Project Grant H79TI086756
- The South Dakota Department of Health received a $378.96 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program (CFDA 93.798) awarded on December 29, 2025, with a completion date of October 30, 2030. This award is part of a larger $1 billion five-year initiative to address healthcare access challenges in South Dakota's rural and frontier communities through strategic investments in health infrastructure...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota State University's College of Nursing received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2029. This Workforce Expansion Program, titled "Growing Underserved Communities Through Innovation, Development, and Education for...
- South Dakota Lifespan Respite Enhancement Grant Summary The South Dakota Department of Human Services received a $595,596 Cooperative Agreement award from the Administration on Aging under the Lifespan Respite Care Program (CFDA 93.072), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. This three-year grant supports the development and implementation of a tested framework for training and expanding the respite provider workforce across South Dakota to address service gaps created by the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The South Dakota Department of Public Safety received a $199,975 Project Grant award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program (CFDA 16.070) administered by the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program. This award funds the delivery and expansion of mental health and wellness services for South Dakota Highway Patrol (SDHP) employees and their families through...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Avera Sacred Heart Hospital received a $796,892 project grant awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912). The award funds "Yankton's BEST (Behavioral Health Experiential Student Training)," a multi-sector consortium project developed in partnership with Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $132,000 ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities to the Hot Springs Ambulance Service of Hot Springs, South Dakota. The two-year project grant funding will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). Specifically, the grant will aid the Hot...
- The South Dakota Department of Public Safety received a $3,237,812.98 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) on July 17, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This Formula Grant program supports and improves emergency management capabilities across the state. Through the grant, the Department of Public Safety allocates funding to sub-grantees like county and municipal governments in South Dakota to conduct emergency planning, training, equipment purchases, and other...
- The AR Delta Advance Emergency Medical Services Training Initiative is a $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development) to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), a non-profit healthcare consortium. The grant aims to address critical workforce shortages in the emergency medical services (EMS) sector by bringing together non-profit, education, healthcare, economic, workforce development, and industry stakeholders within the EMS...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Avera Health received a $2,841,189 Project Grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359). The award supports the RETAIN-RNs (Workforce Expansion Program) initiative through September 29, 2029, which addresses South Dakota's critical nursing workforce shortage in rural acute and long-term care settings....
- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received an $800,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to address suicide prevention and support for victims of domestic violence under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program. The Tribe will use telehealth and other approaches to expand access to behavioral health services for those in crisis and at risk of suicide or domestic violence. Key activities...
EXPANDING EMS WORKFORCE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA - RURAL WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA HAS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS). THE PURPOSED PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THIS SHORTAGE BY TRAINING 100 NEW EMTS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THE REGION IS SPARSELY POPULATED, OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT EMTS TO RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS) ARE RARE, BUT NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO CEUS FOR 550 RURAL EMTS. TRIPP COUNTY WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES FOR RESPONDING TO OPIOID OVERDOSES AND ESTABLISHING LINKAGES TO CARE. AS A RESULT, THESE ACTIVITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN RURAL SOUTH DAKOTA. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED AS A RESULT OF THIS GRANT: 650
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($8k) | 7/30/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $19.9k | 9/21/23 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/31/23 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/31/23 |