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HRSA-23-047: Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance

Closed Closed February 7, 2023 Opportunity HRSA-23-047 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, for-profit and non-profit entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Rural Health Research Centers awards averaged $1.8 million; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance (RHIT-TA) program. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance (TA) to support rural health care through innovative payment models and to promote the value-based care landscape in the context of rural health care. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, the term "stakeholders” may include, but is not limited to, different types of rural health care providers, community-based organizations, foundations, third party payers, and public (e.g., state, local, and Federal Government) entities. In an effort to control health care costs and improve the quality of care, public and private payers have increasingly implemented initiatives to encourage value-based care. Value-based care programs reward health care providers for the quality of care through the realignment of financial incentives towards value over volume. Because of the unique economic factors affecting rural providers, the implementation and effects of value-based care initiatives may look different in rural, low-volume settings. For example, low patient volumes, along with low margins in rural settings can make it more difficult to absorb the financial risks associated with value-based care. Start-up costs for value-based care may seem prohibitive for some, while small volumes may make it more difficult to measure value and may increase the risk of skewed outcomes. At the same time, value-based care initiatives are evolving towards total cost of care and population-based payment models associated with some level of financial or other risk. Further, considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on underserved and rural communities, the need for equitable value-based care has become even more evident. Disparities seen before and during this time have shown a need to achieve equitable outcomes through high-quality, affordable, person-centered care through value-based care models, including for rural communities. Therefore, a major goal of this program is to support the ability of rural providers to participate and succeed in current and emerging payment and delivery system models designed to provide high-quality care, improve health outcomes and most especially advance health equity.

Category: Health.

Applying now

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