HRSA: Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Recipients Cooperative Agreement

Sponsor Deadline: 

Feb 28, 2022

Internal Deadline: 

Jan 28, 2022

Sponsor: 

Health Resources and Services Admin

UI Contact: 

HRSA:  Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Recipients Cooperative Agreement
HRSA-22-062
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334418
HRSA url    https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=a6bbd563-7a5f-459e-980a-7bd6c13dd154

This HRSA opportunity is limited to one application per institution.
Please refer this link on the UIowa Limited Submissions process  https://uiowa.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1759769

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Recipients Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this program is to improve health care in rural areas by improving the quality and financial viability of health care providers in rural communities through technical assistance to beneficiaries of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) initiatives, such as award recipients, Critical Access Hospitals, small rural hospitals, and rural communities. This program directly supports Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program beneficiaries in carrying out activities of the Flex Program. The objectives of this program are the following: • To provide assistance, capacity building, and support to Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility program (Flex) recipients; • To provide assistance, capacity building, and support to Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) recipients; and • To provide assistance, capacity building, and support to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), small rural hospitals, and rural communities. Assistance will be provided in the areas of: financial and operational performance improvements and benchmarking; community engagement and population health initiatives; provision of rural emergency medical services; quality improvement; and building capacity to participate in alternative payment models. For more details, see cooperative agreement recipient’s responsibilities.

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