Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration

Rural Residency Planning and Development Program
Grants to expand access to healthcare in rural areas by developing new sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). The program will provide start-up funding to create rural residency programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

National Telehealth Resource Center Program
Supports the establishment and development of 2 National Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) that provide technical assistance to 12 Regional TRCs with a focus on telehealth policy and technology.

Regional Telehealth Resource Center Program
Supports the establishment and development of 12 Regional Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) that provide support to healthcare organizations, networks, and providers for telehealth implementation and training for rural areas, frontier communities, and medically underserved areas, as well as for medically underserved populations.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways
Grants to create innovative new youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral healthcare support programs while also offering career pathway opportunities in rural communities.

Telehealth Rapid Response Center Grant
Funding for the Telehealth Rapid Response Center which will conduct rapid telehealth data analyses and short-term, issue-specific telehealth research studies to provide stakeholders and the public with resources to understand the impact of telehealth policies and regulations. It will also provide information to improve telehealth access for underserved populations in the United States.

Telehealth Research Center
Funding for a Telehealth Research Center to conduct clinically informed and policy-relevant health services research to expand the evidence base for telehealth services.

Rural Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Planning and Development Grant
Grant funding to supports organization in the development or expansion of sustainable PACE programs to improve delivery of comprehensive medical and social services tailored to the needs of elderly individuals in rural areas

Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (RMOMS)
Funding to provide support to establish innovative, collaborative rural obstetric networks to improve maternity care and access to care in rural communities.

Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program
Facilitates access to capital funding and reduces financing costs for health centers by guaranteeing up to 80% of financing needed to support capital infrastructure projects.

HRSA Look-Alike Initial Designation and Technical Assistance
Resources to assist organizations in the application for Look-Alike Initial Designation under the Health Center Program.