[TAO] Another funding opportunity

[Catherine Britain]

$4.2 Million in Federal Grants Open to Rural Physicians

February 15, 2016 03:17 pm News Staff <aafpnews at aafp.org> – Calling all
family physicians who work in public or nonprofit settings in rural
communities across America: The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) recently released a funding announcement
(www.grants.gov)
<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280808> for
the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program that would fund
as many as 21 recipients to the tune of up to $200,000 each annually for
three years.

Nearly $4.2 million in federal grant money would be divided among
successful applicants each year for federal fiscal years 2016-2019.

The funds would be used to improve the overall health status of patients
and reduce ER visits related to chronic disease.

Successful grant applicants must provide health care services in a rural
area and include entities such as

   - family physicians and other primary care professionals,
   - rural health clinics,
   - community health centers and
   - federally qualified health centers.

All CMS-certified critical-access hospitals(www.flexmonitoring.org)
<http://www.flexmonitoring.org/data/critical-access-hospital-locations/>
 and rural health clinics(narhc.org) <http://narhc.org/map-of-rhcs-in-us/> are
eligible to apply if they meet the geographic eligibility requirements.

The application period closes March 4.

The AAFP National Research Network (NRN)
<http://www.aafp.org/patient-care/nrn/nrn.html> is prepared to assist
family physicians with the application process; potential applicants can email
questions <nloskutova at aafp.org> about the project to AAFP NRN Director of
Evaluation Natalia Loskutova, M.D., Ph.D.

-- 
Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director
Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
www.ortelehealth.org
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