HRSA Grants Can Fund Your Programs

By Barbara C. Carey and Mike McCall, RN

What is HRSA?

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the primary federal agency for improving health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically and medically vulnerable. This is the agency that manages the 340b program, but they do a lot more.

How much money do they have for grants and cooperative agreements?

For fiscal year 2021, they awarded $18.1 billion in grants and cooperative agreements to 3,600 institutions and organizations. The key areas that were awarded in 2021 were:  

Some Highlighted Rural Health Programs Funded in 2022

There are some open grants in the following categories due in February 2023 and they are:

  • Rural Quality Improvement and Technical Assistance Cooperative Due 2-17-23

  •  Autism Secondary Data Analyses Research Due 2-13-23

  •  Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance Due 2-7-23

  •  Maternal Child Health Nutrition Programs Due 2-2-23

Your hospital or institution may be overlooking this source of funding for a start-up program or expansion of an existing program. TCI’s experience with federal grants is that their application process is tedious as is the record keeping. However, significant dollars are available and there are grant writers who can assist in your application process. This is essentially “free money” that can benefit your hospital, health center or organization. With a little effort you can use this resource that is often overlooked. We have only provided a summary of the information available.

 The HRSA website is well organized and has a lot of detailed information as well as the application process and tools. Check it out. hrsa.gov/grants

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