Delta Health Systems Implementation Program

These projects focus on financial and operational improvement, quality improvement, telehealth, and workforce development in rural healthcare organizations in the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region.

Program Objectives 

The objective of DSIP is to improve health care in rural areas through projects in these focus areas:

• Financial and operational improvements.
• Implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements.
• Workforce recruitment and retention initiatives.

Implementation project activities could 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.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $400,000

Grant Period

September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027.

Eligibility Criteria 

• County governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Small businesses
• Independent school districts
• State governments
• Special district governments
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• City or township governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses.

Additional Information on Eligibility

Types of eligible organizations: These types of domestic organizations may apply: Public institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status For-profit organizations, including small businesses State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and the freely associated states Independent school districts Native American tribal governments Native American tribal organizations Domestic means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.