Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 15 036
Apply for HRSA 15 036
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Health Network Development Planning 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 Nov 3, 2014 and posted on Nov 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 9, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- i. The lead applicant organization must be a rural non profit or rural public entity that represents a consortium/network of three or more health care providers. Federally recognized tribal entities are eligible to apply as long as they are located in a rural area. The applicant organization must be located in a non metropolitan county or in a rural census tract of a metropolitan county, and all services must be provided in a non metropolitan county or rural census tract. If the applicant organization is owned by or affiliated with an urban entity or health care system, the rural component may still apply as long as the rural entity has its own Employer Identification Number (EIN) and can directly receive and administer the grant funds in the rural area. The rural entity must be responsible for the planning, program management, financial management, and decision making of the project, and the urban parent organization must assure the ORHP in writing that, for the grant, they will exert no control over or demand collaboration with the rural entity. This letter must be included in Attachment 10.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA 15-036) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration designed to help rural communities build the groundwork for an integrated health care network, especially in places where local providers have not previously worked together through a formal collaboration. The central idea is that small rural providers often face staffing shortages, limited specialty coverage, tight budgets, and rapidly changing payment and care-delivery expectations. By planning and organizing as a network, separate organizations can align strategies, share resources, reduce duplication, and tackle regional health needs more effectively than any one provider could alone.
The program specifically funds a one-year planning effort that helps a new or early-stage consortium move from informal relationships to a more coordinated structure. Planning is meant to establish the network's foundational infrastructure, including how partners will collaborate, how decisions will be made, how finances and operations will be managed, and what shared priorities the group will pursue. The planning process is expected to focus members around concrete local or regional community health needs while also preparing rural providers to operate in a health system that is shifting from volume-based care (more services) to value-based care (better outcomes, quality, and coordination).
Program goals emphasize three broad outcomes: improving efficiency, expanding and coordinating access to essential services while improving quality, and strengthening the rural health system overall. In practical terms, the program encourages networks to create the relationships and planning products that make future collaboration possible, such as shared care coordination approaches, service integration concepts, regional referral pathways, or joint quality improvement strategies. The intent is not simply partnership for partnership's sake, but a deliberate, structured plan that positions rural organizations to deliver better coordinated care and operate more sustainably.
Funding is expected to support about 15 awards nationwide, with an estimated total program funding level of $1,500,000. Individual awards are capped at $100,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.912 (Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement), reflecting its role in strengthening rural health delivery through collaboration and system development.
Eligibility is centered on rural leadership and rural benefit. The lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit organization or a rural public entity that represents a consortium or network of three or more health care providers. Federally recognized tribal entities located in rural areas may apply as well. The applicant organization must be located in a non-metropolitan county or in a rural census tract of a metropolitan county, and the services supported through the project must be delivered in non-metropolitan counties or rural census tracts. If the applicant is affiliated with or owned by an urban entity or health system, the rural component can still apply as long as it has its own Employer Identification Number (EIN), can directly receive and administer grant funds in the rural area, and retains full responsibility for planning, program management, financial management, and decision-making. In that situation, the urban parent organization must provide written assurance to HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy that it will not control the rural grantee or require collaboration as a condition of the grant, and that letter must be included as a required attachment.
Key administrative details include the original posting date of November 3, 2014, and an application deadline of January 9, 2015 (the notice is archived as of March 17, 2015). Applicants who needed help accessing the full announcement were directed to the HRSA Grants Application Center, with a listed contact person (Amber Berrian) for assistance.
Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA 15-036) - FAQs
1) What is the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA 15-036)?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intended to help rural communities lay the groundwork for an integrated health care network. It is aimed especially at places where local providers have not previously worked together through a formal collaboration.
2) What problem is this program trying to solve in rural communities?
The program is designed for the realities many small rural providers face, including staffing shortages, limited specialty coverage, tight budgets, and rapidly changing payment and care-delivery expectations. The planning grant supports providers in organizing as a network so they can align strategies, share resources, reduce duplication, and address regional health needs more effectively than a single organization could on its own.
3) What does the grant actually fund?
It funds a one-year planning effort for a new or early-stage consortium. The focus is on moving from informal relationships to a coordinated structure by establishing foundational infrastructure for the network, such as collaboration methods, decision-making processes, and approaches to financial and operational management, along with shared priorities.
4) How long is the funded project period?
The opportunity supports a one-year planning project.
5) Is this funding meant for direct service delivery or for planning?
Based on the description provided, the opportunity is specifically for planning and organizing the network infrastructure and planning products that make future collaboration possible, rather than simply forming partnerships without a structured plan.
6) What kinds of planning topics are expected to be covered?
The planning process is expected to establish the network's foundational infrastructure, including how partners will collaborate, how decisions will be made, how finances and operations will be managed, and what shared priorities the group will pursue. The planning is expected to focus members around concrete local or regional community health needs.
7) How does the program relate to value-based care?
The planning effort is intended to help rural providers prepare for a health system shifting from volume-based care (more services) to value-based care (better outcomes, quality, and coordination).
8) What are the main goals of the program?
The program emphasizes three broad outcomes: improving efficiency, expanding and coordinating access to essential services while improving quality, and strengthening the rural health system overall.
9) What are examples of planning products or collaboration concepts the program encourages?
The program encourages networks to create relationships and planning products that make future collaboration possible. Examples mentioned include shared care coordination approaches, service integration concepts, regional referral pathways, and joint quality improvement strategies.
10) How many awards are expected and what is the total funding level?
Funding is expected to support about 15 awards nationwide, with an estimated total program funding level of $1,500,000.
11) What is the maximum award amount?
Individual awards are capped at $100,000.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
13) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.912 (Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement).
14) Who is eligible to apply as the lead applicant?
The lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit organization or a rural public entity that represents a consortium or network of three or more health care providers. Federally recognized tribal entities located in rural areas may apply as well.
15) How many providers must be in the consortium or network?
The consortium or network must include three or more health care providers.
16) What does the program mean by rural eligibility for the applicant organization?
The applicant organization must be located in a non-metropolitan county or in a rural census tract of a metropolitan county.
17) Where must the supported services be delivered?
The services supported through the project must be delivered in non-metropolitan counties or rural census tracts.
18) Can a rural organization affiliated with an urban health system apply?
Yes, a rural component can still apply if it is affiliated with or owned by an urban entity or health system, as long as it has its own Employer Identification Number (EIN), can directly receive and administer grant funds in the rural area, and retains full responsibility for planning, program management, financial management, and decision-making.
19) What additional requirement applies if the applicant is affiliated with or owned by an urban entity?
The urban parent organization must provide written assurance to HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy that it will not control the rural grantee or require collaboration as a condition of the grant. That letter must be included as a required attachment.
20) When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The original posting date was November 3, 2014, and the application deadline was January 9, 2015.
21) Is the funding notice still active?
The notice is described as archived as of March 17, 2015.
22) Where were applicants directed for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants who needed help were directed to the HRSA Grants Application Center.
23) Who was listed as a contact for assistance?
A contact person named Amber Berrian was listed for assistance through the HRSA Grants Application Center.
24) What is the overarching intent behind forming a rural health network under this program?
The intent is to create a deliberate, structured plan that positions rural organizations to deliver better coordinated care and operate more sustainably, rather than partnering without clear governance, priorities, and operational foundations.
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