Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement

The summary for the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 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. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement: This announcement solicits applications for the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to improve quality and health outcomes in rural communities through technical assistance to beneficiaries of FORHP quality initiatives such as grantees, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and other rural providers. Assistance will be provided in areas such as: data collection and analysis, understanding measure specifications, benchmarking and target-setting, developing and implementing efficient and effective improvement strategies, and tracking the outcomes of quality improvement efforts.

Federal Grant Title:	Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Federal Agency Name:	Health Resources and Services Administration
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-15-150
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.155
CFDA Descriptions:	Rural Health Research Centers
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 22, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 22, 2015
Posted Date:	Apr 24, 2015
Creation Date:	Apr 24, 2015
Archive Date:	Aug 21, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Category Explanation: https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=ce2387ac-5703-4a98-aa76-10d9ae8569ea
Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include domestic public, private, and nonprofit organizations, including tribes and tribal organizations, and faith-based and community-based organizations.
Grant Announcement Contact: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration [email protected]
Contact Megan Meacham at (301)443-8349 or email [email protected]

Health Resources and Services Administration 301-443-7432
Similar Government Grants: • Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies; • Rural Health Research Dissemination Program; • Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program; • Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project; • Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program; • Border Environmental Health Coordination; • One -Year Rural Health Research Grant Program; • Rapid Response to Requests for Data Analysis
More Grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration: • Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC); • Delta States Rural Development Network Program; • Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition Services; • Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program; • Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)