# Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-26-100-rural-northern-border-region-network-planning-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361798

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $100,000 to any type of organization. It expected to make about 18 awards worth $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on July 10, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-26-100 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 10, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $100,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 18 |
| Total funding | $1.8 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 located in the Northern Border Region and serving qualifying HRSA-designated rural areas within the four Northern Border Regional Commission member States: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The applicant organization must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, underserved populations in rural areas. Eligible applicants also include Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Hospitals and Rural Emergency Hospitals. For the purposes of the notice,"Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

## What the grant funds

The Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning (RNBR-NP) Program provides one-year funding to build new or strengthen existing healthcare networks in the Northern Border Region. RNBR-NP uses network development as a strategy for linking rural health care stakeholders together for greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access, and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-26-100 still open?

No. It closed on July 10, 2026. A newer notice is forecast: HRSA-27-053, expected deadline March 27, 2027.

### Who can apply for Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning 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 Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning Program?

Closed July 10, 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 $100,000 each. About $1.8 million in total across about 18 awards.