Delta States Rural Development Network Program

About this funding opportunity

The Delta States Rural Development Network Program supports support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated health care networks that collaborate in order to (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes in rural areas within the eight rural Mississippi Delta Region states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee); and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Social Innovation and Community Development, Housing and Community Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides $906K-$1.2M in funding, up to $1.2M per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 12, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Large Company
• Public Authorities
• Other
• Open to all applicant types
• University
• NGOs
• SME

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. The applicant organization may be located in a rural or urban area and must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve, populations in rural areas within the eight Mississippi Delta Region States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). The applicant organization may not previously have received an award under 42 U.S.C. 254c(f) for the same or a similar project unless the entity is proposing to expand the scope of the project or the area that will be served through the project.

Agency

Delta States Rural Development Network Program is administered by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), listed via Grants.gov.