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            Hospitals and clinics funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Hospitals and clinics funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Hospitals%20and%20clinics        </link>
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<title>Stimulus Simplicity Program</title>
<description>Grant program designed to help hospitals and physician offices accelerate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- GE Healthcare </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2275 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:14 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2275 </guid>

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<title>Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)</title>
<description>Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Bureau of Health Professions </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=245 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:09 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=245 </guid>

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<title>Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders</title>
<description>This initiative aims to enhance the leadership capacity of community-based nonprofit health organizations serving vulnerable populations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1922 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:17:27 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1922 </guid>

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<title>USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program</title>
<description>Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- USDA Rural Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:52 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 </guid>

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<title>HUD 242 (FHA Section 242) - Helping Hospitals Get Capital Financing</title>
<description>Loan program to help hospitals finance new construction, refinancing, and modernization or to purchase major movable equipment such as hospital beds, wheeled equipment, and office machines. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=95 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:10:40 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=95 </guid>

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<title>Safety-net Enhancement Initiative</title>
<description>Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Kresge Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2222 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:44 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2222 </guid>

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<title>Sojourns Pathway Program: Hospital-Based Palliative Care Innovation Grants</title>
<description>Grants to respond to unmet, local palliative care needs through new or expanded community partnerships. Geographic coverage:  Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah  -- Regence Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2229 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:35:32 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2229 </guid>

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<title>Safety-net Facility Improvements</title>
<description>Facilities-capital challenge grant in community-based health centers through a variety of funding methods,  including program-related investments or below market rate loans. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Kresge Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2223 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:44:04 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2223 </guid>

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<title>William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants</title>
<description>Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:23:03 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </guid>

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<title>National Health Service Corps Recruitment and Retention Assistance</title>
<description>Assistance for qualifying practice sites in recruiting and retaining community-responsive, culturally competent primary care clinicians. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Bureau of Health Professions </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=839 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:53:44 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=839 </guid>

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<title>Sojourns Pathway Program: Hospital-Based Palliative Care Implementation Grants</title>
<description>Funding for nonprofit or public hospitals with 100 or more beds that do not  offer a formal palliative care program. Geographic coverage:  Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington  -- Regence Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1897 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:36:51 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1897 </guid>

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<title>BPHC Loan Guarantee Program</title>
<description>Loan program to Section 330 health centers to obtain a loan guarantee for the financing of a medical facility construction, renovation and modernization. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Bureau of Primary Health Care </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1593 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:21:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1593 </guid>

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<title>Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served Through Grants with a Project Period Start Date of September 1, 2010)</title>
<description>Funding to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Bureau of Primary Health Care </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=228 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:11:22 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=228 </guid>

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<title>Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Awards grants in the areas of higher education, social services, health and hospitals. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Charles A. Frueauff Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=964 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 11:23:40 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=964 </guid>

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<title>USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts</title>
<description>Provides discounts to rural health care providers to obtain Internet and telecommunications access. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Universal Service Administrative Company </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=16 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:20:38 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=16 </guid>

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<title>Health Care Disparities Grant Program</title>
<description>Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Commonwealth Fund </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1972 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:34:48 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1972 </guid>

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