Rural Health Research Dissemination Program

For program issues and eligibility questions:
Karis Tyner
301.287.2615
ktyner@hrsa.gov

For financial and budget questions:
Lissette Young
301.287.9864
lyoung@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

System for award management (SAM):
866.606.8220
Federal service desk

The program will provide funding for an organization to disseminate and promote Federal Office of Rural Health Policy funded health research focused on rural healthcare to broad audiences, including decision makers and rural stakeholders at national, state, and community levels.

The awardee's responsibilities include:

• Adhering to HRSA guidelines pertaining to acknowledgment and disclaimer on all products produced by HRSA award funds
• Updating materials and resources based on the latest information on new, ongoing, and recently completed rural health research
• Assessing the target audiences within the general public of rural health stakeholders to understand how to optimize dissemination strategies and provide information that aligns with their needs
• Coordinating with HRSA-funded entities conducting rural health research activities to maximize the efficient use of federal funding
• Developing brief research summaries using findings from research products on key topic areas for a general audience
• Establishing evaluation metrics and tracking related data to measure the success of this cooperative agreement and the reach of rural health research
• Using information gleaned from evaluation metrics to inform continuous improvement of dissemination outreach methods

Eligible applicants:

• State, territory, county, city, township, and special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
• For-profit organizations and small businesses
• Faith-based organizations

Award ceiling: $230,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

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