Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health insurance
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application
Inactive
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years.
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2023
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2023
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Inactive
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Aug 6, 2023
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Aug 6, 2023
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Minority Research Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to to encourage innovative health services research that can directly contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations, which includes racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with limited English proficiency, rural populations, and individuals adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
Grants to to encourage innovative health services research that can directly contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations, which includes racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with limited English proficiency, rural populations, and individuals adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 12, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 12, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Community Responsive Grants
Inactive
Grants for planning or implementation projects to improve access to care and health outcomes among communities and populations in Maine that experience health inequities, including rural areas.
Grants for planning or implementation projects to improve access to care and health outcomes among communities and populations in Maine that experience health inequities, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 5, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2023
Sponsor: Maine Health Access Foundation
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 5, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2023
Sponsor: Maine Health Access Foundation
Medicare Shared Savings Program Advance Investment Payments
Inactive
The Medicare Shared Savings Program offers providers and suppliers an opportunity to create an Accountable Care Organization that is held accountable for the quality, cost, and experience of care of an assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary population through different payment models. A new payment option in 2023 is the Advance Investment Payments designed to encourage healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas to join together to form an Accountable Care Organizations.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program offers providers and suppliers an opportunity to create an Accountable Care Organization that is held accountable for the quality, cost, and experience of care of an assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary population through different payment models. A new payment option in 2023 is the Advance Investment Payments designed to encourage healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas to join together to form an Accountable Care Organizations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2023
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2023
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Primary Care: Expanding Access and Advancing Racial Health Equity in New York
Inactive
Grants for projects in New York that work to expand access to primary care and/or advance racial health equity through primary care. Priority is given to communities of color and rural areas.
Grants for projects in New York that work to expand access to primary care and/or advance racial health equity through primary care. Priority is given to communities of color and rural areas.
Geographic coverage: New York
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2023
Sponsor: New York Health Foundation
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2023
Sponsor: New York Health Foundation
South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Tobacco Disparities Grant
Inactive
Grants for tobacco prevention and control activities in South Dakota that are aimed at reducing disparate tobacco use among youth and young adults, American Indians, pregnant and postpartum women, people of low socioeconomic status, and people with behavioral health conditions.
Grants for tobacco prevention and control activities in South Dakota that are aimed at reducing disparate tobacco use among youth and young adults, American Indians, pregnant and postpartum women, people of low socioeconomic status, and people with behavioral health conditions.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2023
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2023
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
Inactive
Funding to provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a volunteer workforce that is trained to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.
Funding to provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a volunteer workforce that is trained to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Inactive
Grants for outreach to increase the enrollment and retention of American Indian and Alaska Native children, parents, and pregnant individuals in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Grants for outreach to increase the enrollment and retention of American Indian and Alaska Native children, parents, and pregnant individuals in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 20, 2022
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: Dec 20, 2022
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
American Rescue Plan Act: Medicaid HCBS Grants Supporting Quality and Innovation in Wisconsin
Inactive
Grants to strengthen the home and community-based services (HCBS) system and support quality and innovation in the delivery of HCBS in Wisconsin. Funds will be distributed in both urban and rural areas and support diverse organizations and populations.
Grants to strengthen the home and community-based services (HCBS) system and support quality and innovation in the delivery of HCBS in Wisconsin. Funds will be distributed in both urban and rural areas and support diverse organizations and populations.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2022
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2022
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services