ORHP has announced the release of the Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHND), Announcement Number HRSA-11-089, CFDA Number 93.912. This is a program to assist health-oriented networks in developing and maintaining sustainable networks with self-generating revenue streams. These networks should provide activities that benefit both network partners and the community served by the network to increase access and quality of rural health care and ultimately, improve the health status of rural residents. Networks should have a significant history of organizational collaboration and must have a memorandum of understanding prior to applying to this program. This program is a three year grant program with individual grant awards limited to a maximum of $180,000 per year. There will be a Technical Assistance Call on Thursday, October 7, 2010 to assist applicants in preparing their applications. The toll-free number to call in is 800.369.1914. The Passcode is Network. The application due date is November 12, 2011.
To download this funding opportunity, please visit http://www.grants.gov/. Once you are on this website, click on Find Grant Opportunities, Basic Search where you can type in the announcement number (HRSA-11-089) or CFDA number (93.912). For further information on the Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHND), please contact Leticia Manning, lmanning@hrsa.gov or 301.443.8335.
