New Hampshire GO-NORTH Planning Grant Agreement

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Funded by the Rural Health Transformation Program, the New Hampshire GO-NORTH Planning Grant Agreement offers grants to engage in planning and early implementation activities that build organizational capacity and readiness to receive future implementation funding for sustainable, transformational change in New Hampshire.

Activities should be aligned with GO-NORTH's 5 strategic initiatives:

1. Population health - Increase prevention, chronic disease management, and improved behavioral and maternal health
2. Access - Ensure sustainable access to care by strengthening rural hospitals, health centers, emergency medical services, and telehealth services
3. Workforce - Build and retain a skilled rural health workforce through education, training, and career pathways
4. Technology - Modernize care delivery by expanding technology, interoperability, and data security
5. Financial sustainability - Promote financial sustainability with innovative payment models and value-based care

Planning grant activities may include:

• Developing partnerships
• Assessing community needs
• Refining project plans
• Strengthening the necessary systems for long-term sustainability

Eligible applicants include rural municipalities, county-operated healthcare facilities, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Critical Access Hospitals, and rural dental provider organizations.

Eligible organizations qualify as rural by either:

• Having a project located in a rural region as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration
• Meeting the definition of a rural health facility under the Rural Health Transformation Program

Up to $50,000

Links to application instructions and the online application form are available on the program website.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funding is expended.