Deadline: 20-Mar-2025
The Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP) is to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of rural healthcare organizations and allow for increased access to care in rural communities.
Program Objective
- The objective of DSIP is to improve health care in rural areas through projects in these focus areas:
- Financial and operational improvements.
- Implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
- Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements.
- Workforce recruitment and retention initiatives.
Funding Information
- Expected total available funding in FY 2025: $2,000,000
- Funding range per award: Up to $400,000 per grant
Project Activities
- Implementation project activities could include, but are not limited to:
- Financial and Operational: developing new service lines, increasing inpatient and swing bed volume, increasing outpatient services, implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, and optimizing emergency department operations.
- Quality: reducing readmissions, improving transitions of care and discharge planning, implementing performance measurement systems, clinical documentation integrity training, and utilizing data analytics.
- Telehealth: expanding telehealth services and enhancing cybersecurity.
- Workforce: recruitment initiatives, implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency, simulation training for clinicians, and leadership training such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if your organization is located in a rural county or parish in the Delta region and is one of the below eligible organization types.
- The Delta region is the region served by the Delta Regional Authority, which includes 252 counties and parishes located across eight states – Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
- These types of domestic organizations may apply:
- Public institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status
- For-profit organizations, including small businesses
- State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and the freely associated states
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.