Synopsis

The Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning (RNBR-NP) Program provides one-year funding to build new or strengthen existing healthcare networks in the Northern Border Region. RNBR-NP uses network development as a strategy for linking rural health care stakeholders together for greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access, and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve.
Response Date	Jul 10, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date	Jun 08, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Archive Date	Aug 10, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling	100,000
Award Floor	N/a
Cost Sharing	No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

State governments, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Small businesses, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility", City or township governments, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Independent school districts, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Special district governments

Additional Info on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations located in the Northern Border Region and serving qualifying HRSA-designated rural areas within the four Northern Border Regional Commission member States: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The applicant organization must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, underserved populations in rural areas. Eligible applicants also include Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Hospitals and Rural Emergency Hospitals.For the purposes of the notice,"Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Additional Information

Agency Name	Health Resources and Services Administration
Link to Additional Information:	N/a
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk Phone: 301-443-7432

CFDA Program(s)

• 93.619: Rural Health Limited Geographic Areas: Delta, Appalachian Region, and Northern Border Region