Data / Federal grants / HRSA-27-053
Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program
Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) expects to post this opportunity around January 26, 2027, with applications due around March 27, 2027. It lists awards of up to $2.5 million, 1 award expected, $2.5 million in total.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-27-053
- Status
- Forecast
- Posted
- August 24, 2026
- Closes
- March 27, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $2,500,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total funding
- $2,500,000
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Health
- Assistance listing
- 93.619 Rural Health Limited Geographic Areas: Delta, Appalachian Region, and Northern Border Region
- Contact
- Suzanne Eslyn · [email protected] · 301-443-0178
Who can apply
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Special district governments
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.
What the agency says
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.
Other open grants from the Department of Health and Human Services
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222 | Open | Oct 26 | $300,000 | $3,000,000 | grants.gov |
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| GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional) RFA-HG-27-012 | Open | Oct 30 | $2,250,000 | $3,000,000 | grants.gov |
| HEAL Initiative: Whole Joint Health Program (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) PAR-27-045 | Open | Oct 30 | grants.gov | ||
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All grants open to Tribal organizations · All grants open to State governments · All grants open to Nonprofits (501(c)(3)) · Everything closing in March 2027
Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.