State Offices of Rural Health Coordination and Development Program (SORHCDP)

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The State Offices of Rural Health Coordination and Development Program (SORHCDP) awards funding for one organization to provide leadership development and technical assistance opportunities to State Offices of Rural Health and their partners, with the goal of coordinating rural health services and improving healthcare in rural areas.

The grantee must focus on:

• Providing leadership development at national, regional, state, and local levels to increase the impact of SORH
• Facilitating partnerships and collaboration at the national, regional, state, and local levels to improve the exchange of information and best practices that support rural health
• Assisting in the coordination of rural healthcare through education on policy and emerging health issues
• Providing capacity development for SORH core functions to improve SORH efficiency

Eligible applicants include:

• 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
• Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations

Award ceiling: $950,000 annually
Number of awards: 1
Project period: 5 years

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