National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Assistance Listings: 93.155 -- Rural Health Research Centers
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program. The purpose of this program is to identify, engage, educate, and collaborate with rural stakeholders on national rural health policy issues and promising practices to improve health care in rural areas nationwide. Program objectives include: 1) Identifying and educating rural stakeholders about national policy issues and promising practices for rural health. 2) Maintaining projects that will help support engagement of rural communities in a broad range of activities....
3) Facilitating collaborations at the local, regional, state, and national levels to improve the exchange of information and promising practices that support rural health. 4) Identifying and providing information to rural stakeholders about existing federal funding opportunities or other programs relating to health care in rural areas. A successful program will continue to build upon the federally funded resources that currently exist, leverage the broad network of rural health organizations and individual subject matter experts, and provide a mechanism to engage with public rural health stakeholders beyond Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded award recipients and current partners to improve health care in rural areas. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Government
- Special district governments
- County governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible applicants include domestic public, nonprofit, or private organizations, such as: domestic faith-based and community organizations; state governments and universities; colleges; research institutions; hospitals; local governments; and federally recognized tribal governments, tribes, and tribal organizations. Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) are eligible. Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) are eligible.
Grantor contact information
Description
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
aofori@hrsa.gov
Contact Alexa Ofori at (301)945-3986 or email aofori@hrsa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| v2.MODIFIED_11-9-23_FORHP-HRSA-24-003-U16-NRHPCC_FINAL.pdf | HRSA-24-003 Notice of Funding Opportuntiy | Nov 9, 2023 02:50 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: December 14, 2023
Award
$2,300,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$2,300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HRSA-24-003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
Https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=04cae555-db9f-428a-b46f-79dd738acd90
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
September 29, 2023
Archive date:
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