The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking applications for its Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health
State: Minnesota
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $45,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of the Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant Program is to provide funds that assist small rural hospitals:
- develop strategic plans that preserve or enhance access to health services, or
- implement transition projects to modify the type and extent of services provided, based on an existing strategic plan.
Priorities
Health Equity Priorities
In determining which hospitals will receive grants the following criteria shall be taken into account:
- improving community access to hospital or health services;
- changes in service populations;
- availability and upgrading of ambulatory and emergency services;
- the extent that the health needs of the community are not currently being met by other providers in the service area;
- the need to recruit and retain health professionals;
- the extent of community support;
- the integration of health care services and the coordination with the local community organizations, such as community development and public health agencies; and
- the financial condition of the hospital.
Funding Information
- Estimated Award Minimum: $25,000
- Estimated Award Maximum: $45,000
Project Dates
Projects awarded funding will be approved for a period of one year (12 months). The anticipated start date of grant agreements for successful applicants is June 1st, 2022.
Eligible Projects
Grants may be used by hospitals and their communities to (1) develop strategic plans for preserving or enhancing access to health services. and (2) implementing transition projects to modify the type and extent of services provided, based on an existing plan. Grant funds may be used for COVID planning activities. At a minimum, a strategic plan must consist of:
- a needs assessment to determine what health services are needed and desired by the community. The assessment must include interviews with or surveys of area health professionals, local community leaders, and public hearings;
- an assessment of the feasibility of providing needed health services that identifies priorities and timeliness for potential changes; and
- an implementation plan.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are small, general, acute care rural hospitals that are non-federal and not-for-profit, and that fulfill all of the following criteria:
- is either located in a rural area, as defined in the federal Medicare regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 405.1041, or located in a community with a population of less than 15,000, according to United States Census Bureau statistics, outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
- has 50 or fewer beds; and
- is not for profit.
For more information, visit Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant.
