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Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program is a grant from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) that funds healthcare affordability and access improvements at rural hospitals across Colorado. Created by Senate Bill 22-200, the program awarded $10 million to qualified rural hospitals, with payments allocated into two categories: affordability-related projects and care-related projects.
The program is administered by HCPF with guidance from the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Advisory Committee. Eligible applicants are qualified rural hospitals in Colorado. Grantees must comply with SLFRF reporting requirements, and supplanting or duplication of benefits is not permitted.
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Senate Bill 22-200 created the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program that awarded $10 million to qualified rural hospitals. The grant payments are to improve health care affordability and access to care in rural Colorado. Grant payments were allocated into two categories, affordability-related projects and care-related projects.
The Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program is administered by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) with the advice and recommendation of the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Advisory Committee. ## Subrecipient Resources HCPF uses the hospital's established vendor accounts through the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE).
Deposits are made on a different day than CHASE transactions. Complete and detailed invoices will expedite processing. * Rural Hospital Grant - Invoice Guidance ### Compliance Requirements HCPF monitors several aspects of grant project performance to ensure that grantees are successful.
Stay organized and compliant, ensure items are easily tracked, and, when in doubt, just ask. * Duplication of Benefits * SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guidance * Supplanting and duplication of benefits are not allowed.
* Fact Sheet HCPF Supplant vs. Supplement * Duplication of Benefits * Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program Capital Expenditures * Capital Expenditures for Equipment, IT and Other Assets * SLFRF Capital Expenditure Projects * When your project generates income, this needs to be tracked and reported. Per program rules and the grant agreement, subrecipients are required to submit a report quarterly.
* January 2025 Quarterly Report * Grantee Quarterly Expenditures 2024-25 Q2 In addition to filling out the quarterly report, you will be periodically asked for additional compliance and monitoring documentation. Please include HCPF_RuralGrantProgram@state. co.
us in correspondences and questions referencing your grant agreement number. Invoice Management Training The Rural Provider Access and Affordability Advisory Committee met from September 7, 2022, through November 18, 2022, and made recommendations on grant eligibility, use of funds, criteria for determining grant awards and amounts, grant procedures, timelines, and reporting requirements.
Rules for administration of the grant program were approved at the December 9, 2022 meeting of theMedical Services Board. These rules were unanimously supported by the advisory committee. * Final Rules&seriesNum=10%20CCR%202505-10%208.
8000) Senate Bill 22-200 is the statute establishing the grant program, signed June 1, 2022. Please email us with any questions at HCPF_RuralGrantProgram@state. co.
us. ## Here are a few photos of completed or ongoing projects:
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Qualified rural hospitals in Colorado. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program is funded by Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Colorado. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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