The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,423,985 Project Grant under the Telehealth Programs (CFDA 93.211) to Medical Care Development, Inc. (MCD), a non-profit public health institute, and sub-recipient Dartmouth Health, an academic medical center. The funding will establish the Northern New England - Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program (NNE-TCLP) to serve rural providers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), aims to enhance healthcare delivery in rural Maine communities. The $499,944 award to Medical Care Development Inc. (MCD) and the Maine Seacoast Mission (MSM) will fund the "Seacoast Care...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will support the "Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program" implemented by the Rangeley Region Health And Wellness Partnership. The key objectives of the 3-year project are to: 1) Expand the...
This $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program (CFDA 93.912) supports a Community Paramedicine and Health Worker Program in Laconia, New Hampshire. The program aims to increase preventative care access for underserved populations, such as older adults and...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) to Healthy Acadia, a non-profit community health organization in Ellsworth, Maine. The 3-year grant, titled "The HEART Project," will fund efforts to: 1) expand a regional healthcare consortium; 2) create...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will support the Graduate Medical Education Consortium Of Southwest Virginia in Wytheville, VA. The funding will be used to enhance healthcare delivery in rural communities through network development,...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $1,250,000 and provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), supports the expansion of the Littleton Regional Healthcare Mobile Integrated Healthcare (LRH-MIH) program in New Hampshire's Northern Border region. The LRH-MIH program...
This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The award will fund Healthy Acadia, a non-profit community health organization in Ellsworth, Maine, to deliver rural health network development planning services over the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The program aims to enhance...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) provides $167,334 to the Maine Rural GME Education (MERGE) Collaborative, a community-based organization led by MaineHealth, to improve rural maternal care access. The project aims to create a new rural obstetrics education consortium to develop an innovative...
The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College was awarded a $1,750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, will support policy-relevant research, technical assistance, and innovative healthcare initiatives aimed at improving health services and outcomes in rural...
This Project Grant award of $417,764 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) supports the Rural Northern Maine Respiratory Therapy Program (RNMRTP).
The goals of the RNMRTP are to increase the availability of respiratory therapy (RT) services in rural northern Maine, support the Kennebec Valley Community College's (KVCC) accredited RT program through a hybrid remote and in-person model, and implement an outreach and recruitment program to educate diverse and underserved populations about the RT profession. The project will recruit and train individuals to become Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) who will then be hired and retained in rural healthcare settings. Additionally, the award will provide a Student Success Navigator to support participating students and help them overcome barriers to their education.
The sub-award to KVCC of an undisclosed amount will support respiratory therapy training for 8 students and academic advising for new and continuing RNMRTP participants.