# Rural Residency Planning and Development Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-27-046-rural-residency-planning-and-development-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363508

> Health Resources and Services Administration plans to offer grants of up to $750,000 to any type of organization. It expects to make about 15 awards worth $11.3 million in total. It is a forecast: the notice is expected around December 18, 2026, with applications due around March 18, 2027.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-27-046 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | expected March 18, 2027 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $11.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.746 |

## 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"

Only domestic organizations are eligible. "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. Faith-based organizations are eligible.

## What the grant funds

The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program improves and expands rural health care access. It does this by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). Newly created rural physician residency programs increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages. The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties. Long-term sustainability funding must come from viable and stable sources, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public or private sources. Qualifying medical specialties are: Family medicine. Internal medicine. Psychiatry. General surgery. Obstetrics and gynecology. For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs: Are accredited physician residency programs. Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency. Focus on preparing physicians to practice in rural communities.

## Questions people ask

### Who can apply for Rural Residency Planning and Development Program?

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

### What is the deadline for Rural Residency Planning and Development Program?

Expected deadline March 18, 2027. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $11.3 million in total across about 15 awards.