Closed · HRSA-19-024 · CFDA 93.241 · Discretionary
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 29, 2019
- Close date
- 45
- Expected awards
The verdict
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered Varies by applicant across 45 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
- 45
- expected awards
- 93.241
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is closed (last close March 29, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 93.241 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 March 29, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$27,000,000
Expected Awards
45
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to enable state Flex programs to support critical access hospitals (CAHs) in quality improvement, quality reporting, performance improvement, and benchmarking; to assist facilities seeking designation as CAHs; and to create a program to establish or expand the provision of rural emergency medical services (EMS). The aim of the Flex Program is to provide training and technical assistance to build capacity, support innovation, and promote sustainable improvement in the rural health care system. The overall goal of the Flex Program is to ensure that high quality health care is available in rural communities and aligned with community needs. Health care services include appropriate preventative, ambulatory, pre-hospital, emergent, and inpatient care. High quality rural health care will deliver high value to patients and communities and result in healthier rural people. The long-term objectives of the Flex Program are to enable CAHs, including CAH-owned clinics, and rural EMS agencies to: ? Show and improve quality of care; ? Stabilize finances and maintain services; ? Adjust to address changing community needs; and ? Ensure patient care is integrated throughout the rural health care delivery system. State Flex funding for this period of performance will act as a resource and focal point to address needs and demonstrate outcomes in the following six program areas with an emphasis and priority on quality, operational, and financial improvement in CAHs: Program Area 1: CAH Quality Improvement (required) Program Area 2: CAH Operational and Financial Improvement (required) Program Area 3: CAH Population Health Improvement (optional) Program Area 4: Rural EMS Improvement (optional) Program Area 5: Innovative Model Development (optional) Program Area 6: CAH Designation (required if assistance is requested by rural hospitals)
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HRSA-19-024
Grants.gov marks Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the Health Resources and Services Administration book (1,128 peers, 65% of 1,732).
- 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
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration syoung2@hrsa.gov
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What to do next
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 93.241 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness 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.
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