Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Reimbursement and payment models

Kansas Community Health Worker Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant
Grants designed to improve health outcomes among rural Kansans by integrating community health workers into clinical care teams to connect patients with health and social services to bridge gaps in care. Projects will also establish or expand Accountable Food Is Medicine programs, which integrate nutrition interventions, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, into healthcare to prevent, manage, or treat chronic conditions.

Quality Payment Program Exceptions
The opportunity to apply for exceptions to meeting Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program requirements. The 2 exceptions include extreme and uncontrollable circumstances and promoting interoperability hardship.

American Hospital Association Next Generation Leaders Fellowship
A fellowship program designed to empower healthcare leaders to bring about lasting change in the hospital and health systems in which they serve. Rural applicants are encouraged.

Medicare Physician Bonuses in Health Professional Shortage Areas
Medicare bonus payments to physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

New Hampshire GO-NORTH Planning Grant Agreement
Funding 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.

Quality Reporting and Peer Review Assistance for Rural Hospitals in Oklahoma
Customized technical assistance for rural hospitals in Oklahoma in the areas of evaluation, healthcare improvement, data, and reporting.

Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP)
Technical assistance and training for small rural hospitals and certified Rural Health Clinics to build capacity in value-based care (VBC), with emphasis on efficiency, quality, patient experience, and safety. The program's goal is to guide small rural hospitals and Rural Health Clinics that are not currently participating in VBC to prepare for participation in a health system focused on value.

Texas Rural Engagement Program
Technical assistance for rural communities, hospitals, clinics, and providers in Texas to improve healthcare workforce expansion activities and enhance the operations and financial viability of healthcare facilities.

Michigan Rural Health Clinic Chronic Disease and Collaborative Care Fund Inactive
Funding to help Rural Health Clinics build coordinated, sustainable approaches to chronic disease prevention and management based on clinic and community priorities. Projects may address diabetes, hypertension, behavioral health, preventive care, and other chronic conditions and patient needs across the lifespan.

North Carolina Community Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants for nonprofit primary care safety net organizations to increase access to primary medical and preventive care in North Carolina.