January 21, 2025
Notice of Funding Opportunity: HRSA Rural Program of All-Inclusive for the Elderly Planning and Development
The Rural Program of All-Inclusive for the Elderly (PACE) Planning and Development grant is open and accepting applications for the program’s 4-year period of performance (September 30, 2025 – September 29, 2029). The purpose of this program is to improve health care in rural areas, including expanding access to medical care and long-term services, for rural aging populations by expanding PACE programs into rural areas.
Program Goals:
- Provide start-up funding for organizations to develop a new PACE site serving the aging rural population.
- Provide funding for organizations to expand existing PACE programs into rural areas through service area expansion.
- Implement sustainable PACE programs that will effectively serve critical health care needs for rural aging populations.
This funding will support organizations to develop an initial PACE program or expand an existing PACE organization into rural areas.
HRSA will make up to 4 awards, up to $500,000 per year, to provide resources to assist with the development of an initial Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (DMS) PACE program serving HRSA-designated rural areas or to expand an existing certified CMS PACE programs into HRSA-designated rural areas through PACE service area expansion.
Eligible Applicants
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with th IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- State and county health departments,
- Hospitals
- FQHCs
- Rural Health Clinics
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For more information about this funding opportunity, contact RuralPACE@hrsa.gov