Plain-language brief
What this opportunity funds
The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program improves and expands rural health care access. It does this by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). Newly created rural physician residency programs increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages. The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties. Long-term sustainability funding must come from viable and stable sources, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public or private sources. Qualifying medical specialties are: Family medicine. Internal medicine. Psychiatry. General surgery. Obstetrics and gynecology. For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs: Are accredited physician residency programs. Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency. Focus on preparing physicians to practice in rural communities.
Eligibility at a glance
- Eligible applicants
- For profit organizations other than small businesses, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility", Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, State governments, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Small businesses, County governments, Independent school districts, Private institutions of higher education, City or township governments
- Eligible locations
- Eligible applicants across the United States
- Eligible activities
- Health
- Matching requirement
- Not specified
- Registration
- SAM.gov, Grants.gov
Application process
- Read the complete official notice and confirm every eligibility rule.
- Complete required registrations early; federal registrations can take time.
- Build the budget, work plan, evidence, and attachments requested by the sponsor.
- Submit through the official portal and retain the confirmation.
Change history
No material changes have been recorded since this opportunity entered the hub.