Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Community Education Group, Inc. received a $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The award supports the development of the West Virginia Rural Health Network, which will serve 22 rural counties across West Virginia and focus on addressing substance use disorder (SUD), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) within historically marginalized and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations in the region.

The planning grant will facilitate the establishment of an integrated rural health care network designed to overcome structural and systemic barriers affecting service delivery in rural Appalachia, including limited access to healthcare providers, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and stigma associated with behavioral health services. As a Black American-owned nonprofit organization with extensive experience in health disparities reduction and community health initiatives, Community Education Group will develop collaborative strategies to strengthen the local health system's capacity to expand access to and coordinate SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services alongside HIV and HCV prevention and screening activities across the designated service region.