# Delta Health Care Service Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rdbcp-dhcs-2024-delta-health-care-service-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354896

> Rural Business-Cooperative Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | RDBCP-DHCS-2024 |
| Agency | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.874 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are a consortium/group of three or more entities that are; Regional Institutions of Higher Education, Academic Health and Research Institutes, and/or Economic Development Entities, as defined in this Notice. The consortium must be located in the Delta Region and must have at least one year of prior experience in addressing the health care needs or the Delta Region. At least one of the consortium members must be legally organized as an incorporated organization or other legal entity and have legal authority to contract with the Federal Government.

## What the grant funds

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the availability of $3,000,000 in competitive grant funds for the FY 2024 Delta Health Care Services Grant (DHCS) Program as authorized under Section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008u), as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-334). The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region, through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions and economic development entities in the Delta Region.

## Questions people ask

### Is RDBCP-DHCS-2024 still open?

No. It closed on August 12, 2024.

### Who can apply for Delta Health Care Service Grant Program?

Rural Business-Cooperative Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Delta Health Care Service Grant Program?

Closed August 12, 2024. 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 $1.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total across about 9 awards.

### Who has won Delta Health Care Services Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Delta Health Alliance, Inc., Murray State University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The program made 4 awards worth $3.1 million in that time.