ForecastedOpportunity HRSA-27-048

Rural Health Network Development Planning Program

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

At a glance

Rural Health Network Development Planning Program is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of March 23, 2027; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as up to $100K, with about 10 awards expected and $1M 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 7 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.912 (Rural Healthcare Services Programs).

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

Key facts

Aug 13, 2026Forecast posted
Jan 23, 2027 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Mar 23, 2027 (est.)Application deadline
Jun 1, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Aug 13, 2026
Est. close date: Mar 23, 2027
Est. award date: Jun 1, 2027
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $100,000
Est. total funding: $1,000,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

All domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations. The applicant organization may be located in a rural or urban area, but must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, rural underserved populations.

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.

The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program supports the planning and development of rural integrated health care networks with specific focus on collaboration of entities to establish or improve local capacity and care coordination in underserved communities. Specifically, the program uses the concept of developing networks as a strategy for linking rural health care network participants together to achieve greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve. The program helps network participants work together on three legislative aims:

• Achieve efficiencies.

• Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes.

• Strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.

The intent is that rural health networks will do the following:

• Expand access to care.

• Increase the use of health information technology.

• Explore alternative health care delivery models.

• Continue to achieve quality health care across the continuum of care.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around January 23, 2027. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyNkem Osian · nosian@hrsa.gov Open ↗
Submit before March 23, 2027Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.912Rural Healthcare Services ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.912

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$48M

FY25

$48.8M

FY26

$48.8M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.912. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Nkem Osian
nosian@hrsa.gov
301-443-2751

Quick answers

Is “Rural Health Network Development Planning Program” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around January 23, 2027. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Rural Health Network Development Planning Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Private colleges & universities, 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 “Rural Health Network Development Planning Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $100k, total estimated program funding is $1,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “Rural Health Network Development Planning Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-27-048), 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