The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy announced a new notice of funding opportunity – the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program.
View the Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov and apply by March 20
The Delta Health Systems Implementation Program is open and accepting applications for the program’s two-year period of performance that begins in September 2025. HRSA expects to grant five awards, each up $400,000 for a two-year project to improve financial sustainability of provider organizations and increase access to care.
Eligible applicants include small rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, tribal healthcare facilities, and other healthcare organizations located in a rural county or parish in the Delta region. Applicants must propose projects based on recommendations received from previous technical assistance (TA) provided through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program or another similar TA program within the last five years.
Examples of implementation projects include, but are not limited to:
- Financial and Operational: developing new service lines, increasing inpatient and swing bed volume, increasing outpatient services, implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, and optimizing emergency department operations.
- Quality: reducing readmissions, improving transitions of care and discharge planning, implementing performance measurement systems, clinical documentation integrity training, and utilizing data analytics.
- Telehealth: expanding telehealth services and enhancing cybersecurity.
- Workforce: recruitment initiatives, implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency, simulation training for clinicians, and leadership training such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction.
A technical assistance webinar via Zoom will be held for applicants on Wednesday, January 8, at 1:00 pm Eastern. For more information about this funding opportunity, contact the Program Coordinator, Suzanne Snyder, at RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov.
