# Delta States Rural Development Network Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-26-045-delta-states-rural-development-network-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362942

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $1.2 million (at least $905,664) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $12.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 12, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-26-045 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 12, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $1.2 million |
| Award floor | $905,664 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $12.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.619 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- 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
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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 and must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, populations in rural areas within the eight Mississippi Delta Region States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). The applicant organization may not previously have received an award under 42 U.S.C. 254c(f) for the same or a similar project unless the entity is proposing to expand the scope of the project or the area that will be served through the project.

## What the grant funds

The Delta States Rural Development Network Program supports 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-26-045 still open?

No. It closed on August 12, 2026. A newer notice is forecast: HRSA-27-053, expected deadline March 27, 2027.

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

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

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

Closed August 12, 2026. 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 $1.2 million each. About $12.0 million in total across about 12 awards.