Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center
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 Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center. The purpose of this program is to ensure rural hospitals and the communities they serve have the information and resources needed to an make informed decisions as to if REH is the best model of care for their communities and facilitate a successful implementation of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) requirements for those hospitals converting to this new provider type. The REH model is in the final stages of regulation development at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
(CMS), in preparation for the start date of January 1, 2023, and the award recipient will need to align and adjust plans to those final rules.
Program Objectives:
The program is intended to support eligible rural hospitals throughout the process of conversion to the REH model. The award recipient will provide technical assistance (TA) to rural hospitals and communities by:
1) Assessing feasibility of the REH model;
2) Assisting with the application to CMS for REH designation; and
3) Providing ongoing support to REHs implementing new services and achieving REH compliance standards.
For each of the three objectives, the award recipient should develop resources for broad dissemination and provide in-depth technical assistance to individual hospitals and their communities.
Hospitals and rural communities considering this new model will need assistance across a broad range of issues, including, financial analysis (including how to apply the REH Alternative Monthly Payment), workforce or staffing planning, establishment of referral relationships and processes, determining REH service lines, community health needs, and impact on the community health system (including emergency medical services).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Miscellaneous
- Other
Education
- Independent school districts
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Eligible applicants include domestic public or non-profit private entities. See Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
Grantor contact information
Description
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
kmartinsen@hrsa.gov
Contact Kristi Martinsen at (301)594-4438 or email kmartinsen@hrsa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| MODIFIED_6.10.22_FORHP_HRSA-22-167_Rural_Emergency_Hospital_TA_Center.pdf | HRSA-22-167 Notice of Funding Opportunity | Jun 10, 2022 11:49 AM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: July 27, 2022
Award
$2,500,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$2,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HRSA-22-167
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=faaaa642-6e62-489c-a837-aeb91eaba6c6
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
June 7, 2022
Archive date:
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