives, services, education programs, job training programs, and public health-related facilities. Grants will be awarded to eligible entities serving communities of no more than 50,000 inhabitants to address the longstanding health needs in the region. The program aims to foster collaboration among health care professionals, higher education institutions, research institutions, and other entities to improve health services in the Delta Region. Closing date: May 28, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 228421
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RBS01-2012-DHCS |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Delta Health Care Services Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 10.874 — Delta Health Care Services Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 28, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 28, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Grants may be made to a Consortium, as defined in Section II of this Notice. The Consortium, itself, does not have to be legally organized. However, at least one member of the Consortium must be legally organized as an incorporated organization, or other legal entity, and have legal authority to contract with the Government. The Consortium must be located in the Delta Region and must include at least three entities that are regional institutions of higher education, academic health and research institutes, health care cooperatives or economic development entities.
As stated above, at least one member of the Consortium must have legal capacity and authority to carry out the purposes of the projects in its application, and to enter into contracts and to otherwise comply with applicable Federal statutes and regulations. A member of the Consortium may serve as the lead representative for the applicant. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least one year of experience in addressing the health care issues in the Delta Region. Individuals are not eligible to apply for Delta Health Care Services Grant Program financial assistance directly. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Description:: | The Delta Health Care Services Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and other individuals and entities in the Delta Region. Grant funds may be utilized for the development of health care cooperatives, health care services; health education programs; health care job training programs; and for the development and expansion of public health-related facilities in the Delta Region. Grants will be awarded to eligible entities in the Delta Region serving communities of no more than 50,000 inhabitants to help to address the long standing and unmet health needs of the region. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | Update – Contact telephone and email address. | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Synopsis 2 | Changed opportunity number to reflect FY2012 funding. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 10.874 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00172892 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | May 28, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Program Contact |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.874 | PKG00172892 | Mar 26, 2012 | May 28, 2013 | View | Program Contact | Organization Applicants |