This HRSA grant, the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP), aims to significantly improve healthcare delivery and access within the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region. It specifically targets critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals that have previously received technical assistance. The program’s core purpose is to enhance financial sustainability and expand access to care through various implementation projects. These initiatives focus on crucial areas, including financial and operational improvements, quality enhancement, telehealth expansion, and vital workforce development. Projects may encompass increasing patient volume, implementing revenue cycle best practices, optimizing emergency department operations, or developing new service lines for underserved populations. HRSA will collaborate with recipients to measure the impact on financial sustainability and specific project outcomes, ultimately strengthening rural health infrastructure.
Opportunity ID: 346213
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-23-128 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Delta Health Systems Implementation 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=39f8b40f-29d6-4d89-b85a-e8c483a4bd3d |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.912 — Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 18, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 18, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,020,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $404,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) 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 State governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP). The purpose of this program is to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of hospitals and allow for increased access to care in rural communities. These projects focus on financial and operational improvement, quality improvement, telehealth, and workforce development in hospitals in the in the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region. The DSIP provides funding to support critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals (inpatient prospective payment system facilities with up to 100 beds) in the Delta region that have received previous technical assistance (TA) through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program or another similar TA program within the last five years. Program Objective: Improve health care in rural areas through projects in these focus areas: • Financial and operational improvements; • Implementation of quality improvement initiatives; • Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements; and • The development of new service lines to address the needs of the community, including populations in the community that have been historically underserved. Implementation projects could include, but are not limited to increasing inpatient and swing bed volume, increasing outpatient services, developing new service lines, reducing readmissions, improving transitions of care and discharge planning, optimizing emergency department operations, implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, expanding telehealth services, implementing performance measurement systems, utilizing data analytics, enhancing cybersecurity, clinical documentation integrity training, simulation training for clinicians, leadership training such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction, and implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency. HRSA will work with recipients of this grant to identify the appropriate measures to show improvement in financial sustainability and the impact of their specific implementation projects. |
| 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
SSnyder1@hrsa.gov Email:SSnyder1@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 346213 Full Announcement-HRSA-23-128 -> FORHP HRSA-23-128 Delta HS Implementation_Final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration SSnyder1@hrsa.gov Email: SSnyder1@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.912 | HRSA-23-128 | Delta Health Systems Implementation Program | PKG00280800 | Mar 24, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
346213 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
346213 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
346213 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
346213 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
346213 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
346213 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
346213 SF424A-1.0.pdf
346213 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
346213 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
346213 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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