Notice of Supplemental Funding, Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program
HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program to two award recipients in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to provide in-depth technical assista...
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice of supplemental funding.
SUMMARY:
HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program to two award recipients in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to provide in-depth technical assistance (TA) to rural hospitals to enhance and/or expand service lines to meet local needs and keep health care services available locally.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheena Johnson, Deputy Division Director, Hospital State Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, at
sjohnson@hrsa.gov
and 872-271-6370.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient(s) of the Award:
two award recipients, as listed in Table 1.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award:
two supplemental awards of $2,984,770.
Project Period:
September 30, 2026, to September 29, 2027.
Assistance Listing Number:
93.811.
Award Instrument:
Cooperative Agreement.
Authority:
Section 711(b)(5) of the Social Security Act.
Table 1—Recipient and Award Amount
Grant No.
Award recipient name
City, State
Award amount
U87RH53799
Rural Health Resource Center
Duluth, MN
$2,984,770
N/A
Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc
Harrisburg, PA
2,984,770
Justification:
HRSA received additional funding for the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program in FY 2026 through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, (
www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr7148/BILLS-119hr7148enr.pdf), H.R. 7148. This funding will provide one-time supplements to the Rural Health Resource Center and the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural areas by providing free in-depth TA to more rural hospitals nationwide to enhance service lines, improve financial performance, and stabilize operations. The grant recipient will use funding to ramp up operations to identify and work with rural hospitals that will benefit from TA to meet the following program objectives: (1) identify clinical areas where expansion would meet local medical need, help keep health care services available locally and improve hospital finances, and (2) implement new service lines by providing support for initial operating and equipment costs that provide participating hospitals the ability to build up patient volume for the new service line to
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eventually become self-sustaining operations.
www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr7148/BILLS-119hr7148enr.pdf