Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops

May 1, 2023

Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops

Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops – May 23 and July 25.  This comprehensive training for service providers in rural communities includes special focus on youth, substance use, and Indigenous communities. The interactive workshop features video demonstrations, active discussion groups, and access to the latest research on best practices. Attendees will get free, ongoing support – including online discussion forums and monthly Q&A video calls – for one year after the workshop.  This opportunity is provided by the University of Rochester Recovery Center of Excellence (COE), one of three COEs in FORHP’s rural opioid programming.

Cost: Free

Content is designed for service providers in rural communities with

  • Highlights on suicide prevention for youth
  • Substance use
  • Indigenous or Tribal communities

Who Should Attend?

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Physician assistants
  • Social workers
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Youth organization team members
  • Mental health professionals
  • School health professionals
  • Others who serve rural communities

Register Here

HRSA IEA Maternal Health Webinar Series: Highlighting Maternal Mental Health Month

May 1, 2023

HRSA IEA Maternal Health Webinar Series: Highlighting Maternal Mental Health Month

HRSA IEA invites you to a webinar highlighting Maternal Mental Health Month. This webinar is part of HRSA IEA Region 5 and 7’s Maternal Health Webinar Series. The series’ goal is to highlight HRSA programs and resources, as well as innovations and promising practices to promote and further maternal health and well-being across the lifespan. For more information about the webinar, contact Curtizia Alexander at calexander@hrsa.gov.

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Time: 11 am – 12 pm CT / 12 pm – 1 pm ET

Reasonable Accommodations: If you would like to request an auxiliary aid such as Sign Language Interpretive Services, please contact the HRSA Office for Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion at RA-Request@hrsa.gov at least five business days prior to the date of the event.

Register here

HRSA IEA Region 7 Grants 101 Workshop

May 1, 2023

HRSA IEA Region 7 Grants 101 Workshop

The Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA IEA) Region 7 will be hosting a Grants 101 Workshop in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. This workshop is offered in-person only; there will not be a virtual option. Attendees will learn about the federal grant application process, where to find funding opportunities, strategies for putting together a successful application from a grant reviewer’s perspective, and resources to support their grant writing efforts.

Topics at a Glance

  • Federal Grant Application Process
  • Federal Funding Opportunities
  • Common Mistakes and Important Tips
  • Submitting a Successful Application from a Grant Reviewers Perspective

Who should attend?

  • Community and faith-based organizations
  • Health centers
  • Hospitals
  • Universities
  • Community Colleges
  • Public health departments

Cost: Free with limited space

When: May 17, 2023, 9 – 4 MT

Where: Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Reserve Your Spot Here

Application Due Date Extended – HRSA-23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program

May 1, 2023

Application Due Date Extended – HRSA-23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program

The application due date for HRSA-23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program has been extended to May 26, 2023.

The purpose of this program is to implement activities that improve and expand the delivery of health care services through care coordination strategies in rural areas. Over the four-year period of performance, approximately 10 award recipients will use this funding to improve health outcomes through coordinated, community-wide, sustainable programs in rural communities. Eligible applicants include all domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including community-based organizations, federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and faith-based organizations.

Apply Here

Application Due Date Extended – HRSA-23-041 – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (RCORP-CABH)

May 1, 2023

Application Due Date Extended – HRSA-23-041 – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (RCORP-CABH)

Applications due May 24, 2023

The application due date for HRSA-23-041 – rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child Adolescent Behavioral Health (RCORP-CABH) has been extended to May 24, 2023.

The purpose of this program is to establish and expand sustainable behavioral health care services for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who live in rural communities, and to prevent substance misuse. Over the four-year period of performance, award recipients will use RCORP-CABH funding to establish and expand service delivery, provide training and peer mentorship, and develop community partnerships. Eligible applicants include all domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities.

Apply Here

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-085 – Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) program

April 6, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-085 – Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) program

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) program – HRSA-23-085. Applications are due by June 2, 2023.

The purpose of this program is to expand health care providers’ capacity to screen, assess, treat, and refer pregnant and postpartum people for maternal mental health and substance use disorders. This will be accomplished by establishing, improving, and/or maintaining statewide or regional networks that provide real-time psychiatric consultation, care coordination support services, and culturally and linguistically appropriate training to maternity care providers and clinical practices. This program is also intended to help reduce maternal health inequities.

This program addresses all of MCHB’s goals. Award recipients will address these goals by:

  • Establishing new or enhancing existing statewide, tribal, or regional networks that expand health care provider capacity to assess
  • Treat, and refer pregnant and postpartum people with behavioral health concerns, especially in rural and medically underserved areas.

MCHB is committed to promoting equity in rural and medically underserved areas. MCHB is committed to promoting equity in health programs for mothers, children, and families.

Eligible applicants:

  • States
  • Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations

Apply Here

Accepting Applications – National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

April 3, 2023

Accepting Applications – National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications through April 27 for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program.

This program awards scholarships to students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training. In return, scholars commit to provide primary care health services in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

Awardees must commit to a minimum of two years of full-time service and serve at a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site in a HPSA.

This scholarship provides financial support for full-time enrollment in an eligible primary care health professions degree training program for up to four school years and includes:

Payment of tuition and eligible fees

An annual payment for other reasonable educational costs

Monthly stipends to assist with living expenses while pursuing health professions degree educational training program

After completion of the NHSC Scholarship Program (SP) service commitment, awardees may be eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC-LRP).

Applicants must be a student pursuing primary care health professions training.

Check eligibility requirements here.

Click here for Application and Program Guidance.

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-003 – Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies

March 31, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-003 – Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies

Application due May 24, 2023

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP): National HCOP Academies – HRSA-23-003.

The purpose of the National HCOP Academies is to assist individuals from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from a health professions program. The National HCOP Academies funds programs that work to improve recruitment, matriculation, retention, and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs that address the academic and social needs of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds. HCOP Academies also provide opportunities for community-based experiential health professions training, emphasizing experiences in underserved communities. A funding preference is available to applicants who partner with several public or private health or educational entities to establish, enhance, and expand educational programs that produce a competitive applicant pool of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Eligible applicants include:

  • Accredited schools of medicine
  • Osteopathic medicine
  • Public health
  • Dentistry
  • Veterinary medicine
  • Optometry
  • Pharmacy
  • Allied health
  • Chiropractic
  • Podiatric medicine
  • Public and nonprofit private schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants
  • Other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities including community colleges, technical colleges, and tribal colleges
  • Accredited schools of medicine
  • Osteopathic

Click Here for Grant Application

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – HRSA 23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program- Applications Due May 15th

March 28, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – HRSA 23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) HRSA-23-125 – Rural Health Care Coordination Program (RHCC).

The goals of the RHCC program are to implement activities that improve and expand delivery of health care services through care coordination strategies in rural areas. Over the four-year period of performance, approximately 10 award recipients will use this funding to improve health outcomes through coordinated, community-wide, sustainable programs in rural communities.

Eligible applicants include:

  • All domestic public or private
  • Non-profit or for-profit entities
  • Community-based organizations, federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and faith-based organizations

Applicants must have demonstrated experience serving rural populations and represent a consortia/network of three or more health care provider organizations.

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) has scheduled a pre-application technical assistance webinar:

April 6, 2023, 3 – 4 p.m. ET

Webinar link:

https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1610629141?pwd=TGtJVGNZVjB6T1RTZlB5U0dTRWltUT09#success

Applications are due May 15, 2023.

Visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346212 to apply.

 

New Funding Opportunity – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health – HRSA-23-041

March 23, 2023

New Funding Opportunity – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health – HRSA-23-041

HRSA is accepting applications for the FY 2023 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (RCORP-CABH) HRSA-23-041. The purpose of this program is to establish and expand sustainable behavioral health care services for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who live in rural communities, and to prevent substance misuse. Over the four-year period of performance, award recipients will use RCORP-CABH funding to establish and expand service delivery, training and peer mentorship, and community partnerships.

Eligible applicants include:

  • Community-based organizations
  • Federally-recognized tribes
  • Tribal organizations
  • State Offices of Rural Health
  • State, local and territorial governments
  • Institutions of higher education
  • Faith-based organizations

Applications are due May 12, 2023.

Apply Here