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Funding by Topic: Hospitals

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

California Distressed Hospital Loan Program Inactive
Interest free cash flow loans for nonprofit and public hospitals in California that are in significant financial distress (or to governmental entities representing a closed hospital). Funding is designed to prevent the closure of, or facilitate the reopening of, those hospitals.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsor: California Health Facilities Financing Authority
North Carolina State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for behavioral health workers who provide primary and behavioral/mental healthcare and agree to practice in rural and other underserved areas of North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Rural Health Care Coordination Program Inactive
Funding for rural health consortiums to improve and expand delivery of health care services through comprehensive care coordination strategies in rural areas. Primary focus areas include: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, and maternal health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
North Carolina Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Grant Inactive
Funding for a contractor to assist small, rural hospitals in North Carolina with quality reporting and improvement activities, becoming or joining an accountable care organization, and improving hospital financial processes.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Apr 4, 2023
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: New Geographic Service Areas Inactive
Funding to provide, on an ongoing outpatient basis, high quality early intervention services and comprehensive primary care services for individuals with HIV infection in new geographic service areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Inactive
Awards funding to one organization to provide technical assistance to beneficiaries of FORHP quality initiatives, such as grantees, Critical Access Hospitals, and other rural providers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 17, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
Wisconsin Champion of Change Award Inactive
Awards for organizational change ideas suggested by a team or individual employed by a Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative member hospital.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2023
Sponsors: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Wipfli, LLP
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Inactive
Provides funding to small rural hospitals, through their State Office of Rural Health, to help them do any or all of the following: purchase equipment or training to attain value-based payment and care goals; join Medicare Shared Savings Program or become an accountable care organization; and purchase health information technology, equipment, or training.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement Inactive
Funding to a single entity to provide data and conduct analysis to inform improvement efforts in Critical Access Hospitals.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Texas Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP) Inactive
Grants to help small rural hospitals in Texas with 49 beds or less with their quality improvement efforts and their adaptation to changing payment systems through investments in hardware, software, and related trainings.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Oct 18, 2022
Sponsors: Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas State Office of Rural Health