This grant, from the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program, aims to expand rural healthcare access by funding new, sustainable residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs), that achieve ACGME accreditation. The purpose is to increase physicians training and practicing in rural areas, addressing workforce shortages. The RRPD program provides start-up funding for long-term viability. Eligible specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. This grant supports truly ‘new’ programs: those seeking initial accreditation or expanding to new rural training sites.
Opportunity ID: 355357
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-25-007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) 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=8cbd4da0-5b3f-48e6-b8c9-86972ddcaf25 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.155 — Rural Health Research Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $11,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | These types of domestic* organizations may apply: Public or private institutions of higher education, as part of a graduate medical education (GME) consortium, including:Schools of allopathic medicineSchools of osteopathic medicineHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Rural hospitals Rural community-based ambulatory patient care centers, including Rural Health Clinics Native American tribal governments Native American tribal organizations *Domestic means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, 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, and the Republic of Palau.Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program is to improve and expand access to health care in rural areas by developing new sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). These residency programs must achieve accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Newly created rural residency programs will increase the number of future physicians training in rural areas, and ultimately the number of physicians practicing in rural areas with the goal of addressing the physician workforce shortages in rural communities. The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties that will be sustainable long-term through viable and stable funding mechanisms, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public or private funding sources. Qualifying medical specialties are family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs: •Are accredited physician residency programs. •Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) [1] for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency. •Focus on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities. The purpose of the RRPD Program is to fund the development of new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties. For this funding opportunity, we consider “new” programs to include both programs seeking accreditation for the first time and existing programs that apply for a permanent complement increase to train additional residents at new rural training site(s) as part of an RTP. To be responsive to the program purpose and be considered for funding, you must propose a new rural residency program in a qualifying medical specialty. For this funding opportunity, we do not consider the following to be new programs: •Programs that have received accreditation or a permanent complement increase for their proposed rural residency program before the application due date. •Programs seeking to increase resident full-time equivalents at an existing RTP site without adding a new rural training site. |
| 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
ruralresidency@hrsa.gov Email:ruralresidency@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 355357 Full Announcement-HRSA-25-007 -> HRSA-25-007.pdf
Folder 355357 Other Supporting Documents-TA Webinar Info -> HRSA-25-007 TA Webinar Notice for Related Doc tab on Grants.gov.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration ruralresidency@hrsa.gov Email: ruralresidency@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-25-007 | Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program | PKG00290000 | Jan 10, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
355357 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
355357 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
355357 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
355357 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
355357 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
355357 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
355357 SF424A-1.0.pdf
355357 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
355357 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
355357 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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