National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Alexa Ofori
301.945.3986
aofori@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Kimberly Dews
301.443.0655
kdews@hrsa.gov

The National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program will award funding to a single entity to develop and maintain projects that will help support rural communities through a broad range of activities.

The grantee will be expected to work closely with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Program objectives include:

1. Identifying and educating rural stakeholders about national policy issues and promising practices for rural health
2. Maintaining projects that will help support engagement of rural communities in a broad range of activities
3. Facilitating partnerships and collaborations at the local, regional, state, and national levels to improve the exchange of information and promising practices that support rural health
4. Identifying and providing information to rural stakeholders about existing federal funding opportunities or other programs relating to health care in rural areas

Eligible applicants include:

• Public, private and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community-based organizations
• State governments, universities, colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and local governments or their bona fide agents
• Federally recognized tribal governments, tribes, and tribal organizations

Total funding available: $2,300,000
Number of awards: 1
Project period: 5 years

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.