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The Office of Rural Health Policy announces the availablity of funding to organizations to support the Rural Health Research Centers (RHRCs) Cooperative Agreement Program. Recipients of cooperative agreements will establish RHRCs which conduct and disseminate policy-relevant health services research on issues of national significance with a specific topic of concentration (e.g., Medicare, health workforce, uninsured). The awards will be for a 4-year project period.

Targeted Rural Health Research Grant funding is available. Recipients of grants will conduct and disseminate policy-relevant research on issues of national significance in the area of rural health services as they relate to the following topic areas: Rural Health Clinics, Rural Hospital Leadership, Frontier Health Service Delivery, and Rural Health Workforce. Approximately $450,000 is expected to be available to fund up to three new awards, with a maximum amount per award of $150,000. Applications are due April 13, 2009 and awards will be made by the September 1, 2009 start date. To access the guidance visit Grants.gov and scroll to Download Information at the bottom of the page.

New Publications on the Web

• Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2008 Annual Report. August 2009 (PDF - 660 KB)
  
  
• The Office of Rural Health Policy Celebrates 20 Years: A Look Back at the History of the Office and Its Continued Mission to Improve Health Care in Rural America. 2007 (PDF - 1.7 MB)
  
  
• Rural EMS Managers Awareness Program. 2007. (PDF - 768 KB)
  
  
• Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2006 Annual Report. July 2007. (PDF - 768 KB)
  
  
• Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural & Frontier Emergency Medical Services in the U.S. Health System. 2007 (PDF - 245 KB)
  
  
• Community-Based Needs Assessment: Assisting Communities in Building a Stronger EMS System. (PDF - 586 KB)
  
  
• Distance Education in EMS: A Literature Review and Rural/Urban Comparison. 2007. (PDF - 341 KB)
  
  
• Rural and Frontier EMS Town Hall Meeting Summary. 2007. (PDF - 274 KB)
  
  
• Mental Health and Rural America: 1994-2005, An Overview and Annotated Bibliography. 2007. (PDF - 1.3 MB)
  
• The 2007 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues, March 2007. (PDF - 360 KB)
  
  
• Farm Rescue and EMS: A State by State Directory. 2007. (PDF - 381 KB)

• Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future: A Service Chief's Guide to Creating Community Support of Excellence in EMS. 2007. html file, (PDF - 308 KB)

• Rural Ambulance Service: Budget Model 2007. (PDF - 985 KB)
  
  
• Comparison of the Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center Programs, June 2006. pdf file (PDF - 223 KB)
  
• Regional Commissions Meeting Summary, November 2006. (PDF - 821 KB)
  
• Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2005 Annual Report. August 2006. (PDF - 333 KB)
  
  
• Training Community Health Workers: Using Technology and Distance Education.Office of Rural Health Policy. April 2006. (PDF - 685 KB)
  
  
• Impact of Seasonal Population Variations on Frontier Communities: Maintenance of the Healthcare Infrastructure. Office of Rural Health Policy. April 2006. (PDF - 1.26 MB)
  
  
• Emergency Medical Services in Frontier Areas. Office of Rural Health Policy. April 2006. (PDF - 127 KB)