# Delta States Rural Development Network Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-23-031-delta-states-rural-development-network-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340905

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $12.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 22, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-23-031 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 22, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $12.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.912 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations. The applicant organization may be located in a rural or urban area, but must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, rural underserved populations included in the Project Abstract section of the application. The applicant organization may not previously have received an award under 42 U.S.C. 254c(f) (other than a grant for planning activities) for the same or a similar project. However, existing recipients that (1) seek to expand services or expand their service areas, (2) include new or additional network member organizations, or (3) target a new population or new focus area are eligible to apply. Please see below for additional guidance on HRSA Funding History. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Delta States Rural Development Network Program (Delta Program). The Delta Program provides grant funding to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated health care networks that collaborate in order to (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes in rural areas within the eight rural Mississippi Delta Region states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee); and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The goals of the Delta Program are to: • Expand access to care resources in the designated Mississippi Delta counties/parishes; • Utilize evidence-based, promising practice, or value-based care models known to improve health outcomes, and enhance the delivery of health care services; • Collaborate with network partners in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care services to increase access to care and reduce chronic disease; and • Implement sustainable health care programs that improve population health, health outcomes, and demonstrate value to the local rural communities. The Delta Program supports and encourages innovative strategies to address delivery of preventative or clinical health services for individuals with, or at risk of developing chronic diseases that disproportionally affect the rural Mississippi Delta communities. This includes populations who have historically experienced poorer health outcomes, health disparities, and other inequities such as racial and ethnic minorities, people experiencing homelessness, pregnant women, disabled individuals, youth, and adolescents, etc. Due to the high disparities in the Mississippi Delta region1, applicants are required to propose a project based on no more than two of the following focus areas: 1) diabetes, 2) cardiovascular disease, 3) obesity, 4) acute ischemic stroke, 5) chronic lower respiratory disease, 6) cancer, or 7) unintentional injury/substance use.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-23-031 still open?

No. It closed on March 22, 2023. A newer notice is forecast: HRSA-27-047, expected deadline April 20, 2027.

### Who can apply for Delta States Rural Development Network Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Delta States Rural Development Network Program?

Closed March 22, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $12.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won Rural Healthcare Services Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rural Health Resource Center, University of North Dakota, JBS International, Inc. The program made 1,490 awards worth $727 million in that time.