Notice2026-19234
Notice of Supplemental Funding, Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement
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Published
September 21, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement to one award recipient in fiscal year 2026 to expand analysis, evaluation, and dissemination activities that support Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and State Flex Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 59790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19234]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Supplemental Funding, Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of supplemental funding.
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SUMMARY: HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Medicare Rural
Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement to
one award recipient in fiscal year 2026 to expand analysis, evaluation,
and dissemination activities that support Critical Access Hospitals
(CAHs) and State Flex Programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheena Johnson, Deputy Division
Director, Hospital State Division, Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy, HRSA, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#11627b7e797f627e7f51796362703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74071e1b1c1a071b1a341c0607155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a> and 872-271-6370.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: Regents of the University of
Minnesota.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award: $420,000.
Project Period: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Assistance Listing Number: 93.241.
Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement.
Authority: Section 711(b)(5) of the Social Security Act.
Table 1--Recipient and Award Amount
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Grant No. Award recipient name City, state Award amount
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U27RH01080........................... Regents of the University of Minneapolis, MN......... $420,000
Minnesota.
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Justification: The FLEX Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement
supports rural health care improvement by analyzing and presenting CAH
data, capturing best practices, and developing resources that inform
quality, financial, operational, population health, and emergency
medical services improvement efforts. This funding will provide a one-
time supplement to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to expand
analytic, evaluation, dissemination, and technical assistance support
for CAHs and State Flex Programs. The recipient will use supplemental
funding to conduct additional analysis using new Flex Program data,
feedback on the annual CAH assessment, strengthen dissemination
activities and accessibility to products and resources, and develop new
resources to help inform tribal hospitals on feasibility of converting
to another hospital provider type (e.g., CAH).
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2026-19234 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]
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