Up to $500 Million in Emergency Rural Health Care Funds Available Through USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $500 million available in grants to help rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services and nutrition assistance. These funds may be used to increase COVID-19 vaccine distribution and telehealth capabilities; purchase medical supplies; replace revenue lost during the pandemic; build and rehabilitate temporary or permanent structures for health care services; support staffing needs for vaccine administration and testing; and support facility and operations expenses associated with food banks and food distribution facilities.
Funding is distributed through two tracks:
- Track One: Recovery Grants provide immediate relief to address economic conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency.
- Track Two: Impact Grants advance ideas and solutions to solve regional rural health care problems to support the long-term sustainability of rural health.
Public bodies, community-based nonprofits, and federally-recognized tribes interested in applying are encouraged to contact their local USDA Rural Development office.
Click Here to visit the USDA Rural Development website to learn more about the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program.
Click Here to view the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Program Fact Sheet.
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