Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: March 16, 2026

Archive date: November 28, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361524

Opportunity number: HRSA-26-105

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency code: HHS-HRSA

Award floor: $115,000

Award ceiling: $233,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Health
Eligible Applicants
  • Others
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
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  • category_of_funding_activity:health
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

The Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program provides direct financial assistance to eligible small hospitals to help stabilize operations and sustain access to care in financially vulnerable communities. Eligible hospitals must have no more than 50 inpatient beds and a Medicare wage index value below 0.90. The program is designed to provide targeted support to hospitals facing structural payment disadvantages, with the goal of maintaining essential services and preventing avoidable closures.

Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
The Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program provides direct financial assistance to eligible small hospitals to help stabilize operations and sustain access to care in financially vulnerable communities. Eligible hospitals must have no more than 50 inpatient beds and a Medicare wage index value below 0.90. The program is designed to provide targeted support to hospitals facing structural payment disadvantages, with the goal of maintaining essential services and preventing avoidable closures.
Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
Open
Health Resources and Services Administration
Health
Grant
Others
2026-03-16