Title
Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Agencies
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Description
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Rural Quality
Improvement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement (RQITA). The purpose of
this program is to improve quality and health outcomes in rural communities through
technical assistance (TA) to beneficiaries of HRSA rural health quality initiatives such as
award recipients, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and other rural providers.
Assistance will be provided in data collection and analysis, understanding measure
specifications, benchmarking, target-setting, and health information technology. It will
also include developing, implementing, and adapting efficient and effective improvement
strategies for a rural audience and tracking the outcomes of quality improvement efforts.
The FY 2018 President’s Budget does not request funding for this program. This notice
is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available for this
purpose, HRSA can process applications and award funds a timely manner. You
should note that this program may be cancelled prior to award recommendations. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to improve quality and health outcomes in
rural communities through technical assistance to beneficiaries of the Health Resources
and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
quality initiatives such as award recipients, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and other
rural providers.
Technical assistance should include, but is not limited to, the following:
• Data collection and analysis;
• Improving the understanding of measure specifications, benchmarking, targetsetting
and health information technology;
• Developing and implementing effective quality improvement strategies as well as
adapting existing resources for a rural audience, as applicable; and,
• Tracking the outcomes of quality improvement efforts.
More Information
https://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/default.aspx?id=a4d93d6c-8f0c-4259-9696-50b60720c567
Submission Limits
Multiple applications from an organization are not allowable.
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Mar 9, 2018 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Mar 10, 2018 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Mar 23, 2018 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Mar 30, 2018 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
Agency Proposal |
May 1, 2018
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