This HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grant aims to significantly improve healthcare quality in rural areas. It provides vital technical assistance to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), beneficiaries of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program, and other rural healthcare providers. The program supports the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP) by enhancing quality measure implementation, data reporting, and the effective use of data for driving care improvements. Technical assistance includes expanding data capacity, improving understanding of health information technology for quality efforts, and identifying rural-relevant measures. A key focus is reducing the burden on providers while ensuring better patient outcomes across rural communities through disseminated evidence-based practices.
Opportunity ID: 340895
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-23-042 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement |
| 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=3df889c3-1269-4bba-b919-90be55e81636 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.155 — Rural Health Research Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $640,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $640,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments City or township governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Institutions of higher education, faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this program is to advance efforts to improve health care and quality of care in rural areas by supporting quality measure implementation, data reporting, and the use of data to drive improvements in care. This program directly supports critical access hospitals (CAHs) as Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program beneficiaries in carrying out activities of the Flex Program, and to meet the goals of the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).The purpose of MBQIP is to improve quality of care provided in CAHs by increasing quality data reporting and drive quality improvement activities based on the data. Technical assistance (TA) shall be provided to beneficiaries of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) quality initiatives, such as award recipients, CAHs, small rural health care providers, and other health care facilities/providers in rural areas. Reducing provider burden of participation in quality measurement reporting is a priority of this program. TA support for quality measurement and improvement should include, but is not limited to the following: • Expanding capacity to use data for quality improvement; • Providing TA to improve understanding of health information technology and related quality measurement and improvement efforts (including electronic clinical measures); • Supporting implementation of quality measures, measure reporting, and identifying rural-relevant measures for MBQIP; • Identifying and disseminating strategies and evidence-based practices for using data to drive quality improvement efforts, in alignment with federal quality measurement and improvement priorities; and • Providing TA and developing products or adapting existing products to support rural quality measure reporting and uptake. |
| 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
nvargas@hrsa.gov Email:nvargas@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 340895 Full Announcement-HRSA-23-042 -> HRSA-23-042_RQITA Final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration nvargas@hrsa.gov Email: nvargas@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-23-042 | Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement | PKG00278686 | Nov 28, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
340895 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
340895 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
340895 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
340895 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
340895 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
340895 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
340895 SF424A-1.0.pdf
340895 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
340895 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
340895 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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