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Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.912 -- Rural Healthcare Services Programs

Last Updated: June 16, 2026

Description

The purpose of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program is to strengthen the quality improvement culture in small rural healthcare facilities by building capacity to effectively collect and use clinical data while implementing evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality with a particular focus on improving chronic disease outcomes. Additionally, the program strengthens the skills and collaboration of the billing and coding staff in coordination with the front-line clinical staff. By creating a sustainable quality improvement capacity in small hospitals and clinics, these facilities will be better positioned to take part in value-based care models while also enhancing health care status for their patients.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • City or township governments
  • State governments
  • Special district governments
  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants must be a rural domestic public or nonprofit private health care provider or provider of health care services, such as a critical access hospital, a rural health clinic; or be another rural provider or network of small rural providers identified by the Secretary as a key source of local or regional care; and not previously have received an award under this subsection for the same or similar project. The applicant organization must be located in a rural area.

Grantor contact information

Description

Kristin Martinsen 301-928-9401

Email

kmartinsen@hrsa.gov

kmartinsen@hrsa.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

June 30, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

July 30, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

September 1, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 30, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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Award

$5,000,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-26-046

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Forecast posted date:

June 16, 2026

Archive date:

April 22, 2027

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