Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 13 153
Apply for HRSA 13 153
- 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 13, 2012 and posted on Aug 16, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- 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. To ascertain rural eligibility, please refer to http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/RuralAdvisor/ and enter the applicant organization s State and County. To identify the Census tract where your organization is located, visit the webpage at http://www.ffiec.gov/Geocode/default.aspx and enter your address, PO Boxes cannot be used to identify eligible Census Tracts. The applicant organization s county name must be entered on the SF 424 Face Page in Box 8, Section d. Address. If the applicant is eligible by census tract the census tract number must also be included next to the county name. Faith based and community based organizations as well as Tribal Organizations are 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. 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. 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 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. Applications from organizations that do not meet the criteria above will not be considered under the funding opportunity announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA-13-153) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to help rural communities build stronger, more coordinated local health care systems. The program funds a one-year planning period where rural organizations can bring together multiple health care providers, often for the first time, to design an integrated health network that can improve how care is delivered across a community or region. The overall intent is to help rural areas achieve operational efficiencies, expand access to essential services, improve care coordination and quality, and strengthen the rural health care system in a sustainable way.
At the center of the program is the idea of a "rural health network," which HRSA defines as an organizational arrangement among at least three separately owned health care providers that collaborate to improve local health services delivery. A typical example might be a critical access hospital, a community health center, and another provider or community organization aligning around a shared goal like care coordination, chronic disease management, or ensuring patients can access a full continuum of services locally. While the network must include at least three separate health care providers, the broader collaboration can also include a wide range of community partners such as social service agencies, faith-based organizations, mental health agencies, charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, and local government agencies, as long as they contribute to improving the community health care system.
The grant is specifically meant for planning rather than full implementation, with the goal of helping networks become operational by the end of the project period. Funded activities can include conducting community and/or provider needs assessments to better understand local health gaps and operational challenges. This may involve developing and carrying out a formal needs assessment, identifying the most critical issues affecting the viability of network partners, mapping and recruiting additional potential collaborators in the community or region, and identifying place-based initiatives where aligning resources could help leverage other investments.
Another major focus is building the structure needed to operate as a functioning network. Applicants can use the planning year to develop business, operational, or strategic plans and to complete core organizational development steps such as drafting and signing MOAs or MOUs, creating a shared mission statement, establishing a network governing board, writing bylaws, and clearly defining partner roles and responsibilities. Networks are also expected to set priority areas, goals, and objectives, and they may begin early network activities that help demonstrate community benefit, increase access to quality services, and move toward long-term sustainability.
The program also allows limited Health Information Technology-related planning support, particularly through hiring a consultant to perform a network HIT readiness assessment. This is intended to help partners evaluate their capacity for shared data systems, interoperability needs, and other technology considerations that affect coordination of care and network operations.
Eligibility is centered on rural status and collaborative structure. The lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit or public entity that represents a consortium or network of three or more health care providers. Rural eligibility is determined using HRSA tools, including the HRSA Rural Advisor for county-based eligibility and FFIEC geocoding for census-tract eligibility; applicants eligible due to being located in a rural census tract within an urban county must document the relevant census tract information, including where services will be delivered. Faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as tribal organizations, are eligible to apply. For-profit or urban-based organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant, though they may participate as network partners. Organizations that have already received a Network Planning grant or a Rural Health Network Development grant cannot apply for the same or a similar project.
Administratively, the opportunity is a grant (not a cooperative agreement) with an expected 15 awards and no cost-sharing or matching requirement. It is listed under CFDA 93.912 (Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement). The posting date was August 16, 2012, with an original and current closing date of October 15, 2012, and an archive date of December 13, 2012. The funding notice does not specify award floor or ceiling amounts in the provided data fields. Eligible applicants may be located in any of the 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Compact of Free Association jurisdictions (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia).
For access issues or general assistance, HRSA directs applicants to the HRSA Call Center (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV, 877-464-4772).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA-13-153)
What is the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (HRSA-13-153)?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intended to help rural communities build stronger, more coordinated local health care systems. It funds a one-year planning period for rural organizations to come together and design an integrated rural health network.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The grant supports planning work that helps rural areas improve how care is delivered across a community or region. The intent is to help rural communities move toward operational efficiencies, expanded access to essential services, improved care coordination and quality, and a stronger, sustainable rural health care system.
Is this funding meant for planning or for full implementation?
This opportunity is specifically meant for planning rather than full implementation. The goal is to support a one-year planning period that positions a network to become operational by the end of the project period.
How long is the project period?
The program funds a one-year planning period.
What does HRSA mean by a "rural health network"?
HRSA defines a rural health network as an organizational arrangement among at least three separately owned health care providers that collaborate to improve local health services delivery.
How many providers must be part of the network?
The network must include at least three separately owned health care providers.
Can the network include partners beyond health care providers?
Yes. While the required core is three separately owned health care providers, the broader collaboration can also include community partners such as social service agencies, faith-based organizations, mental health agencies, charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, and local government agencies, as long as they contribute to improving the community health care system.
What are examples of network partners HRSA envisions?
An example described is a critical access hospital, a community health center, and another provider or community organization working together around a shared goal such as care coordination, chronic disease management, or ensuring patients can access a full continuum of services locally.
Who is eligible to be the lead applicant?
The lead applicant must be a rural nonprofit or public entity that represents a consortium or network of three or more health care providers.
Are faith-based and community-based organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply, as long as the lead applicant meets the rural nonprofit or public entity requirement and represents the required provider network structure.
Are tribal organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
Can a for-profit organization be the lead applicant?
No. For-profit organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant for this opportunity, though they may participate as network partners.
Can an urban-based organization be the lead applicant?
No. Urban-based organizations cannot serve as the lead applicant, though they may participate as network partners.
How is rural eligibility determined?
Rural eligibility is determined using HRSA tools, including the HRSA Rural Advisor for county-based eligibility and FFIEC geocoding for census-tract eligibility.
What if an applicant is in a rural census tract within an urban county?
If eligibility is based on being located in a rural census tract within an urban county, the applicant must document the relevant census tract information, including where services will be delivered.
What kinds of planning activities can this grant support?
Supported planning activities include conducting community and/or provider needs assessments, identifying critical issues affecting network partner viability, mapping and recruiting additional collaborators, and identifying place-based initiatives where aligned resources could leverage other investments.
Does the program allow a formal needs assessment?
Yes. Funded planning work may include developing and carrying out a formal needs assessment to understand local health gaps and operational challenges.
Can funds be used to recruit additional partners?
Yes. The planning period may include mapping and recruiting additional potential collaborators in the community or region.
What organizational development work can be done during the planning year?
Applicants can use the planning year to develop business, operational, or strategic plans and complete core organizational development steps such as drafting and signing MOAs or MOUs, creating a shared mission statement, establishing a network governing board, writing bylaws, and defining partner roles and responsibilities.
Are networks expected to set priorities and goals?
Yes. Networks are expected to set priority areas, goals, and objectives as part of becoming a functioning network.
Can the network start any early activities during the planning period?
Yes. Networks may begin early network activities that demonstrate community benefit, increase access to quality services, and move toward long-term sustainability, while the primary purpose remains planning.
Is Health Information Technology (HIT) included in allowable planning activities?
Yes, in a limited way. The program allows limited HIT-related planning support, particularly hiring a consultant to perform a network HIT readiness assessment.
What is the purpose of the HIT readiness assessment?
It is intended to help partners evaluate their capacity for shared data systems, interoperability needs, and other technology considerations that affect coordination of care and network operations.
Is this award a grant or a cooperative agreement?
This opportunity is a grant, not a cooperative agreement.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards were expected?
The funding notice indicates an expected 15 awards.
Does the notice specify a minimum or maximum award amount?
In the provided data fields, the funding notice does not specify award floor or ceiling amounts.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.912 (Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement).
Who cannot apply due to prior funding?
Organizations that have already received a Network Planning grant or a Rural Health Network Development grant cannot apply for the same or a similar project.
Where can eligible applicants be located?
Eligible applicants may be located in any of the 50 states and also Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Compact of Free Association jurisdictions (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia).
What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The posting date was August 16, 2012. The original and current closing date was October 15, 2012. The archive date was December 13, 2012.
Who can applicants contact for access issues or general assistance?
HRSA directs applicants to the HRSA Call Center at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or 877-464-4772.
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