Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 22 164
The Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program is a federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), created in partnership with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). It is designed to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities across the Mississippi River Delta Region and the Alabama Black Belt, which together make up the DRA region. Instead of focusing on training clinical providers, the program targets the administrative and operational roles that keep rural healthcare facilities running day to day, recognizing that many rural hospitals, clinics, and health systems struggle to recruit and retain skilled staff for these behind-the-scenes positions.
The program funds training efforts in several specific, high-need administrative support professions: medical coding and billing, insurance claims processing, health information management, clinical documentation, business operations within healthcare organizations, and supply chain and materials management. These roles are essential to accurate reimbursement, regulatory compliance, patient record quality, efficient operations, and reliable access to supplies, all of which directly affect a facility's financial stability and ability to provide care. By building skills in these areas, the program aims to improve performance and resilience in rural healthcare settings that often operate with limited staff and tight margins.
A central feature of the opportunity is the expectation that applicants will build or expand regional networks that connect educational institutions, community-based organizations, and rural healthcare facilities located in the DRA region. These networks are meant to support the full workforce pipeline, including recruitment, structured training, addressing social and practical barriers to participation (such as transportation, childcare, or other needs that can interfere with completion), preparation for industry-recognized certifications, and job placement. The program is explicitly intended to serve multiple groups: current administrative support staff already working in rural DRA-region healthcare facilities who need upskilling and credential pathways, as well as new entrants and dislocated workers looking for a stable career track in healthcare administration.
The stated goals are threefold. First, it seeks to enhance rural healthcare delivery in the DRA region by creating training programs that build the skills and capacity of administrative support professionals working in rural healthcare facilities. Second, it aims to create a sustainable pipeline of trained professionals by formalizing partnerships and pathways between schools, community organizations, and employers in the region. Third, it is focused on recruitment and retention by linking training and education to professional certifications and advancement into high-quality, good-paying jobs within rural healthcare organizations, which helps facilities keep talent locally rather than losing trained workers to larger urban systems.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning recipients can generally expect substantial federal involvement or collaboration during the project period compared with a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is HRSA-22-164, and it is listed under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 93.912. The opportunity was posted April 22, 2022, with an original application deadline of June 17, 2022. HRSA anticipated making about four awards, with an award ceiling of $550,000 per award.
Eligibility is broad and includes many entity types that could credibly convene regional partnerships and deliver training, such as state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other entities as allowed under the program's additional eligibility language. This wide eligibility aligns with the program's emphasis on creating cross-sector networks that can recruit participants, provide instruction and support services, and connect trainees to employment in rural healthcare facilities across the DRA region.Apply for HRSA 22 164
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 22, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $550,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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