# Rural Veterans Health Access Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-22-058-rural-veterans-health-access-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334414

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $300,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $900,000 in total. Applications closed on December 10, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-22-058 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 10, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $900,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.241 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Only states (current Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program award recipients in states with certified Critical Access Hospitals) are eligible to apply for funding under this notice, per the authorizing statute (Title XVIII, Section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(g)(6)). The Governor designates the eligible applicant from each state. HRSA will only accept one application from each state.

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Veterans Health Access Program (RVHAP). The purpose of this program is to provide funding to states to work with providers and other partners to improve access to needed health care services and to improve the coordination of care for veterans living in rural areas. Award recipients can implement a variety of strategies to improve the capacity of critical access hospitals (CAHs) and other rural health care organizations to provide services that meet the needs of veterans living in rural areas. Award recipients can also assist providers in making connections to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system to coordinate care for rural veterans using community health care providers as well as the VA system.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-22-058 still open?

No. It closed on December 10, 2021.

### Who can apply for Rural Veterans Health Access Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Rural Veterans Health Access Program?

Closed December 10, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each. About $900,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc., Rural Health Resource Center, Regents of the University of Minnesota. The program made 58 awards worth $92.7 million in that time.