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One Year, $100,000 in Capacity Building Funds
The HRSA 25-037 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program aims to increase the capacity of healthcare networks that aim to improve access to care and quality of care in HRSA-designated rural areas. This program supports one year of planning and brings together key parts of a rural health care delivery system, particularly those entities that may not have collaborated in the past, to establish and/or improve local capacity in order to strengthen rural community health interventions, and enhance care coordination.
Free Resources to Simplify Your Application
Essential Links
1. HRSA Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer
Are your offices, consoritum members, or intended service areas located in geographic areas eligible for HRSA Rural Health grants? Enter an address or choose a state and county to check for eligibility status.
2. SAM.gov
Use this site to register, renew, or check your UEI status. Current registration with SAM.gov and a UEI number is mandatory for HRSA applicants.
https://sam.gov/entity-registration
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3. Grants.gov
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Any updates to the Notice of Funding Opportunity, its due date, or other changes can be found on Grants.gov.
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Additionally, applications must be submitted on this platform.
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If you do not have a current Grants.gov or Login.gov username and password, you will need to register for an applicant account.
4. State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) Contacts
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A SORH's purpose is to help individual rural communities build healthcare delivery systems. SORHs are often based at state health departments, but in a few states they are independent organizations or be based in universities.
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Applicants must notify their SORH of their intent to apply and obtain a response, which will be included as Attachment 1 in the grant application.
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SORH's can be excellent resources of data, ideas, and potential partnerships. They may be able to connect you with other healthcare entities in or around your targeted rural area, and help you understand the statewide context of rural health programs in your state.
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Find your SORH contact here. https://plus.nosorh.org/Web/Membership/Directory/State_Members_List.aspx
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Can't find your SORH contact? Email me.
5. Partnership Assessment Tool
The Partnership Assessment Tool for Health (PATH), designed for CBOs and health care organizations in existing partnerships, provides a template to: (1) understand progress toward benchmarks characteristic of effective partnerships; (2) identify areas for further development; and (3) guide strategic conversations. The objective of the tool is to help partnering organizations work together more effectively to maximize the impact of the partnership.
6. Evidence-Based and Promising Practices
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The Community Guide publishes best practices and promising practices for improving community, population, and healthcare systems that you can consider in your planning your proposal.
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The Million Hearts Initiative provides clinical tools, protocols, and action guides for primary care practices to control high blood pressure and improve tobacco cessation.
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Released December 9, 2024, the 2025 Standards of Care in Diabetes contains the latest recommendations on diabetes prevention and management.
