Project Grant 23A60CC000012

This $3.1 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration, under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), will support workforce development efforts in rural Oregon through July 2025. The Oregon Health & Science University will coordinate training 127 community health workers across six rural counties to expand...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the Virginia Rural Health Association a $4.635 million Project Grant under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The grant will support the Virginia Rural Health Workforce Collaborative to train approximately 110 individuals in...

This $1,498,712 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will fund the establishment of a new 2-2-2 Family Medicine Rural Track Program (RTP) with enhanced obstetrical training in Starr County, Texas. The primary goal is to address critical physician shortages, particularly in family medicine and obstetrics, in the rural and underserved Starr...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,250,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) to Corry Memorial Hospital Association and LECOM Health to establish a Rural Track Program (RTP) in Psychiatry. The program aims to address healthcare provider shortages and health disparities in rural northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York by developing a comprehensive psychiatric residency program. Key objectives include accrediting...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $218,000 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to OSF Healthcare System, a non-profit hospital organization. This 2-year grant will fund digital literacy training and Congress-directed projects to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine services to people living in rural areas. Additionally, OSF Healthcare System...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $402,028 Project Grant to the MHA Health Research & Educational Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement the MS EARN pilot program. This program provided paid, three-semester nursing student externships at the South Sunflower County Hospital, a rural Mississippi hospital, over the 2024-25 academic year. The grant aimed to increase nurse staffing, equip staff to...

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (CFDA 93.359) provides $1,830,000 to Central Georgia Technical College to increase the number of registered nurses providing acute and long-term care in rural and medically underserved areas of central Georgia. The grant will fund the "GA-STACCS" (Specialized Training in Acute and Chronic Care...

The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211). The "Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Collaborative (TCR) Project" aims to expand the existing "Telehealth Rocks (THR)" program, which has built a collaborative learning initiative to advance best practices and increase access to...

This $350,754 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.674 - Wood Utilization Assistance) supports a range of initiatives by Southern Illinois Hospital Services, doing business as Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, to improve healthcare access, workforce development, and preventative care for rural and underserved populations in southern Illinois. Key funded activities include an Emergency Medical Responder training program...

This $746,199 Rural Telemedicine Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211) awarded to Wellspan Health will fund the integration of behavioral health services into primary care through telehealth technologies. The five-year project aims to demonstrate how telehealth can improve healthcare service delivery, particularly in rural and underserved areas with limited medical infrastructure. The funding will support...