Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Funding
Foundation Grants to Rural Areas from 2005 to 2010: Trends and Patterns
Describes trends in foundation grant funding provided to benefit rural communities, how funds are allocated, what types of foundations fund rural projects, and how grants are distributed geographically. Includes grants to rural-based organizations and to urban organizations for work primarily benefiting rural areas. Provides information on funding for rural health, as well as topics that impact health, such as food and nutrition. Discusses factors that may impact the capacity of rural communities to secure grant funding.
Author(s): John L. Pender
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Describes trends in foundation grant funding provided to benefit rural communities, how funds are allocated, what types of foundations fund rural projects, and how grants are distributed geographically. Includes grants to rural-based organizations and to urban organizations for work primarily benefiting rural areas. Provides information on funding for rural health, as well as topics that impact health, such as food and nutrition. Discusses factors that may impact the capacity of rural communities to secure grant funding.
Author(s): John L. Pender
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Teaching Hospitals: Preparing Tomorrow's Physicians Today
An overview of the value teaching hospitals bring in rural and urban areas, serving as training centers to prepare physicians in clinical settings, provide specialty training and specialty services, engage in research and innovation, and prepare healthcare professionals to adapt to changes in the healthcare environment. Discusses the federal (Medicare and Medicaid) financial support mechanisms teaching hospitals receive and the impact this support has on the increased cost of clinical training of new physicians.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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An overview of the value teaching hospitals bring in rural and urban areas, serving as training centers to prepare physicians in clinical settings, provide specialty training and specialty services, engage in research and innovation, and prepare healthcare professionals to adapt to changes in the healthcare environment. Discusses the federal (Medicare and Medicaid) financial support mechanisms teaching hospitals receive and the impact this support has on the increased cost of clinical training of new physicians.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Federal Grant Writing Manual
Assists grant applicants in writing federal grant proposals. Provides information on the different components of a grant application, including how to develop the goals and objectives, budget, work plan, project sustainability, and evaluation.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Assists grant applicants in writing federal grant proposals. Provides information on the different components of a grant application, including how to develop the goals and objectives, budget, work plan, project sustainability, and evaluation.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Financing Capital Investments in Rural Health Care: A Resource Overview
Helps hospital administrators, board members, rural administrators, state associations, community lenders, and community leaders better understand and identify federally sponsored healthcare financing options.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Helps hospital administrators, board members, rural administrators, state associations, community lenders, and community leaders better understand and identify federally sponsored healthcare financing options.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Iowa Rural Health Program Update 2014
Provides an overview of programs and funding supporting rural health programs in Iowa.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Iowa State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides an overview of programs and funding supporting rural health programs in Iowa.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Iowa State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Community Size as a Factor in Health Partnerships in Community Parks and Recreation, 2007
Study to determine whether park and recreation leaders' perceptions of characteristics, effectiveness, and outcomes of partnerships with public health agencies vary depending on whether the community is very small, small, medium, or large.
Author(s): Laura L. Payne, Jo An M. Zimmermann, Andrew J. Mowen, Elizabeth Orsega-Smith, Geoffrey C. Godbey
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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Study to determine whether park and recreation leaders' perceptions of characteristics, effectiveness, and outcomes of partnerships with public health agencies vary depending on whether the community is very small, small, medium, or large.
Author(s): Laura L. Payne, Jo An M. Zimmermann, Andrew J. Mowen, Elizabeth Orsega-Smith, Geoffrey C. Godbey
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
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Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in ACA: Summary and Timeline
One in a series of CRS products on the ACA (as amended by HCERA), summarizes the new law's workforce, public health, quality, and related provisions. Covers provision implications for rural and underserved areas.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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One in a series of CRS products on the ACA (as amended by HCERA), summarizes the new law's workforce, public health, quality, and related provisions. Covers provision implications for rural and underserved areas.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Wireline Competition Bureau Evaluation of Rural Health Care Pilot Program: Staff Report
Discusses the Rural Health Care Pilot Program which has helped healthcare providers obtain broadband capability to implement telemedicine and telehealth applications.
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Communications Commission
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Discusses the Rural Health Care Pilot Program which has helped healthcare providers obtain broadband capability to implement telemedicine and telehealth applications.
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Communications Commission
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Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Guide to Health Professions Funding
Includes information to increase rural healthcare providers' familiarity with the broad range of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce funding. Describes multiple HRSA grant programs and how they can work together to address the continuing multi-faceted rural healthcare delivery challenges. Covers grant initiatives in other federal departments.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Includes information to increase rural healthcare providers' familiarity with the broad range of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce funding. Describes multiple HRSA grant programs and how they can work together to address the continuing multi-faceted rural healthcare delivery challenges. Covers grant initiatives in other federal departments.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Health Center Program: 2011 Grant Award Process Highlighted Need and Special Populations and Merits Evaluation
Examines the actions HRSA has taken to target its grants for new delivery sites to health centers in communities with demonstrated need and the outcome of HRSA's award process in recent years, and the extent to which HRSA-funded health centers collaborate and compete with other health care providers in their service area.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the actions HRSA has taken to target its grants for new delivery sites to health centers in communities with demonstrated need and the outcome of HRSA's award process in recent years, and the extent to which HRSA-funded health centers collaborate and compete with other health care providers in their service area.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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