Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning Program

For programmatic an eligibility questions:
Claire Darnell
301.443.3868
cdarnell@hrsa.gov

For financial and budget questions:
Dhendup Sherpa
301.443.3462
dsherpa@hrsa.gov

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The Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning Program will provide grants to support rural healthcare networks in the Northern Border Region to improve healthcare services and associated outcomes, achieve efficiencies, and strengthen the rural healthcare system.

Activities should identify key rural health issues, assess rural health challenges, and engage in strategic planning activities to inform rural health plans across the Northern Border Region. Projects may include planning activities that address challenges related to access to care and healthcare workforce or assist small rural hospitals improve their financial and operational performance.

A detailed list of activities is provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations located in the Northern Border Region and serving qualifying HRSA-designated rural areas within the 4 Northern Border Regional Commission member States: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.

The applicant should represent a consortium of participants that includes 3 or more healthcare provider organizations.

Award ceiling: $100,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 18
Estimated total program funding: $1,800,000

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