Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration

Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for eligible clinicians who provide pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent behavioral healthcare including substance use disorder prevention and treatment services. In exchange for loan repayment, participants agree to 3 years of full-time service at an approved site including American Indian health facilities, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, schools, and public health departments, among others.

Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Site Activation
Apply to be an approved Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program site to receive assistance with recruitment and retention of qualified pediatric clinicians.

340B Drug Pricing Program
Allows certain facilities, such as Critical Access Hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers and FQHC look-alikes, to purchase prescription and non-prescription medications at reduced cost.

Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
Funding for a single entity to provide data support to rural maternal healthcare networks to assist efforts to improve maternal health care at the community, regional, and national levels.

Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program
Funding for a single entity to provide technical assistance to help rural healthcare organizations located in the rural counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission with planning and implementing healthcare service improvements.

Medical Student Education Program
Grants for public medical schools to expand or support education for medical students preparing to become physicians in states with primary care provider shortages. The program is designed to prepare and encourage medical students who are training in the most underserved states to choose residencies and careers in primary care that serve tribal communities, rural communities, and/or medically underserved communities after they graduate.

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (WEP)
Funding to increase the nursing workforce in rural and underserved areas to address the critical shortage of nurses, specifically in acute and long-term care settings. The program aims to enhance nursing education and clinical practice to expand the workforce and improve retention.

Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program
Funding for a single entity to provide in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals to enhance and/or expand service lines to meet local need and keep healthcare services available locally.

Service Area Competition Funding for the Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of January 1, 2025)
Grants to health centers to provide comprehensive primary healthcare services to an underserved area or population. Areas with a January 1, 2025 project period start date are eligible to apply.

Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination Program
Funding to improve and increase access to care in the Delta Region for pregnant women and new mothers during and after pregnancy.