The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Delta Health Systems Implementation Program.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $404,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of hospitals and allow for increased access to care in rural communities. These projects focus on financial and operational improvement, quality improvement, telehealth, and workforce development in hospitals in the in the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region.
The DSIP provides funding to support critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals (inpatient prospective payment system facilities with up to 100 beds) in the Delta region that have received previous technical assistance (TA) through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program or another similar TA program within the last five years.
Program Objective
Improve health care in rural areas through projects in these focus areas:
- Financial and operational improvements;
- Implementation of quality improvement initiatives;
- Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements; and
- The development of new service lines to address the needs of the community, including populations in the community that have been historically underserved.
Implementation projects could include, but are not limited to increasing inpatient and swing bed volume, increasing outpatient services, developing new service lines, reducing readmissions, improving transitions of care and discharge planning, optimizing emergency department operations, implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, expanding telehealth services, implementing performance measurement systems, utilizing data analytics, enhancing cybersecurity, clinical documentation integrity training, simulation training for clinicians, leadership training such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction, and implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,020,000
- Award Ceiling: $404,000
Period of Performance
September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2025 (2 years).
Eligible Applicants
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.