Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 12 084
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- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvemen.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 31, 2011 and posted on Aug 31, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 31, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,150,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- The lead applicant organization must be a rural, non profit or public entity that represents a consortium/network of three or more health care providers that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network. Organizations that have already received a Network Planning grant or a Rural Health Network Development grant are not eligible to apply for the same or a similar project. Faith based and community based organizations as well as Tribal Organizations are also eligible to apply for these funds. For profit or urban based organizations are not eligible to be the lead applicant but can participate in the network. Applicants to the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program must meet at least one of the three requirements listed below. Note A planning grant award will be made to only one member of the network who will be the grantee of record. All applicants that are eligible because they are in a rural census tract in an urban county must also provide their eligible census tract number. Failure to follow these criteria may result in an application being rejected. 1) The applicant s organizational headquarters must be a public or private nonprofit entity located in a designated rural county or a rural census track within an urban county. Applicants that are eligible because they are in a rural census tract of an urban area must also include the census tracts of the service areas, cities, counties, etc where the funds will be used. In addition to 50 States, applicants can be located in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Compact Free Association Jurisdictions of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia. 2) The applicant provides services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural areas. 3) The applicant is a Federally Recognized Tribal Government or Tribal Organization that provides health related services on reservations or in federally recognized Tribal service areas. Regardless of where the Tribal Government Headquarters is located the entity is eligible. Applications from organizations that do not meet one of the three criteria above will not be considered under the funding opportunity announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (HRSA-12-084) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to help rural communities organize and plan integrated health care networks. The core purpose is to bring together key parts of a rural health care delivery system, especially organizations that may not have partnered before, so they can jointly design a more coordinated local system of care. HRSA frames the intended outcomes around three main aims: achieving efficiencies by sharing or aligning functions across organizations, expanding access to essential services while improving coordination and quality, and strengthening the rural health system overall so it is more stable and responsive to community needs.
This program specifically funds planning work for one year, with the intent of helping networks move from an informal idea to an operational structure. For this grant, a "rural health network" is defined as an organizational arrangement made up of at least three separately owned health care providers that collaborate to improve how services are delivered in their community or region. A typical example might include a Critical Access Hospital, a Community Health Center, and a social services organization working together around a shared goal such as care coordination, shared staffing or administrative support, or ensuring patients can access a full continuum of care locally rather than traveling long distances. While the required core is three separately owned health care providers, networks are encouraged to include broader community partners when it strengthens the local system, such as mental health agencies, faith-based and charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, local government, and other social service providers.
Grant funds are meant to support foundational planning activities that build the structure and strategy of the network. HRSA highlights three major categories of allowable planning work. First, applicants may conduct community health and/or provider needs assessments, which can include designing and implementing an assessment, identifying the most critical needs threatening the viability of local providers, mapping additional partners who should be at the table, and identifying place-based initiatives that could help target and leverage resources. Second, applicants can develop business, operational, or strategic plans that move the network toward a functioning entity. This can involve creating formal partnership documents like MOUs or MOAs, drafting a shared mission statement, establishing a network board, creating bylaws, clarifying partner roles and responsibilities, setting priority areas with measurable goals and objectives, and beginning early network activities that communicate the network's value to the community, improve access to quality services, and support longer-term sustainability. Third, HRSA allows planning investments related to health information technology (health IT), such as hiring a consultant to conduct a health IT readiness assessment for the network, reflecting HRSA's view that health IT can improve quality, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness across the health system.
The opportunity anticipated making about 15 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1,150,000, and it does not require cost sharing or matching. Eligible applicants include a range of public and nonprofit entities, such as county, city/township, state, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations; and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education). A key requirement is that the lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit or public entity representing a consortium or network of three or more health care providers seeking assistance to plan, organize, and develop a health care network. Importantly, organizations that have already received a Network Planning grant or a Rural Health Network Development grant are not eligible to apply again for the same or a similar project, which is meant to keep the program focused on new or distinctly different network development efforts. Faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as tribal entities, are explicitly included as eligible applicants. For-profit or urban-based organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant, although they may participate as network partners.
Applicants must meet at least one of three eligibility pathways. The most common pathway is being headquartered as a public or private nonprofit entity in a designated rural county or in a rural census tract located within an urban county; applicants qualifying via rural census tract must provide the eligible census tract number and describe where funds will be used. Alternatively, an applicant can qualify by providing services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural areas. A third pathway is being a federally recognized tribal government or tribal organization providing health-related services on reservations or within federally recognized tribal service areas, regardless of where the headquarters is located. Only one member of the network can be the official grantee of record for the planning grant, even though the work is meant to be collaborative across the network.
Administrative details in the listing show the opportunity was posted August 31, 2011, with an application closing date of October 31, 2011, and it was later archived December 29, 2011. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.912, tied to rural health care services outreach, rural health network development, and small health care provider quality improvement activities. HRSA provides an online link for full announcement materials and directs applicants needing help accessing the announcement to the HRSA Call Center via email or phone.
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (HRSA-12-084) FAQs
What is the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (HRSA-12-084)?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intended to help rural communities organize and plan integrated health care networks. The program supports one year of planning work to help a network move from an informal concept to a more operational structure.
What is the main purpose of this planning grant?
The core purpose is to bring together key parts of a rural health care delivery system, especially organizations that may not have partnered before, so they can jointly design a more coordinated local system of care.
What outcomes is HRSA trying to achieve through this program?
HRSA describes three main aims: (1) achieving efficiencies by sharing or aligning functions across organizations, (2) expanding access to essential services while improving coordination and quality, and (3) strengthening the rural health system so it is more stable and responsive to community needs.
How long does the grant fund planning activities?
This opportunity funds planning work for one year.
What counts as a "rural health network" for this opportunity?
A rural health network is defined as an organizational arrangement made up of at least three separately owned health care providers that collaborate to improve how services are delivered in their community or region.
How many organizations are required to form an eligible network?
At minimum, the network must include three separately owned health care providers.
Do the three required network members have to be "health care providers" specifically?
Yes. The required core is at least three separately owned health care providers collaborating to improve service delivery. The opportunity also encourages adding broader community partners in addition to this core when it strengthens the network.
Can the network include organizations beyond health care providers?
Yes. While the required core is three separately owned health care providers, networks are encouraged to include broader community partners when it strengthens the local system. Examples mentioned include mental health agencies, faith-based and charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, local government, and other social service providers.
What is an example of an eligible network partnership?
A typical example described is a Critical Access Hospital, a Community Health Center, and a social services organization working together around shared goals such as care coordination, shared staffing or administrative support, or improving access to a full continuum of care locally.
What types of activities can grant funds support?
Grant funds are meant to support foundational planning activities that build the structure and strategy of the network. HRSA highlights three major categories of allowable planning work: needs assessments, business/operational/strategic planning, and health information technology (health IT) planning investments.
What needs assessment activities are allowed?
Allowable needs assessment activities include conducting community health and/or provider needs assessments; designing and implementing an assessment; identifying critical needs threatening the viability of local providers; mapping additional partners who should participate; and identifying place-based initiatives that could help target and leverage resources.
What planning and organizational development activities are allowed?
Applicants may develop business, operational, or strategic plans that move the network toward becoming a functioning entity. Examples include creating partnership documents (MOUs or MOAs), drafting a shared mission statement, establishing a network board, creating bylaws, clarifying partner roles and responsibilities, and setting priority areas with measurable goals and objectives.
Can the network start early activities during the planning year?
Yes. HRSA describes early network activities that communicate the network's value to the community, improve access to quality services, and support longer-term sustainability as part of the planning work that can be initiated.
Is health information technology (health IT) planning an allowable use of funds?
Yes. HRSA allows planning investments related to health IT, such as hiring a consultant to conduct a health IT readiness assessment for the network.
Why does HRSA emphasize health IT planning in this opportunity?
The announcement reflects HRSA's view that health IT can improve quality, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness across the health system.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipated making about 15 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount for this grant opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,150,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching.
Who is eligible to apply as the lead applicant?
Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit entities such as county, city/township, state, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations; and 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education).
Are faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations are explicitly included as eligible applicants.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations are listed as eligible applicants, and tribal entities are explicitly included.
Can a for-profit organization apply as the lead applicant?
No. For-profit organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant, although they may participate as network partners.
Can an urban-based organization apply as the lead applicant?
No. Urban-based organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant, although they may participate as network partners.
What is required of the lead applicant beyond basic organizational eligibility?
The lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit or public entity representing a consortium or network of three or more health care providers seeking assistance to plan, organize, and develop a health care network.
Can more than one network member be the official grantee of record?
No. Only one member of the network can be the official grantee of record for the planning grant, even though the work is intended to be collaborative.
What are the three eligibility pathways an applicant must meet?
Applicants must meet at least one of three pathways: (1) be headquartered as a public or private nonprofit entity in a designated rural county or in a rural census tract located within an urban county; (2) provide services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural areas; or (3) be a federally recognized tribal government or tribal organization providing health-related services on reservations or within federally recognized tribal service areas, regardless of headquarters location.
If an applicant qualifies using a rural census tract in an urban county, is additional information required?
Yes. Applicants qualifying via a rural census tract must provide the eligible census tract number and describe where funds will be used.
Can an organization qualify if it serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers?
Yes. One eligibility pathway is providing services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural areas.
How does the tribal eligibility pathway work?
An applicant can qualify by being a federally recognized tribal government or tribal organization providing health-related services on reservations or within federally recognized tribal service areas. Under this pathway, eligibility applies regardless of where the headquarters is located.
Are past recipients of certain HRSA network grants eligible to apply?
No. Organizations that have already received a Network Planning grant or a Rural Health Network Development grant are not eligible to apply again for the same or a similar project, as described in the opportunity.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.912.
What types of activities does CFDA 93.912 relate to in the description provided?
In the listing, CFDA 93.912 is tied to rural health care services outreach, rural health network development, and small health care provider quality improvement activities.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted August 31, 2011, and the application closing date was October 31, 2011.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The listing notes it was archived December 29, 2011.
Where can applicants find the full announcement materials?
HRSA provides an online link for full announcement materials in the listing.
Who should applicants contact if they need help accessing the announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the announcement are directed to the HRSA Call Center via email or phone.
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