Project Grant U1G07633

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Fairview Health Services a $2,249,286 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The funding supports policy-relevant research, data analysis, and technical assistance to address healthcare challenges in rural communities. Key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant include research studies, issue briefs, data analyses,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $3,999,998 and granted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the General Research and Technology Activity program (CFDA 14.506), aims to advance research and improve access to translational research on housing and community development policy for under-resourced rural communities with historically marginalized populations. The key objectives of this award include: Establishing a consortium of academic institutions and...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Missouri System received a $1.431 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291) to operate the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RAFF) through September 29, 2027. RAFF provides Congress with data and forward-looking estimates of local and state-level farm financial indicators to inform...

The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services. The award, dated August 15, 2024, will support a 2-year project to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and training services to rural and underserved communities across the United States. The project aims to facilitate economic growth, improve...

This $1,000,058 Cooperative Agreement award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (CFDA 10.250 - Agricultural and Rural Economic Research, Cooperative Agreements and Collaborations), supports a range of economic and social science research and analysis related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. The prime awardee, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization, will leverage its experienced...

The Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The grant will support RCAC's ability to respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus by providing financial and technical assistance to communities and organizations it serves through September 2023. As a Community...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $2.988 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist under the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers program (CFDA 10.291) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The agreement establishes a congressionally mandated policy research center that delivers rapid-response economic analyses and data to support agricultural policymaking by...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a nonprofit organization. The funding will support RCAC's delivery of essential technical assistance and training (TAT) services to rural communities across the western United States over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. RCAC will leverage its expertise in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded Bassett Medical Center a Cooperative Agreement valued at $1,297,222 on September 25, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361). This two-phase research initiative, titled "Rural Innovative Multi-Sectoral Preventive Approaches Community Trial for Population Health Improvement" (RURAL IMPACT), aims to address barriers to diabetes prevention services in rural communities by...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, under the Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) program (CFDA 93.110), awarded $1,199,854 to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic (with performance in Lebanon, NH) for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) to research innovative solutions for improving rural maternity care access. The project focuses on elective induction of labor (EIOL) at 39 weeks gestation as a potential...