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Rural Health Network Advancement Program

 
Assistance Listing: 93.912
Link
View program website
Sponsors
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Jul 24, 2026
Contact

For program and eligibility questions:
Maribel Nunez
301.443.0466
mnunez@hrsa.gov

For financial and budget questions:
Hyemi Donaldson
301.945.3051
HDonaldson@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

Purpose

The Rural Health Network Advancement Program is offering grants to support integrated healthcare networks and improve the quality of basic healthcare services to strengthen rural healthcare systems.

Integrated healthcare networks should:

  • Collaborate to achieve efficiencies
  • Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes
  • Strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole

There are 2 program tracks with specific goals.

  1. Operational track
    • Demonstrating enhanced billing and revenue across member organizations
    • Shared savings
    • Demonstrated improvements in payer negotiation outcomes
  2. Clinical services track
    • Increased patient volume
    • Increased service utilization
    • Improved quality measures
    • Improved health outcomes
    • New or sustained revenue streams for participating providers
Eligibility

Eligible applicants:

  • State, county, city, township, and special district governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public, private, and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
  • For-profit organizations and small businesses
  • Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations
  • Tribes and tribal organizations
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
  • Community health centers
  • Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
  • Hospitals
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH)
Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. territories
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $500,000 per year
Project period: 4 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding: $3,000,000

Application process

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

Applicants must consult with the appropriate State Office of Rural Health (SORH) regarding intent to apply to this program.

Applicant webinar recording

Tagged as
Access · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare networks · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Networking and collaboration

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