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Rural Health Network Development Program

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Network Development Program supports rural integrated healthcare networks who work together to address the healthcare needs of their rural communities.

Featured Network Development Awardees

The Rural Monitor features the accomplishments of Network Development awardees in these Grants in Motion articles:

Increasing Knowledge of Palliative Care in South Dakota
November 16, 2022
A Network Development Planning and Network Development awardee works to increase knowledge of palliative care among rural healthcare professionals, nursing students, and community members.

CHWs At Work: Making a Difference for Oklahoma's Marshallese Community
March 17, 2021
Through support from the Network Development Program, community health workers provides intentional outreach to a rural area's Hispanic and Marshallese communities.

Mobile Telehealth Units and Care Coordinators Improve Emergency Care Services for Rural Arizona Patients
August 7, 2019
This Network Development awardee uses care coordination and mobile telehealth units to meet patients’ healthcare needs.

Vermont Care Network Advocates for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Agencies
March 1, 2017
Through Outreach and Network Development Program awards, this awardee provides access to behavioral health and developmental disability services.

Programs funded by the Network Development Program are also featured in the Rural Health Models and Innovations section:

Network Development Program Awardee Sourcebooks and Directories

These awardee sourcebooks include results and impacts of funded programs:

These awardee directories share summaries of funding awarded and initial project information:

Funding Summary

For information about the most recent application cycle for this program, see the funding summary in our Online Library.

Program Contact

For more information about this program, contact:
Maribel Nunez
Email: mnunez@hrsa.gov
Phone: 301-443-0466