The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGLFHC), a private non-profit community health center located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The grant funding will allow UGLFHC to expand healthcare services and hours of operation at its Ontonagon, Michigan service delivery site, which is...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 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) will support the Gogebic, Iron, and Vilas Network (GIVN) in planning a rural health network development project. The project aims to achieve cost efficiencies, expand access to quality healthcare, and improve the rural healthcare system in...
Wayne State University will receive $5.2 million over three years from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to launch the Community Health Worker Academy workforce development project. The project will certify 140 trainees as community health workers through comprehensive foundational and specialized trainings, and place them in registered apprenticeships and internships on integrated care teams. At least 60% of...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to the Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network, doing business as Honor Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Pontiac, Michigan. The grant funding will support a significant expansion of integrated primary care and behavioral health services for the organization's target patient population across the life...
The University of Michigan - Flint was awarded a $999,425 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to increase the number of nurses practicing in acute and long-term care facilities in the rural Thumb region of Michigan by expanding the university's accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. Key objectives include:...
The federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000.00 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 Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program delivered by the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc. (RHRCO), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The award provides technical assistance, strategic planning, and support services to rural hospitals and...
The Rangeley Region Health And Wellness Partnership received a $750,000 Project Grant award under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The award will support the Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program, which aims to enhance healthcare infrastructure and expand access to quality healthcare services in underserved rural...
This $1,200,000.00 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support the Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network, doing business as Honor Community Health, in Pontiac, Michigan. The funding will be used to expand behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, to underserved populations served by Honor Community Health's network of 20 primary care...
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...
The Wayne County Healthy Communities (WCHC) organization received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) to expand access to dental, primary care, and behavioral health services for underserved populations in the Hamtramck service area of Michigan. The two-year grant, effective from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, will enable WCHC to increase clinic hours, hire additional medical staff,...
RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING NETWORK PROGRAM - THE UPPER PENINSULA WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK (U.P. WIN) THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH (MCRH) 909 WILSON RD. B-218 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI 48824 STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH MCRH.MSU.EDU FEDERAL FUNDS AWARD AMOUNT REQUESTED - $1,443,813 WORKFORCE TRAINING TRACKS - #1 COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORT & #3 COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE JOHN BARNAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MCRH PHONE: (517) 432-9216 EMAIL: BARNAS@MSU.EDU ELISE BUR, PROJECT DIRECTOR PHONE: (906) 227-6356 EMAIL: EBUR@NMU.EDU TARGET SERVICE AREA: THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING 15 COUNTIES: ALGER, BARAGA, CHIPPEWA, DELTA, DICKINSON, GOGEBIC, HOUGHTON, IRON, KEWEENAW, LUCE, MACKINAC, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, ONTONAGON, AND SCHOOLCRAFT. NETWORK PARTNERS: THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, UPPER PENINSULA MICHIGAN WORKS, UPPER PENINSULA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, UPPER GREAT LAKES FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, UPPER PENINSULA HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS, EVERYDAY LIFE CONSULTING, UP HEALTH SYSTEM MARQUETTE SCHOOL OF EMT, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - BUREAU OF EMS, TRAUMA AND PREPAREDNESS. CAPACITY TO SERVE RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE UPPER PENINSULA WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK (U.P WIN) PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) AND COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE (CP) WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY EXPANDING AND EXTENDING THE REACH OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND RETENTION ACTIVITIES WITHIN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA (U.P.) REGION. U.P. WIN IS A NINE-PARTNER NETWORK ADDRESSING THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES OF CHWS AND CPS IN THE TARGET SERVICE AREAS. THE 15-COUNTY REGION PRIORITIZED FOR THIS PROJECT IS ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS AND IS ENTIRELY DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). U.P. WIN WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - DEVELOP AND EXPAND A COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE D ELIVERY MODEL IN THE U.P. THE INTENT IS TO CREATE A THRIVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PIPELINE FOR EMT COURSES WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPLYING THE STAFF NEEDED TO GROW AND SUSTAIN THE MODEL IN THE U.P.; - LEVERAGING EMT'S TO ADDRESS AT-RISK POPULATIONS, MANAGE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE IN-HOME, AND DECREASE HOSPITAL RE-ADMISSIONS, WHILE AVOIDING UNNECESSARY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. EMT'S WILL PROVIDE VALUE-BASED HEALTH SCREENINGS, POPULATION HEALTH RELATED WORK AND SERVICE REFERRALS THROUGH THIS INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE CARE DELIVERY MODEL; - INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS A RESULT OF INCREASING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER WORKFORCE IN THE REGION; - IDENTIFYING, EDUCATING, AND PROVIDING CROSS-TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; - DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MODEL. AS MICHIGAN'S STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, THE MCRH PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN RURAL HEALTH CARE BY ASSISTING IN THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA. THESE COLLABORATIONS AND ALLIANCES CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREAS OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY OF CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND DATA COORDINATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH BASED IN MARQUETTE, MI. FUNDING PREFERENCE: THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH IS REQUESTING A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON QUALIFICATION 1. THE ENTIRE UPPER PENINSULA REGION IS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). SEE ATTACHMENT 10 FOR MORE INFORMATION. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH IS REQUESTING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION BASED ON THE INCLUSION OF A SIGNED MOU FROM ALL U.P. WIN NETWORK PARTNERS INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT 11.