Notice2026-06802
Notice of Funded Extension for the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement and Delta States Network Development Programs
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Published
April 9, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
HRSA provides grants through two programs seeking a 1-year funded extension: The Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program (Quality) provides support to rural primary care providers for the planning and implementation of quality improvement activities that improve the quality and delivery of rural health care services. This funded extension extends Quality's 21 award recipients from cohort fiscal year 2022, HRSA-22-093, for a one-time 1-year period (August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027). The current cohort was funded for a 4-year project period (August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2026). The statutory authority for this program allows for funding up to 5 years. The Delta States Network Development Program (Delta States) funds organizations located in the eight Delta states through planning, implementation, and development of integrated health care networks. This funded extension extends Delta State's 12 award recipients from cohort fiscal year 2023, HRSA-23-031, for a one-time 1-year period (August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027). The current cohort was funded for a 3-year project period (August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2026). The statutory authority for this program allows for funding up to 5 years.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17975-17976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06802]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Funded Extension for the Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement and Delta States Network Development Programs
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of funded extension.
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SUMMARY: HRSA provides grants through two programs seeking a 1-year
funded extension: The Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement
Program (Quality) provides support to rural primary care providers for
the planning and implementation of quality improvement activities that
improve the quality and delivery of rural health care services. This
funded extension extends Quality's 21 award recipients from cohort
fiscal year 2022, HRSA-22-093, for a one-time 1-year period (August 1,
2026, to July 31, 2027). The current cohort was funded for a 4-year
project period (August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2026). The statutory
authority for this program allows for funding up to 5 years. The Delta
States Network Development Program (Delta States) funds organizations
located in the eight Delta states through planning, implementation, and
development of integrated health care networks. This funded extension
extends Delta State's 12 award recipients from cohort fiscal year 2023,
HRSA-23-031, for a one-time 1-year period (August 1, 2026, to July 31,
2027). The current cohort was funded for a 3-year project period
(August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2026). The statutory authority for this
program allows for funding up to 5 years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Lloyd, Deputy Director,
Community-Based Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health
Resources and Services Administration, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6adaaaaa9bfa286aeb4b5a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0bbbcbcbfa9b490b8a2a3b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a> and (301)
443-2933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Award: 33 (21 Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Program awards and 12 Delta States Network
Development Program awards).
Amount of Non-Competitive Award: $15,928,583 ($3,987,189 for Small
Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program and $11,941,394 for
Delta States Network Development Program).
Project Period: August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027 (both programs).
Assistance Listing Number: 93.912 (both programs).
Award Instrument: Grant (both programs).
Authority: Section 330A, Public Health Services Act, (42 U.S.C.
254c(g)) for Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program and
Section 330A(f), Public Health Services Act, (42 U.S.C. 254c(f)) for
Delta States Network Development Program.
Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts for the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
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Grant No. Award recipient name City, state Award amount
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G20RH46015............................ Cascade Medical Center Cascade, ID............. $10,000
Hospital District.
G20RH47061............................ Dublin City Schools.......... Dublin, GA.............. 200,000
G20RH46016............................ El Centro Family Health...... Espanola, NM............ 200,000
G20RH47062............................ El Dorado County Community Placerville, CA......... 200,000
Health Center.
G20RH46017............................ Five Rivers Medical Center, Pocahontas, AR.......... 200,000
Inc.
G20RH47063............................ Holzer Health System......... Gallipolis, OH.......... 199,732
G20RH47064............................ Innis Community Health Batchelor, LA........... 200,000
Center, Inc.
G20RH46023............................ Klickitat County Public White Salmon, WA........ 200,000
Hospital District #2.
G20RH47065............................ Logan-Mingo Area Mental Logan, WV............... 200,000
Health, Inc.
G20RH46018............................ Mainline Health Systems, Inc. Dermott, AR............. 200,000
G20RH46019............................ Margaretville Memorial Margaretville, NY....... 199,967
Hospital.
G20RH46020............................ Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc. Fort Bragg, CA.......... 200,000
G20RH46021............................ Mountain Valleys Health Bieber, CA.............. 200,000
Centers.
G20RH46022............................ Neighborhood Health Center, Richmond, IN............ 200,000
Inc.
G20RH46024............................ County of Sheridan........... Hoxie, KS............... 200,000
G20RH46025............................ Teche Action Board, Inc...... Franklin, LA............ 197,732
G20RH46026............................ ThedaCare Medical Center-- Waupaca, WI............. 200,000
Waupaca, Inc.
G20RH46027............................ Tri-County Health Network.... Telluride, CO........... 200,000
G20RH47066............................ UPMC Kane.................... Kane, PA................ 200,000
G20RH46028............................ Westchester-Ellenville Ellenville, NY.......... 200,000
Hospital, Inc.
G20RH46029............................ White River Health System, Batesville, AR.......... 177,758
Inc.
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Table 2--Recipients and Award Amounts for the Delta States Network Development Program
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Grant No. Award recipient name City, state Award amount
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D60RH49280............................ Arcare....................... Augusta, AR............. $1,132,080
D60RH49281............................ Arkansas Rural Health Lake Village, AR........ 1,075,476
Partnership.
D60RH49282............................ Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, KY........ 1,132,080
Madisonville, Inc.
D60RH49283............................ Big Springs Medical Ellington, MO........... 905,664
Association, Inc.
D60RH49284............................ Delta Health Alliance, Inc... Stoneville, MS.......... 1,018,872
D60RH49285............................ The Health Enrichment Network Oakdale, LA............. 962,268
D60RH49286............................ Hospital Service District 1 A Delhi, LA............... 1,188,684
D60RH49287............................ Jefferson Comprehensive Fayette, MS............. 1,071,440
Health Center, Inc.
D60RH49288............................ Methodist Le Bonheur Memphis, TN............. 1,018,872
Community Outreach.
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D60RH49289............................ Rural Alabama Prevention Eutaw, AL............... 962,268
Center.
D60RH49290............................ Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL.......... 851,046
D60RH49291............................ The Mississippi County Health Charleston, MO.......... 622,644
Department.
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Justification:
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
This funding provided a one-time 1-year extension of funding to 21
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program awardees with a
budget period of August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. This extension
will allow these awardees to build on past and ongoing projects
supported by HRSA to promote quality improvement and the delivery of
cost-effective, coordinated health care services in rural primary care
settings. Project activities that will be extended during the 1-year
budget period include expanded capacity for essential health care
services and increased financial sustainability for services that
increase care coordination, enhance chronic disease management, and
improve overall health outcomes for rural patients.
Delta States Network Development Program
This funding provided a one-time 1-year extension of funding to 12
Delta States Network Development Program awardees with a budget period
of August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. This extension will allow
these awardees to build on past and ongoing projects supported by HRSA
to (1) achieve efficiencies; (2) expand access to, coordinate, and
improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health
outcomes in rural areas within the eight rural Mississippi Delta Region
states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, and Tennessee); and (3) strengthen the rural health care
system as a whole. Project activities that will be extended during the
1-year budget period include innovative strategies that address
delivery of preventative and clinical health services for individuals
with, or at risk of, developing chronic diseases that disproportionally
affect the rural Mississippi Delta communities. Awardees will continue
to collaborate with network partners in the planning, delivery, and
evaluation of health care services to implement sustainable health care
programs that improve population health, health outcomes, and
demonstrate value to the local rural communities.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2026-06802 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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