It’s mid-September and states are still opening Year 1 solicitations, now with October deadlines and November award dates. RHTP Verified Intelligence micro-tracks opportunities, state by state.
In this issue:
Washington’s Department of Health opens Rural Nursing Education Program (RNEP) community partner applications to Critical Access Hospitals, through October 2
New Mexico sets September 21 for the Rural Health Data Hub Administrator (RHDHA) RFP
Vermont’s $11.7 million CMS announcement puts $9 million into tuition benefits and $2.7 million into three nursing homes and four LNA training partners, none named
Virginia’s VDH opens the Innovative Maternal Care RFA, about $11.6 million, due October 6
Utah opens RISE Initiative 2.3: Grow Our Own Rural Health Pipeline and 2.4: Expand Non-GME Rural Healthcare Pipeline, both due October 29
Washington‘s Department of Health opens Rural Nursing Education Program (RNEP) community partner applications to Critical Access Hospitals, through October 2
HCA added this to its RHT page overnight:
As part of the RHT Program, DOH’s Rural Nursing Education Program (RNEP) is looking to partner with Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to address the rural nursing shortage by using the “grow-your-own” model. Through this approach, students employed by CAHs earn their Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) after completing online coursework and clinical training in their home communities.
The application cycle will be open from September 10 through October 2.
The informational webinar is Tuesday, September 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., registration on the HCA page. The disclaimer carries the dollars: “a subaward... to the Washington State Health Care Authority with $3,500,000 and 80 percent funded by CMS/HHS and $914,538 and 20 percent funded by other source(s).”
Watch the RNEP Community Partner Informational Webinar (Recording).
View the RNEP Community Partner Informational Webinar Slides (PDF).
Only CAHs can be community partners. Nursing schools come in through RNEP’s separate academic partner track, and questions go to RNEP@doh.wa.gov.
New Mexico sets September 21 for the Rural Health Data Hub Administrator (RHDHA) RFP
On Wednesday the page read “Submissions due: TBD.” It now reads:
Submissions due: Monday, September 21 at 5:00PM MST
The preproposal conference is today, 1:00 p.m. MDT, on Teams. That’s ten days from conference to submission, via Submittable, with the RHDHA Cost Proposal and Workplan templates posted as downloads. The other five opportunities on the page all still read “Currently under evaluation.”
