The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is pleased to announce the Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program (RNBR-OP).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to promote the delivery of health care services to rural underserved populations in the rural Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Region of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Through a consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to specific health needs that expand clinical and service capacity.
The overarching goals for the RNBR Outreach Program are to:
- Expand the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced services exclusively in the Northern Border rural communities;
- Deliver health care services through a strong consortium, in which every consortium member organization is actively involved and engaged in the planning and delivery of services;
- Utilize community engagement and evidence-based or innovative, evidence informed model(s) in the delivery of health care services; and
- Improve population health and demonstrate health outcomes; and
- Increase financial sustainability
A landscape assessment of the NBRC Region showed several poor health outcomes that include:
- Higher suicide rates compared to the national average,
- Higher drug overdose rates compared to the national average, and
- Higher rates of mental distress, cancer, and excessive drinking
The landscape assessment also showed that most NBRC Region counties are in some classification of a shortage area:
- 55 of 60 NBRC counties are designated as a partial primary care health professional shortage area,
- 46 of 60 counties are designated as a partial mental health professional shortage area, and
- 46 of 60 counties are designated as a partial dental health region professional shortage area
Funding Information
Its estimate up to $3,000,000 will be available each year to fund up to 12 recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $250,000 annually (reflecting direct and indirect costs).
Project Period
The period of performance is September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027 (3 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if your organization meets all three of the following criteria:
- You can apply if your organization meets the following geographic requirements:
- You are an organization physically located within Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont (NBRC member states).
- You are an organization with demonstrated experience serving, or the capacity to serve, rural underserved populations located in the NBRC Region.
- You can apply if your organization meets the following consortium requirements:
- You are an organization representing a consortium composed of three or more health care provider organizations, including the applicant organization, with at least 66 percent (two-thirds) of consortium members located in a HRSA-designated rural area, as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
