# Rural Health Network Development Planning Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-27-048-rural-health-network-development-planning-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363581

> Health Resources and Services Administration plans to offer grants of up to $100,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expects to make about 10 awards worth $1.0 million in total. It is a forecast: the notice is expected around January 23, 2027, with applications due around March 23, 2027.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-27-048 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | expected March 23, 2027 |
| Award ceiling | $100,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $1.0 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
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having 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)

All 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.

## What the grant funds

The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program supports the planning and development of rural integrated health care networks with specific focus on collaboration of entities to establish or improve local capacity and care coordination in underserved communities. Specifically, the program uses the concept of developing networks as a strategy for linking rural health care network participants together to achieve greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve. The program helps network participants work together on three legislative aims: • Achieve efficiencies. • Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes. • Strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The intent is that rural health networks will do the following: • Expand access to care. • Increase the use of health information technology. • Explore alternative health care delivery models. • Continue to achieve quality health care across the continuum of care.

## Questions people ask

### Who can apply for Rural Health Network Development Planning Program?

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

### What is the deadline for Rural Health Network Development Planning Program?

Expected deadline March 23, 2027. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $100,000 each. About $1.0 million in total across about 10 awards.