North Carolina Rural Health Center Special Projects Grant
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Justin Kearley
Regions 1 and 2
Justin.kearley@dhhs.nc.gov
Beth Blaise
Regions 3 and 5
Beth.blaise@dhhs.nc.gov
Kim McNeil
Regions 4 and 6
Kimberly.r.mcneil@dhhs.nc.gov
Dorothea Brock
Program Manager
Dorothea.Brock@dhhs.nc.gov
The North Carolina Rural Health Center Special Projects Grant provides funding to help healthcare facilities to increase access to care in rural communities with a focus on:
- Primary and behavioral healthcare services
- Improved clinical quality measures such as a1c, smoking cessation, blood pressure, depression, and BMI
- Use of social determinants of health screening tools to support non-clinical improvements to health
Eligibility requirements:
- Rural determination
- Health Professional Shortage Area determination
- Unmet need as a percentage of population served
- Provision of primary health care services to all individuals in the defined service area regardless of ability to pay
- County distress ranking or Tier 1 or 2
- Proof that the organization holds an active 501(c)(3) status
- Ability to provide access to primary healthcare services to all individuals in the defined service area regardless of ability to pay
- Enrolled eligible providers in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement program
Nonprofit CMS Rural Health Clinics are encouraged to apply.
Award amounts are not stated. The total grant award is dependent upon documented and demonstrated need at the organization and is contingent upon funding availability.
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