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Texas Rural Hospital Financial Stabilization Grant

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Sponsor
Texas Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Jul 8, 2024
Contact

Laurie Anderson
512.424.6784
laurie.anderson@hhs.texas.gov

Purpose

Texas Health and Human Services Commission is offering grants for operational costs for rural hospitals in Texas to support the hospitals as they transition to improved long-term financial solvency and sustainability.

Awardees will be required to submit:

  • A 2-year Financial Solvency Plan
  • Monthly progress reports
  • Documents that support eligible expenses
Eligibility

Eligibility requirements:

  • Classified as a rural hospital
  • The sole Licensed General or Special Hospital provider in the county
  • Licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission for 25 or fewer beds
  • Able to provide management reports, including cash flow reports, profit and loss accounts, and balance sheets, to demonstrate the full financial position of its business
  • Able to demonstrate financial need

To be funded for Tier 1 (Basic Need), the applicant must meet at least 3 of the following financial conditions:

  1. Operating margin is less than 5%
  2. Applicant has less than 60 days cash on hand indicating severe distress and imminent likelihood of closure
  3. Applicant's rolling 13-week cash flow forecast shows entity working at baseline levels
  4. Forecasted report unprofitability due to reduced income due to fewer elective surgeries and others

To be funded for Tier 2 (Moderate Need), the applicant must meet at least 3 of the following financial conditions:

  1. Operating margin is less than or equal to 0%
  2. Applicant is an independent (non-system) rural hospital that has less than 30 days cash on hand indicating severe distress, imminent likelihood of closure
  3. Applicant's rolling 13-week cash flow forecast shows entity working at a 15% or less loss
  4. Applicant reports unprofitability due to reduced income due to fewer elective surgeries and others not longer than 6 months

To be funded for Tier 3 (High Need), the applicant must meet at least 3 of the following financial conditions:

  1. Applicant has multiple consecutive years of operating margin less than or equal to 0%
  2. Applicant is an independent (non-system) rural hospital that reports no cash on hand indicating severe distress and imminent likelihood of immediate closure
  3. Applicant reports a debt-to-capitalization ratio greater than 50% indicating poor financial condition. Debt-to-capitalization ratio = Total Debt divided by Total Capital
  4. Applicant reports a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast that shows the entity working at a significant loss of more than 16%
  5. Applicant reports unprofitability due to reduced income due to fewer elective surgeries that is greater than 6 months
Geographic coverage
Texas
Amount of funding

Award Amounts:

Tier 1 Basic Need:

  • $100,000 in year 1
  • $50,000 in year 2

Tier 2 Moderate Need:

  • $175,000 in year 1
  • $87,500 in year 2

Tier 3 High Need:

  • $250,000 in year 1
  • $125,000 in year 2
Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

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Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Texas

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