The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $11,791,215 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) to the Rural Health Resource Center in Duluth, Minnesota. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The funding will support policy-relevant research and technical assistance initiatives aimed at understanding and improving healthcare in rural communities. Key...
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 at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Ltd. (DHR Health) in Starr County, Texas. The program aims to address critical physician shortages, particularly in family medicine and...
This $2,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.155 - Rural Health Research Centers) will support the University of Montana in planning and developing new Rural Track Programs (RTPs) in Family Medicine with enhanced Obstetrical Training in the rural communities of Butte and Helena, Montana. The key objectives are to: 1) Establish two new ACGME-accredited RTPs, 2) Develop a sustainability plan to fund the programs through Medicare and Medicaid...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,250,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will support the development of a new rural residency program at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, IN. The project aims to enhance healthcare infrastructure and research capabilities in rural communities by funding the planning and...
This $749,978 federal Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will support the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in developing a new, sustainable Rural Track Program (RTP) in family medicine with a specialty focus on maternal health and obstetrics. The goal is to establish an ACGME-accredited RTP in El Dorado, Arkansas by 2025 that will begin training its first cohort of 4...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,499,918 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) to the South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, MS. The grant funding will support the development of a new rural residency program over a 3-year period from August 2024 to July 2027. The goal of the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program is to enhance healthcare access and delivery in...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will support the establishment of a new rural family medicine residency program. The program will be jointly developed and operated by the Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, Louisiana and the Claiborne Memorial Medical Center in Homer, Louisiana. The residency program aims to train...
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 Project Grant award of $2,250,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will fund the development of a new rural Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) residency training program (RTP) in partnership between the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UW Health) and the Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS). The program aims to address the shortage of OB/GYN providers in rural Wisconsin by...
This $2,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155), supports the establishment of a Rural Track Program (RTP) in Psychiatry by Corry Memorial Hospital (CMH) in collaboration with LECOM Health (LH). The key objectives are to: 1) Develop and accredit the RTP in Psychiatry by July 31, 2027, with a focus on producing physicians to practice in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,499,996 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) to Lakewood Health System, a non-profit rural healthcare organization in Staples, Minnesota. The purpose of this grant is to plan and develop a new Family Medicine Rural Track Program (RTP) at Lakewood Health System, in partnership with the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and the North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program. The RTP will focus on the maternal health and obstetrics pathway, aiming to increase the number of primary care physicians trained in rural areas and expand the rural healthcare workforce, particularly in underserved communities. Key objectives include building an ACGME-accredited RTP curriculum, ensuring program sustainability, and collaborating with other rural health education efforts in Minnesota. The project will be based in Staples, Minnesota and serve the surrounding rural counties. The grant has an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027.