Project Grant UU855816
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Georgia Department of Community Health a $1.427 billion cooperative agreement on December 29, 2025, under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798) to execute the Georgia Rural Enhancement and Transformation of Health (GREAT HEALTH) program over five years through October 30, 2030. The program delivers five core initiatives to transform rural healthcare delivery and access in Georgia. The first initiative prepares rural...
- The Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded the Department of Community Health Georgia (operating as the State Office of Rural Health) $1,473,729 on July 1, 2026, under the Grants to States for Loan Repayment program (CFDA 93.165). The recipient operates an educational loan repayment program for eligible healthcare professionals—physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health professionals, registered nurses, and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Augusta University $999,999 on September 30, 2026, under the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (CFDA 93.912, Rural Healthcare Services Programs). Augusta University will implement the Georgia Maternal and Infant Health Access, Protection and Support (GMAPS) project, establishing a sustainable formal obstetric health services network and improving maternal and infant...
- The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Southwest Georgia Healthcare Clinics, Inc. $1.3 million under the Health Center Program – New Access Points (HRSA-25-085) on August 1, 2026, to expand primary health care service delivery in medically underserved rural counties in southwest Georgia. Southwest Georgia Healthcare Clinics, Inc. is a private not-for-profit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) established in 2015 and designated FQHC-LA in 2018. The...
- This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau was provided to Tift Regional Health System, Inc., a non-profit hospital organization located in Tifton, Georgia. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to fund healthcare facility construction, with a targeted completion date of September 29, 2027. The funding is intended to support Tift Regional...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to the Georgia Health Information Network, Inc. on May 9, 2023 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funds will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. The grant has a completion date of May 9, 2025 and will be carried out by the Georgia Health Information Network, Inc., a...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded the University of West Georgia $1.9 million under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) on September 30, 2025. The University of West Georgia will support 70 nursing trainees from the university and West Georgia Technical College to increase the nursing workforce in rural and underserved Carroll and Haralson Counties,...
- The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (NACHC) $16 million on August 1, 2026, under the National Technical Assistance Programs (NTAPs) cooperative agreement (CFDA 93.129) to serve as the national technical assistance and coordination center. NACHC will develop and deliver technical assistance to existing and potential health centers through multiple channels: expanding technical assistance materials on the Health Center...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Hospital Authority of Randolph County received a $4.0 million Project Grant awarded on June 30, 2025, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant supports the renovation and restoration of essential healthcare infrastructure at the Randolph County Hospital (formerly Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center) in Cuthbert, Georgia, which has...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $379,048 to East Georgia Healthcare Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, on September 23, 2025, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to support telemedicine delivery in rural areas. The award funds telemedicine infrastructure and services at the recipient's location in Swainsboro, Georgia, with a period of performance through September 23, 2027. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, through its Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, awarded Georgia State University $4.2 million on September 1, 2026, to deliver the Rural Network and Direct Services Technical Assistance Program under CFDA 93.912 (Rural Healthcare Services Programs). The award funds the Georgia Health Policy Center Rural Community Health Technical Assistance Program (GHPC RCH TA), which will provide comprehensive, evidence-informed technical assistance to rural community-based organizations, providers, networks, tribal organizations, and other rural stakeholders to strengthen capacity and improve health care access, service delivery, and health outcomes across rural United States communities. Core services include tailored one-on-one technical assistance; structured training and learning opportunities such as webinars and learning collaboratives; peer-to-peer learning; site visits; and development and dissemination of practical tools and resources. Technical assistance will support leadership development, organizational capacity building, program implementation, partnership development, data-informed decision-making, and sustainability planning. The program serves current and future recipients of FORHP programs and addresses rural health challenges including limited access to health care services, workforce shortages, economic hardship, higher poverty rates, lower educational attainment, lower rates of employer-sponsored health insurance, higher chronic disease and obesity rates, and larger proportions of older adults compared with urban populations. Performance occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.2m | 8/27/26 |