Notice of Supplemental Funding; Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Program
HRSA will provide additional award funds to the Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program recipient, the University of North Carolina at Ch...
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice of supplemental funding.
SUMMARY:
HRSA will provide additional award funds to the Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance (RRPD-TA) Program recipient, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to provide additional technical assistance on rural graduate medical education and support the improvement of health care in rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Steele, Public Health Analyst, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, at
ruralresidency@hrsa.gov
and (301) 443-2203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award:
One supplemental award for $800,000.
Project Period:
September 30, 2025, to September 29, 2030.
Assistance Listing Number:
93.746.
Award Instrument:
Cooperative Agreement Supplement for Services.
Authority:
Section 711 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912).
Table 1—Recipient and Award Amount
Grant number
Award recipient name
City, state
Supplemental
award
amount
UK6RH32513
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
$800,000
Justification:
This funding will provide a one-time supplement to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the RRPD-TA Cooperative Agreement with a budget period of September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027. This supplement will allow the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to build on past and ongoing projects supported by HRSA to support health care in rural areas by advancing the knowledge base regarding the unique considerations and barriers facing rural providers developing graduate medical education programs. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the recipient of the only award under the RRPD-TA program and has established relationships with rural stakeholders and has longstanding experience developing resources related to rural graduate medical education. The supplement to the RRPD-TA Cooperative Agreement will allow the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide additional technical assistance and develop additional resources to promote rural graduate medical education development and sustainability.
42 U.S.C. 912