Closed · HRSA-16-018 · CFDA 93.301 · Discretionary
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 15, 2015
- Close date
- 47
- Expected awards
The verdict
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP) is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered Varies by applicant across 47 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,731 other opportunities from Health Resources and Services Administration.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 47
- expected awards
- 93.301
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program is closed (last close December 15, 2015). The parent program page for CFDA 93.301 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Health Resources and Services Administration still indexes 1,731 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed December 15, 2015
Est. Total Funding
$14,571,000
Expected Awards
47
Instrument
Grant
Description
This announcement solicits applications for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP). The purpose of the SHIP is to help small rural hospitals of 49 beds or less, do any or all of the following: 1) enable the purchase of equipment and/or training to help hospitals attain value-based purchasing provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); 2) aid small rural hospitals in joining or becoming accountable care organizations, or create shared savings programs per the ACA; and 3) enable small rural hospitals to purchase health information technology, equipment, and/or training to comply with meaningful use, ICD-10 standards, and payment bundling.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Only 39 other Health Resources and Services Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 1,732).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Healthy Start Initiative
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration bware@hrsa.gov
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What to do next
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 93.301 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Healthy Start Initiative indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Health Resources and Services Administration lists 1,731 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |