Supporting Primary Care to Advance Cardiovascular Health in States with High Prevalence of Preventable CVD Events (U18)
Funding to develop sustainable, quality improvement support capacity through partnership with state and local organizations, build and engage a network of primary care practices, disseminate research findings on heart health, and increase the capacity of primary care practices to implement evidence in the future. Primary care may include non-traditional sources of primary care services such as public health clinics, rural hospitals, work-based clinics, and migrant clinics. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportuniti...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 20, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Georgia Emergency Department Upgrade for Behavioral Health Patients
Funding for small rural hospitals in Georgia counties with populations less than 35,000 to make upgrades to emergency departments for compliance with the CMS Condition of Participation (CoP) Ligature Risk Interpretive Guidelines. Geographic coverage: Georgia -- Georgia Department of Community Health, Georgia State Office of Rural Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 19, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Development of Opioid Treatment Services in Underserved Areas in Wisconsin
Grants for the infrastructure planning and development of opioid treatment services in underserved areas of Wisconsin. Projects should focus on opioid treatment programs, telehealth, mobile medication-assisted treatment units, and emergency department or other hospital initiatives to develop buprenorphine induction for people with opioid use disorder prior to release, in high need and underserved areas of Wisconsin. Geographic coverage: Wisconsin -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 16, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project
A cooperative agreement with a single agency to provide technical assistance to assist small rural hospitals and rural health clinics in strengthening key elements of value-based care, including, but not limited to quality, efficiency, patient experience, and safety of care. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 19, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Hospital Innovations Tour
A hospital tour learning experience for senior deputies and executive level staff overseeing rural hospital(s). The program consists of 3 site visits that highlight promising practices and approaches to rural hospital sustainability. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 13, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Minnesota Path to Value Project
Technical assistance for Critical Access Hospitals in Minnesota with the goal of improving population health by sustaining an integrated clinical and community-based care delivery model. Geographic coverage: Minnesota -- National Rural Health Resource Center (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 20, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

American Hospital Association Dick Davidson NOVA Awards
Awards that recognize innovative hospital/health system collaborations working to improve community health status. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Hospital Association (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - November 5, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Oregon Critical Access Hospital Owned Provider-Based Rural Health Clinic Innovation Project
Grant for a primary care Rural Health Clinic (RHC) owned by a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in Oregon for an innovation project that seeks to improve operations, increase revenue, and/or improve workflow within their primary care practices. Geographic coverage: Oregon -- Oregon Office of Rural Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - November 2, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Montana Meadowlark Initiative
Funding and technical assistance to implement a coordinated, team-based approach that improves outcomes for women with substance use disorders and mental illness. The Initiative will support at least one prenatal practice in each Montana community that has a hospital that delivers babies. Family practitioners, obstetricians, midwives, and rural hospitals are encouraged to apply. Geographic coverage: Montana -- Montana Healthcare Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - October 23, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Award program that honors projects that can be models for other healthcare organizations working to embed palliative and end-of-life care in a variety of settings. Rural organizations have received the award in the past. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Hospital Association (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 6, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Optimizing Rural Health Webinar Series
A webinar series to assist rural facilities, their providers, and their communities to improve quality of care, maintain access to care, and address the challenges unique to small hospitals and the towns they serve. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Texas A&M University Rural and Community Health Institute (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 21, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 12, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Nevada Healthcare Provider Loan Pool
A loan fund to support the cost of equipment, software, and capital improvements that improve access to healthcare in rural Nevada. Geographic coverage: Nevada -- Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, State of Nevada (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 7, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
A voluntary, 5-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency healthcare needs of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries following a 911 call. The model is designed to correct misaligned incentives and has the potential to improve the quality of care and lower costs to Medicare by reducing avoidable transports to the hospital ED and potentially reducing avoidable inpatient admissions. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - June 4, 2019 Category: Rural Health Source Type: funding

North Carolina Rural Hospital Flexibility Improvement Project
Funding for an organization to provide technical assistance for Critical Access Hospitals in North Carolina with a focus on improvement of financial and operational implementation, quality metrics, and management of population health. Geographic coverage: North Carolina -- North Carolina Office of Rural Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - May 23, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding