Notice2026-19097
Notice of Supplemental Funding; Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Program
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Published
September 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
HRSA will provide additional award funds to the Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program recipient, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to provide additional technical assistance on rural graduate medical education and support the improvement of health care in rural areas.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 59143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19097]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Supplemental Funding; Rural Residency Planning and
Development Technical Assistance Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of supplemental funding.
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SUMMARY: HRSA will provide additional award funds to the Rural
Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA)
Program recipient, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to
provide additional technical assistance on rural graduate medical
education and support the improvement of health care in rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Steele, Public Health Analyst,
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d5d2d5c6cbd5c2d4cec3c2c9c4dee7cfd5d4c689c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3818681929f8196809a97969d908ab39b818092dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>
and (301) 443-2203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award: One supplemental award for
$800,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2025, to September 29, 2030.
Assistance Listing Number: 93.746.
Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement Supplement for Services.
Authority: Section 711 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912).
Table 1--Recipient and Award Amount
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Supplemental
Grant number Award recipient name City, state award amount
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UK6RH32513.............................. University of North Chapel Hill, NC........... $800,000
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Justification: This funding will provide a one-time supplement to
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the RRPD-TA
Cooperative Agreement with a budget period of September 30, 2026,
through September 29, 2027. This supplement will allow the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to build on past and ongoing projects
supported by HRSA to support health care in rural areas by advancing
the knowledge base regarding the unique considerations and barriers
facing rural providers developing graduate medical education programs.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the recipient of the
only award under the RRPD-TA program and has established relationships
with rural stakeholders and has longstanding experience developing
resources related to rural graduate medical education. The supplement
to the RRPD-TA Cooperative Agreement will allow the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide additional technical assistance and
develop additional resources to promote rural graduate medical
education development and sustainability.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2026-19097 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
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