Updated June 26, 2008
The 2008
Awards for the Network Development Planning Grant Program were
added on March 14, 2008.
The Office of Rural Health Policy announces the
availablity of funding to organizations to support the Rural
Health Research Centers (RHRCs) Cooperative Agreement Program.
Recipients of cooperative agreements will establish RHRCs which
conduct and disseminate policy-relevant health services research
on issues of national significance with a specific topic of concentration
(e.g., Medicare, health workforce, uninsured). The awards will be
for a 4-year project period. See this
announcement for more information on how to apply.
Targeted
Rural Health Research Grant funding is available. Recipients
of grants will conduct and disseminate policy-relevant research
on issues of national significance in the area of rural health services
as they relate to the following topic areas: Rural Health Clinics,
Frontier Health Service Delivery, Emergency Medical Services (EMS),
Rural Health Leadership, Allied Health Workforce, and Public Health.
Approximately $750,000 is expected to be available to fund up to
five new awards, with a maximum amount per award of $150,000. Applications
are due April 2, 2008 and awards will be made by the September 1,
2008 start date. To access the guidance visit Grants.gov
and scroll to Download Information at the bottom of the page.
The Small
Health Care Provider Quality Improvement (SHCPQI) Grant Program
Technical Assistance call is scheduled for Wednesday, February 13,
2008 at 2:00 PM EST. Please contact Mary Collier at mcollier@hrsa.gov
to register for this call. During this call we will walk you through
the grant application guidance that was released on January 18th
on grants.gov and answer questions about the program and application
process. To access the guidance visit Grants.gov
and scroll to Download Information at the bottom of the page.
The
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement (SHCPQI) Grant
Program application is available. The deadline for applications
is March 20, 2008.
Updated
Files
New
Publications on the Web
- Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2007
Annual Report. July 2008. html
file , pdf
file (460 kb)
- The Office
of Rural Health Policy Celebrates 20 Years: A Look Back at the
History of the Office and Its Continued Mission to Improve Health
Care in Rural America. html
file,
pdf file
(1.7 mb) 2007.
- Rural EMS Managers Awareness Program. html
file, pdf
file (385 kb) 2007.
- The Office's Annual Report is available
on the Web. html file , pdf
file (768 kb)
- Quality Through Collaboration: The Future
of Rural & Frontier Emergency Medical Services in the U.S.
Health System. html
file, pdf
file (245 kb) 2007.
- Community-Based Needs Assessment: Assisting
Communities in Building a
Stronger EMS System. html
file, pdf
file (586 kb) 2007.
- Distance Education in EMS: A Literature Review
and Rural/Urban Comparison. html
file, pdf
file (341 kb) 2007.
- Rural and Frontier EMS Town Hall Meeting Summary.
html file,
pdf
file (274 kb) 2007.
- Mental
Health and Rural America: 1994-2005, An Overview and Annotated
Bibliography. html file,
pdf
file (1.3 MB) 2007.
- The 2007 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health
and Human Service Issues, March 2007. Acrobat
or HTML
- Farm Rescue and EMS: A State by State Directory.
html file,
pdf
file (381 kb) 2007.
- Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future:
A Service Chief's Guide to Creating Community Support of Excellence
in EMS. html
file, pdf
file (308 kb) 2007.
- Rural Ambulance Service: Budget Model. html
file, pdf
file (985 kb) 2007.
- Comparison of the Rural Health Clinic and Federally
Qualified Health Center Programs, June 2006. pdf
file (223 kb)
- Regional
Commissions Meeting Summary, November 2006. html
file, pdf
file (821 kb)
- Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2005 Annual
Report. August 2006. html
file, pdf
file (333 kb)
- Training Community Health Workers: Using Technology
and Distance Education.Office of Rural
Health Policy. April 2006. html
file, pdf
file (685 kb)
- Impact of Seasonal Population Variations on
Frontier Communities: Maintenance of the Healthcare Infrastructure.
Office of Rural Health Policy. April 2006.
html file, pdf
file (1.26 Mb)
- Emergency Medical Services in Frontier
Areas. Office of Rural Health Policy. April 2006.html
file, pdf
file (127 kb)
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