Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
This program helps small rural healthcare providers improve quality of care and chronic disease outcomes by building data, billing, and clinical skills for sustainable quality improvement.
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Due Dates: August 6, 2026 (Full application deadline, 11:59 p.m. ET)
Funding Amounts: Up to $250,000 per award per year; 4-year project period; ~$5,000,000 total program funding; ~20 awards expected.
Summary: Supports rural health care providers in implementing quality improvement strategies to enhance clinical outcomes and operational sustainability.
Key Information: No cost sharing/match required; applicants must be rural, public or nonprofit providers not previously funded for similar projects.
Description
This opportunity aims to strengthen quality improvement capacity in small rural health care facilities, enabling them to collect and use clinical data effectively, implement evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality, and focus on improving chronic disease outcomes. The program also supports training and collaboration among billing, coding, and clinical staff to enhance sustainability and prepare organizations for value-based care models. Projects must address a key clinical health service area (e.g., care coordination, chronic disease management), use evidence-based models, and demonstrate impact by the end of the four-year funding period.
