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Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP)
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.301 |
Program
web site |
http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/ship.htm
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| Sponsor |
Office of Rural Health Policy |
| Deadlines |
March 18, 2008 |
| Purpose |
The Office of Rural Health Policy's Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grant Program provides funding to small rural hospitals to help them do any or all of the following: 1) pay for costs related to the implementation of PPS, 2) comply with provisions of HIPAA and 3) reduce medical errors and support quality improvement. |
| Eligibility |
All small rural hospitals located in the United States and the territories, including faith-based hospitals, are eligible. For the purposes of this program, 1.) "small" is defined as 49 available beds or less, as reported on the hospital's most recently filed Medicare Cost Report; 2.) "Rural" is defined as located outside a metropolitian statistical area; or located in a rural census tract of an area as determined under the Goldsmith Modication or the Rural Urban Communitng Areas; and 3.) "Hospital" is defined as a non-Federal, short-term, general acute care facility. Hostpials may be for-profit or not-for-profit. Tribally operated hospitals under Titles I and V of P.L. 93-638 are eligible to the extent that such hospitals meet the above criteria. All designated critical access hospitals are also eligible.Eligible hospitals must submit an application to their State Office of Rural Health which describes their need, and intended use and expenditure of grant funds. In turn the SORH will prepare and submit a single grant application to HRSA on behalf of all hospital applicants. Applications are available on the program web page or by contacting your State Office of Rural Health. Due date listed are for the state application; individual hospital applications are due to the SORH before that date. Contact your SORH for further details. |
Geographic
coverage |
Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
Estimated Amount of this Competition: $14,800,000.00
Estimated Number of Awards: 46 |
Application
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Eligible hospitals should contact their State Office of Rural Health
Application materials for 2009 will be available approximately February 2009. |
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For more information contact:
Eligible hospitals should contact their State Office of Rural Health
Information related to the overall program issues and technical assistance regarding this funding announcement may be obtained by contacting:
Jennifer Chang, MPH
Email: jchang@hrsa.gov
Phone: 301-443-0736
Fax: 301-443-2803 Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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