Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
The summary for the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program: The Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program provides direct financial assistance to eligible rural hospitals facing structural payment disadvantages for the maintenance of health care providers with the goal of maintaining essential health care services and preventing avoidable closures. Eligible rural hospitals must have no more than 50 acute care inpatient beds and an established Medicare wage index value below 0.90.
| Federal Grant Title: | Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA) |
| Grant Categories: | Health |
| Type of Opportunity: | Other |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-26-105 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 93.811 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | July 27th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | July 27th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | June 11th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | June 11th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | November 28th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $24,750,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $148,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $148,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 167 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | June 11th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Prior to publishing this NOFO, HRSA published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) detailing the methodology and data sources used to determine eligible hospitals. You can view the FRN at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08300/rural-hospital-provider-assistance-program.You can apply if you: 1) have no more than 50 acute care inpatient beds, 2) have an established wage index value of less than 0.90 as determined by the Secretary of HHS under section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)), and 3) are located in a rural area as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Krista Mastel
[email protected]
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