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Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services · HRSA-27-053

In plain English

Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Jan 26, 2027. Estimated application due date: Mar 27, 2027.

Awards are up to $2,500,000 each, the agency expects to make 1 award and estimated total program funding is $2,500,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Agency note on the deadlineElectronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Estimated posting dateJan 26, 2027
Estimated application due dateMar 27, 2027
Estimated award dateSep 1, 2027
Estimated project startSep 30, 2027
Fiscal year2027
Forecast postedAug 24, 2026
Opportunity numberHRSA-27-053
AgencyHealth Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentCooperative agreement
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$2,500,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program funding$2,500,000
Expected number of awards1
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.619 – Rural Health Limited Geographic Areas: Delta, Appalachian Region, and Northern Border Region
Last updated on Grants.govAug 24, 2026

Who can apply

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  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Successful applications must target rural healthcare organizations located in the Appalachian region. For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, a "rural healthcare organization" is a healthcare organization located in a rural county in the Appalachian region. "Healthcare organizations" include: critical access hospitals (CAHs), small rural hospitals, rural health clinics, tribal healthcare facilities, and other healthcare organizations.

Description

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program provides technical assistance (TA) to help rural healthcare organizations, including critical access hospitals (CAHs), small rural hospitals, rural health clinics, tribal healthcare facilities, and other healthcare organizations located in the rural counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) with planning and implementing health care service improvements. The goal of this program is to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural areas of the Appalachian Region by improving financial and operational performance as well as the quality of care in rural healthcare organizations.

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