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Notice of Supplemental Funding, National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program

HRSA will provide additional award funds to the National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program recipient under HRSA-25-009, the University of North Dakota, to provide i...

Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration

AGENCY:

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 National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program recipient under HRSA-25-009, the University of North Dakota, to provide information, data, and tools related to rural health to support improving health care in rural areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Scott, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, at and (301) 287-2619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Intended Recipient of the Award: The University of North Dakota.

Amount of Non-Competitive Award: One supplemental award for $835,000.

Project Period: June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2030.

Assistance Listing Number: 93.223.

Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement Supplement for Services.

Authority: Social Security Act § 711(b) (42 U.S.C. 912(b)).

Table 1—Recipient and Award Amount

Grant number Award recipient name City, State Supplemental award amount
U56RH05539 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND $835,000

Justification: This funding provided a one-time supplement to the University of North Dakota via the National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program with a budget period of June 2026 through May 2027. This supplement allows the University of North Dakota to build on past and ongoing projects supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to improve health care in rural areas by advancing the knowledge base regarding strategies to support and enhance rural community health. The University of North Dakota is the recipient of the only award under the program and has longstanding experience identifying, developing and disseminating resources like toolkits and webinars to support a broad range of rural health topics. The supplement will allow the University of North Dakota to create new tools and resources on important topics related to rural community health and health care.

Margaret M. Bush,

Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 2026-19101 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]

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“Notice of Supplemental Funding, National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program,” thefederalregister.org (September 18, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19101/notice-of-supplemental-funding-national-rural-health-information-clearinghouse-program.