Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 25 032
The Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP) is a federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities across the Delta region. The program is aimed at helping rural healthcare organizations move from planning and assessment into real, on-the-ground implementation by funding projects that improve an organization s financial stability and expand access to care for residents in underserved rural areas. In practice, DSIP is built to help rural providers become more sustainable and better equipped to meet community needs by investing in practical improvements that affect day-to-day operations and long-term viability.
DSIP focuses on four major project areas: financial and operational improvement, quality improvement, telehealth, and workforce development. Financial and operational efforts can include projects that streamline revenue cycle processes, reduce avoidable costs, improve billing and coding performance, strengthen service line planning, and support other management improvements that help rural facilities remain open and solvent. Quality improvement projects may target patient safety, clinical outcomes, care coordination, data reporting, and performance improvement systems that raise the overall standard of care. Telehealth projects typically support the expansion of remote clinical services and enabling infrastructure, which can be especially important in rural counties where distance, transportation barriers, and provider shortages limit access. Workforce development activities may support recruitment and retention strategies, training pipelines, and skill-building initiatives that help rural organizations maintain a stable and capable workforce.
A defining feature of this program is that it is intended for organizations that have already received technical assistance (TA) within the last five years through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program (DRCHSD) or another similar technical assistance program. DRCHSD provides multi-year, intensive technical assistance at no cost to rural healthcare organizations in the Delta region. DSIP is essentially the next step: it provides implementation funding so organizations can carry out the recommendations and action plans that came out of those technical assistance consultations. This structure makes DSIP less about starting from scratch and more about executing a vetted improvement strategy that has already been shaped through expert guidance.
Eligible applicants must be located in a rural county or parish within the Delta Regional Authority service area, which includes 252 counties and parishes across eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Applicants are expected to confirm eligibility in two ways: first, by verifying the county or parish is within the Delta region using the Delta Regional Authority service area map (https://dra.gov/about-dra/map-room/), and second, by confirming the location meets HRSA s rural definition using the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer (https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health). The program allows a wide range of domestic organizations to apply, including state and local governments (and special districts), independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations including small businesses, and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations. Individuals are not eligible to apply. For this opportunity, domestic eligibility includes the 50 states and several U.S. territories and freely associated states, as specified in the notice.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant with Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-25-032 and CFDA (Assistance Listing) 93.912. HRSA expects to make about 5 awards, with an award ceiling of $400,000 per award. The original application closing date is March 20, 2025. Overall, DSIP is best understood as a targeted implementation grant for rural Delta-region healthcare organizations that have already done the hard diagnostic work through recent technical assistance and now need resources to put those recommendations into action in ways that improve sustainability and expand patient access.Apply for HRSA 25 032
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Delta Health Systems Implementation 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 2024-12-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-20. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, 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.
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Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP) - FAQs
What is the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP)?
DSIP is a federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intended to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities across the Delta region by funding real implementation projects (not just planning).
What is the main purpose of DSIP funding?
The program is designed to help rural healthcare organizations move from planning and assessment into on-the-ground implementation by supporting projects that improve financial stability and expand access to care in underserved rural areas.
Is DSIP focused on planning or implementation?
DSIP is focused on implementation. It is structured as the next step after an organization has already completed technical assistance and developed recommendations and action plans.
What types of project areas does DSIP support?
DSIP focuses on four major project areas: (1) financial and operational improvement, (2) quality improvement, (3) telehealth, and (4) workforce development.
What are examples of financial and operational improvement activities under DSIP?
Examples include streamlining revenue cycle processes, reducing avoidable costs, improving billing and coding performance, strengthening service line planning, and other management improvements aimed at keeping rural facilities open and solvent.
What are examples of quality improvement activities under DSIP?
Quality improvement projects may target patient safety, clinical outcomes, care coordination, data reporting, and performance improvement systems that raise the overall standard of care.
What kinds of telehealth projects can DSIP support?
Telehealth projects typically support the expansion of remote clinical services and enabling infrastructure, which can be especially important in rural counties where distance, transportation barriers, and provider shortages limit access.
What kinds of workforce development activities can DSIP fund?
Workforce development activities may support recruitment and retention strategies, training pipelines, and skill-building initiatives to help rural organizations maintain a stable and capable workforce.
Who is DSIP intended for?
DSIP is intended for organizations that have already received technical assistance within the last five years through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program (DRCHSD) or another similar technical assistance program.
What is DRCHSD and how does it relate to DSIP?
DRCHSD (Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program) provides multi-year, intensive technical assistance at no cost to rural healthcare organizations in the Delta region. DSIP is positioned as the next step by providing implementation funding to carry out recommendations and action plans developed during technical assistance.
How recent must the technical assistance be to align with DSIP?
The opportunity is intended for organizations that received technical assistance within the last five years through DRCHSD or another similar technical assistance program.
Where must an applicant be located to be eligible?
Eligible applicants must be located in a rural county or parish within the Delta Regional Authority service area, which includes 252 counties and parishes across eight states.
Which states are included in the Delta Regional Authority service area for this program?
The eight states listed for the Delta Regional Authority service area are Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
How do applicants confirm their county or parish is in the Delta region?
Applicants are expected to verify that their county or parish is within the Delta region using the Delta Regional Authority service area map: https://dra.gov/about-dra/map-room/
How do applicants confirm they meet HRSA's rural definition?
Applicants are expected to confirm the location meets HRSA's rural definition using HRSA's Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health
What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
A wide range of domestic organizations may apply, including state and local governments (and special districts), independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations including small businesses, and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations.
Are individuals eligible to apply for DSIP?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply for this opportunity.
Is this a federal discretionary grant?
Yes. DSIP is described as a discretionary grant administered by HRSA.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for DSIP?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-25-032.
What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for DSIP?
The CFDA (Assistance Listing) number is 93.912.
How many awards does HRSA expect to make?
HRSA expects to make about 5 awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $400,000 per award.
When is the application due?
The original application closing date is March 20, 2025.
What is DSIP trying to accomplish for rural Delta-region healthcare organizations?
DSIP aims to help rural providers become more sustainable and better equipped to meet community needs by investing in practical improvements that support day-to-day operations and long-term viability, while also expanding access to care for residents in underserved rural areas.
How is DSIP different from starting a new improvement effort?
DSIP is positioned as funding to execute a vetted improvement strategy that has already been shaped through expert technical assistance, rather than starting from scratch.
Does DSIP only apply to healthcare organizations?
The program is described as designed to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities and to support rural healthcare organizations implementing recommendations from technical assistance.
What does it mean that eligibility is limited to the Delta Regional Authority service area?
It means the applicant must be located in a rural county or parish that falls within the Delta Regional Authority-defined service area (252 counties and parishes across the eight listed states), and must also meet HRSA's rural eligibility definition.
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