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Rural Health Network Development Planning Program

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Network Development Planning Program provides one year of support for the planning and development of rural integrated healthcare networks.

Featured Network Development Planning Awardees

This video features a transportation program that grew out of an initial transportation needs assessment. It is also featured in 2020 Rural Monitor article listed below:

Increasing Knowledge of Palliative Care in South Dakota
August 9, 2023
A volunteer driver program that provides transportation to mobility-challenged clients in rural Missouri.

The Rural Monitor features the accomplishments of Network Development Planning 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.

Federal Funding for Rural Health: Supporting Planning and Development Around a Regional Transportation Need
December 9, 2020
Features a transportation program in rural Missouri that grew out of a Network Development Planning awardee’s assessment of the region’s transportation needs.

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

Network Development Planning 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:
Nkemakolem Osian
Email: nosian@hrsa.gov
Call: 301-443-2751