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Find similar grantsRural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program is sponsored by HRSA. Supports the creation of new rural residency programs in medical specialties to address physician shortages in rural areas.
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Opportunity Listing - Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration Assistance Listings: 93. 746 -- Rural Residency Development Program Last Updated: June 5, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program improves and expands rural health care access.
It does this by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). Newly created rural physician residency programs increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages. The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties.
Long-term sustainability funding must come from viable and stable sources, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public... or private sources. Qualifying medical specialties are:Family medicine.
Internal medicine. Preventive medicine. Psychiatry.
General surgery. Obstetrics and gynecology. For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs:Are accredited physician residency programs.
Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA"s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency. Focus on preparing physicians to practice in rural communities.
For-profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts Public and state institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Other Native American tribal organizations Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) City or township governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Special district governments Only domestic organizations are eligible.
"Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Faith-based organizations are eligible. Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated HRSA-26-047_Final.
pdf HRSA-26-047_Final. pdf Jun 22, 2026 06:11 PM UTC TA_Webinar_Announcement_HRSA-26-047. pdf TA Webinar Announcement HRSA-26-047 Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Domestic public or private non-profit entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $750,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program is funded by HRSA. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Past winners and funding trends for this program
HRSA-27-006 and HRSA-27-007 post September 18, 2026 and both close October 19 — $711.4 million across 189 awards for service areas that already have a health center in them. The incumbent is defending. Everyone else is holding a free option.
Read articleHRSA-27-099 offers $125 million for 357 awards of $350,000 each to health centers with an active H80 award, closing September 9, 2026. An identical FY2026 round closed June 9 with the same money, the same award count, and a September 1 award date. Here is what back-to-back rounds mean for winners and losers of the first one, and why the 120-day implementation clause is the real commitment.
Read articleOn September 4, 2026, HRSA awarded $11.2 million through the Rural Residency Planning and Development program to build 15 new physician residencies across 14 states. Since 2019 the program has invested nearly $77 million, producing 66 accredited programs and 818 approved positions. Here is what the conversion rate reveals, why the specialty mix is narrowing, and how to build a competitive application for the next cycle.
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