This department is offering the Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Grant to identify successful strategies used by rural communities in recruiting and retaining healthcare staff. The grant aims to assess trends and tools across key sectors such as primary care, behavioral health, oral health, and rural health networks. The awardee will analyze existing programs, propose solutions for gaps, and focus on supporting communities of color. Additionally, the grant will address challenges faced by Rural Health Network Directors and Rural Telehealth Network Directors. The goal is to provide a centralized information portal for rural stakeholders and policymakers, enhancing the recruitment and retention of a viable rural health workforce.
Opportunity ID: 271192
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-15-136 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=c150b476-bfdf-4d3c-aada-acbc999d8867 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.155 — Rural Health Research Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 09, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 09, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | May 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Private institutions of higher education State governments County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include public, private and nonprofit entities. 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 announcement solicits applications for the Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of the Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement is to identify and assess trends, tools, resources and successful strategies used by rural communities to recruit and retain needed staff across key sectors of the rural health care delivery system. This will include primary care providers, behavioral health and oral health providers, allied health providers, as well as Rural Health Network Directors and Rural Telehealth Network Directors. The awardee will identify successful tools and strategies used by States, health systems and individual providers to attract the staff necessary to support health care services in rural communities. The awardee will also identify gaps in these areas and propose potential responses to these gaps that will inform rural stakeholders and policymakers. The awardee will focus on helping to foster connections between existing national and State resources to support successful recruitment and retention. The overarching goal is to enhance responsiveness to the challenges faced by rural communities in attracting the workforce needed to meet emerging needs, particularly in an evolving health care system where insurance coverage expansion brings both new opportunities and new challenges.1 This program, a cooperative agreement, requires an ongoing partnership and a collaborative relationship with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the selection of projects and in the development and implementation of the activities submitted in the work plan. Specifically, the Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement will work toward: · Conducting an inventory and developing a narrative report of the different rural recruitment and retention strategies currently utilized. There will be a particular emphasis on analyzing nationwide and State-based programs, initiatives and strategies. Existing health system and provider initiatives will also be reviewed. Tools and approaches currently employed will be identified. Typical recruitment costs and types of retention activities will be analyzed. Unique rural challenges subsequent to the Affordable Care Act in the areas of clinical practice, Telehealth and rural health networks will be highlighted. This component will include, but not be limited to, reviewing programs and activities associated with the National Health Service Corps, Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program, National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet), National Cooperative of Health Networks Association (NCHN), State Office of Rural Health (SORH) and State Rural Health Association (SRHA) initiatives, tracking tools such as TruServe and Practice Sights, the Community Apgar Program and additional software and commercial products as identified; · Working with appropriate State-level experts to understand the current state of practice in rural recruitment and retention and emerging challenges and trends to inform future policy and programmatic needs; · Identifying successful models, why they are successful and what areas of commonality exist between them. This will emphasize the practical experience from the field ¿ what works, what does not work and what is not known regarding successful approaches; · Identifying the gaps between existing rural recruitment and retention resources and proposing potential responses to alleviate these gaps; · Analyzing the particular health workforce needs in communities of color, where recruitment and retention challenges can be especially acute. A focus on how to assist these communities in identifying appropriate strategies will be emphasized; · Analyzing the extent to which the unique recruitment and retention challenges of Rural Health Network Directors and Rural Telehealth Network Directors are addressed; and · Informing rural stakeholders and policymakers of key findings and potential responses to the ongoing challenges of recruitment and retention of a viable rural health workforce. Recommendations regarding sustainability and more efficient use of resources will be emphasized. The Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement is envisioned to be a centralized, evidence-based, ¿one-stop¿ information portal for rural communities, rural stakeholders and rural policymakers to access the full range of programs, best-practice resources and research available to organize an effective approach for rural recruitment and retention of health professionals. |
| 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, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
dmareck@hrsa.gov Email:dmareck@hrsa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878 dmareck@hrsa.gov Email: dmareck@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-15-136 | Rural Recruitment and Retention Analysis Cooperative Agreement | PKG00211479 | Mar 09, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
271192 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
271192 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
271192 Project-1.1.pdf
271192 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
271192 Budget-1.1.pdf
271192 SF424B-1.1.pdf
271192 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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