Who can apply:
You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is:
• Public or private, non-profit or for-profit
• Community-based
• Tribal (governments, organizations)
2. You can apply if your organization meets the following geographic requirements:
• You are an organization physically located within Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont (NBRC member states) Appendix B.
• You are an organization with demonstrated experience serving, or the capacity to serve, rural underserved populations located in the NBRC Region (see Appendix B).
3. You can apply if your organization meets the following consortium requirements:
• You are an organization representing a consortium composed of three or more health care provider organizations, including the applicant organization, with at least 66 percent (two-thirds) of consortium members located in a HRSA-designated rural area, as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer.
Applicants will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for this funding opportunity if the applicant:
• is located outside of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont;
• submits an application to serve populations outside of HRSA designated rural counties or rural census tracts in the NBRC Region (see Appendix B); and
• submits more than one application.
To confirm rural service areas, please refer to https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health. This webpage allows you to search by county or street address and determine rural eligibility.