Submission Deadline 07/08/2026
Fiscal Capacity $50,135,013
| Opportunity Number | HRSA-26-047 |
|---|---|
| Agency | HHS-HRSA |
| Application Deadline | 07/08/2026 |
| Award Amount | $50,135,013 |
| Status | Posted |
| Sector | Health |
| Cost Sharing | Not Required |
Fiscal Parameters & Taxonomy
Authority HHS-HRSA
Status Posted
Who Can Apply
Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments County governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) City or township governments Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Eligibility Intelligence
Only domestic organizations are eligible. "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. Faith-based organizations are eligible.
Program Description
The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program improves and expands rural health care access. It does this by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). Newly created rural physician residency programs increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages. The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties. Long-term sustainability funding must come from viable and stable sources, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public or private sources. Qualifying medical specialties are:Family medicine.Internal medicine.Preventive medicine.Psychiatry.General surgery.Obstetrics and gynecology.For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs:Are accredited physician residency programs.Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA"s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency.Focus on preparing physicians to practice in rural communities.
CFDA Programs
93.746 Rural Residency Development Program
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