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Delta Health Systems Implementation Program

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.912
Sponsors
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Mar 20, 2025
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Suzanne Snyder, MSW
301.443.0178
RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Eric Brown
301.945.9844
ebrown@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

HRSA contact center:
877.464.4772
TTY: 877.897.9910
HRSA contact page

Purpose

The Delta Health Systems Implementation Program will provide funding to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of rural healthcare organizations and allow for increased access to care in rural communities of the Delta region.

Focus areas:

  • Financial and operational improvements
  • Implementation of quality improvement initiatives
  • Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements
  • Workforce recruitment and retention initiatives

Project examples:

  • Financial and Operational:
    • Developing new service lines
    • Increasing inpatient and swing bed volume
    • Increasing outpatient services
    • Implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, and optimizing emergency department operations
  • Quality:
    • Reducing readmissions
    • Improving transitions of care and discharge planning
    • Implementing performance measurement systems
    • Clinical documentation integrity training
    • Utilizing data analytics
  • Telehealth:
    • Expanding telehealth services
    • Enhancing cybersecurity
  • Workforce:
    • Recruitment initiatives
    • Implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency
    • Simulation training for clinicians
    • Leadership training (such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction)
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, community based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations within the Delta region.

Types of eligible organizations:

  • Public institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status
  • For-profit organizations, including small businesses
  • State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and the freely associated states (includes state health departments)
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
Geographic coverage
252 counties and parishes within the 8 state Delta region
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $400,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 5
Estimated total program funding: $2,000,000

Application process

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

Applicant webinar
January 8, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Call-in number: 833.568.8864
Meeting ID: 1604374049
Passcode: 37183891

Tagged as
Access · Delta Region · Emergency department and urgent care services · Emergency preparedness and response · Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Alabama · Arkansas · Illinois · Kentucky · Louisiana · Mississippi · Missouri · Tennessee

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