Federal grants to Avera Health
Avera Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota received $7.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Rural Healthcare Services Programs, with $3.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.8 million
- Awards9
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Largest award$1.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $250,000 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $2.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $1.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $1.2 million |
Programs that fund Avera Health
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program | 1 | $941,742 |
| Rural Health Research Centers | 1 | $300,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $5.3 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $941,742 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural public health workforce training network program - organization name: avera health, healthcare system address: 3900 w avera drive, sioux falls, sd 57117 website: www.avera.org project director: megan biegler, project specialist contact phone: (605)622-2842 e-mail: megan.biegler@avera.org proje | Rural Healthcare Services Programs | July 25, 2022 | $1.5 million |
| Rural health care services outreach grant program | Rural Healthcare Services Programs | April 15, 2021 | $1.0 million |
| Nurse education practice quality and retention- registered nurse training program - organization: avera health address: 3900 w avera drive, sioux falls, sd 57117 website: www.avera.org project director: karna pfeffer, rn, msn, director of clinical excellence and education phone: (605)224-3121 e-mail | Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | September 21, 2022 | $995,211 |
| The rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (rural program) is authorized by 34 u.s.c. 12341. Rural program funds are used to support programs that: 1) identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual a | Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program | September 25, 2023 | $950,000 |
| Nurse education, practice, quality and retention - workforce expansion program - retain-rns: partnering to expand and retain South Dakota’s nursing workforce in acute and long-term care settings will prepare bsns and rns for careers in rural acute and long-term care settings by providing education i | Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | September 16, 2025 | $947,063 |
| Dlt opioid grants | Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | September 11, 2024 | $883,890 |
| Telemedicine grant | Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | February 1, 2024 | $626,695 |
| Rural health care coordination network program | Rural Healthcare Services Programs | August 23, 2023 | $600,000 |
| Rural health care coordination network program | Rural Health Research Centers | July 19, 2024 | $300,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Avera Health get?
$7.8 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Avera Health the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $5.3 million in 6 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Avera Health's largest federal grant?
$1.5 million under Rural Healthcare Services Programs, with its first action in the period on July 25, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Avera Health?
Its largest are Rural Healthcare Services Programs, Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants and Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants.
Other grant recipients in Sioux Falls
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority
- City of Sioux Falls
- Poet Holding Company, LLC
- Avera McKennan
- SD Air National Guard
- Sioux Falls School District No 49-5
- Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas
- Southeast Technical Institute
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