ClosedOpportunity HRSA-25-008

Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program

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

At a glance

Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was March 18, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.25M, with about 1 award expected and $1.25M 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 8 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

Jan 17, 2025Posted
Mar 18, 2025Application deadline

Posted: Jan 17, 2025
Close date: Mar 18, 2025
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,250,000
Est. total funding: $1,250,000
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
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

These types of domestic* organizations may apply: Public institutions of higher education. Private institutions of higher education. Nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status. For-profit organizations, including small businesses. State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states. Independent school districts. Native American tribal governments. Native American tribal organizations. * Domestic means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Public colleges & universities

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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.

HRSA’s Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) initiative improves and expands access to health care in rural areas by developing new, sustainable rural residency programs. This initiative comprises two programs: the RRPD grants program, which funds organizations to create new, sustainable rural residency programs, and this RRPD technical assistance (TA) program.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide TA to organizations to create and sustain new rural residency programs that will expand the rural physician workforce. If you receive this award, you will provide TA, tools, and resources to organizations developing rural residency programs, such as RRPD award recipients and applicants, to help overcome the significant challenges and barriers they face.
For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs:
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Are accredited physician residency programs.
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Train residents in rural training sites for greater than 50 percent of their time in residency.
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Focus on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities.
This includes programs that meet the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Rural Track Program (RTP) designation, including both new programs seeking accreditation and existing programs that apply for a permanent complement increase to train additional residents at new rural training site(s).

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.

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
JSteele@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses), Small businesses and 1 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.25m, total estimated program funding is $1,250,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-25-008), 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