ClosedOpportunity HRSA-23-043

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was October 31, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.62M, with about 1 award expected and $1.62M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 5 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.155 (Rural Health Research Centers).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Aug 25, 2022Posted
Oct 31, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Aug 25, 2022
Close date: Oct 31, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,615,000
Est. total funding: $1,615,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Institutions of higher education, faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applications for the fiscal year FY 2023 Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this program is to improve healthcare in rural areas by analyzing and presenting Critical Access Hospital (CAH) data and capturing best practices to inform improvement efforts and efficiently target limited resources in CAHs. As Flex Program beneficiaries, CAHs will benefit by having resources that provide recommendations related to a number of national priorities: • Quality of care reporting and improvement • Financial and operational improvement • Population health activities • Emergency medical services integration Through this program, CAHs will have access to analyses of national, state, and hospital-level data, including reports for the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), as well as evidence-based best practices to improve their outcomes. Additionally, work evaluating CAH-focused improvement efforts will inform CAHs and State Flex Programs. This work can also include data analysis and evaluation of best practices of CAH associated Provider-Based Rural Health Clinics. This program directly supports CAHs as Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program beneficiaries in carrying out activities of the Flex Program.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

HRSA-23-043 Notice of Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · FORHP HRSA-23-043 (U27) Flex CA_FINAL.pdfPDF · 419 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.155Rural Health Research CentersProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.155

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$7.7M

FY25

$6.09M

FY26

$6.43M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.155. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
kconnorsdelaguna@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, For-profit organizations (not small businesses), Small businesses and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.62m, total estimated program funding is $1,615,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-23-043), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.912