2013 Small Healthcare Provider Grants Available

The Office of Rural Health Policy has announced the availability of Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program grants, which will provide support to rural primary care providers for implementation of quality improvement activities around diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Eligible applicants include rural, non-profit or public entities, and Critical Access Hospitals and rural health clinics, regardless of whether they are non-profit or for-profit.

The program aims to promote the development of an evidence-based culture and delivery of coordinated care in the primary care setting. Additional objectives of the program include improved health outcomes for patients, enhanced chronic disease management, and better engagement of patients and their caregivers. Grantees will be expected to use HIT for collection and reporting of data, and will be permitted to use funds to develop/purchase a module for an existing HIT system or to customize reports to support the collection of data. Grant applicants must contact their State Office of Rural Health (SORH) for a letter of support (per 330a program guidelines). ORHP is hosting a Technical Assistance call to assist grant applicants on December 18, 2012, and ORHP plans to hold a webinar with NOSORH to discuss the program with SORHs. 

For program guidance go to  http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/about/community/smallhealthcare.html

Application deadline is January 30, 2012. For more information, contact Ann Ferrero at [email protected] or301-443-3999.