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Development and Coordination of Rural Health Services (93.223)

Also known as National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program

Development and Coordination of Rural Health Services (Assistance Listing 93.223) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $17.7 million in 11 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.6 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $899,390. Half of the 11 awards fell between $291,440 and $2.7 million, and they ranged from $16,711 to $4.8 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The purpose of this program is to serve as a national clearinghouse for information on rural health to support access to health care and improve population health in rural communities.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants include domestic public, private and nonprofit entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

What the money can and cannot pay for

All funds awarded are to be expended solely for carrying out the approved activities in accordance with the intent of the cooperative agreement as stipulated in the notice of award.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Average award is $3,500,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Development and Coordination of Rural Health Services (93.223) awarded $17.7 million across 11 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Rural Health AssociationMissouri1$4.8 million
University of North DakotaNorth Dakota1$4.6 million
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthTexas1$3.2 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina2$2.3 million
The University of IowaIowa1$956,939
The University of Kentucky Research FoundationKentucky1$899,390
Capitol Associates, Inc.Virginia1$400,000
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTexas1$318,891
Mission Analytics Group, Inc.California1$263,990
Montana Health Research and Education FoundationMontana1$16,711

Top states: Missouri ($4.8 million), North Dakota ($4.6 million), Texas ($3.5 million), North Carolina ($2.3 million), Iowa ($956,939), Kentucky ($899,390), Virginia ($400,000), California ($263,990), Montana ($16,711).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 2.6% of the money.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other9$17.2 million97%
Colleges and universities2$462,0292.6%

By state

4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Missouri, North Dakota, Texas and North Carolina.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Missouri1$4.8 million
North Dakota1$4.6 million
Texas2$3.5 million
North Carolina2$2.3 million
Iowa1$956,939
Kentucky1$899,390
Virginia1$400,000
California1$263,990
Montana1$16,711

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.