Notice of Funded Extension for the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement and Delta States Network Development Programs
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This law provides a one-year funded extension for two key health programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program supports rural health care providers in enhancing the quality and delivery of services, while the Delta States Network Development Program focuses on developing integrated health care networks in eight Delta states. Both programs extend their funding periods to support ongoing health initiatives through July 2027.
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Key Changes
- One-time funding extension up to one year for both programs
- Continued support for 21 and 12 award recipients in respective programs
- Extension period from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027
Obligations
What this law requires
21 Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program award recipients must continue quality improvement activities and implement expanded capacity for essential health care services during the extension period of August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027
12 Delta States Network Development Program award recipients must continue development of integrated health care networks in the eight Delta states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) during the extension period of August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program awardees must continue implementing activities that increase care coordination, enhance chronic disease management, and improve health outcomes for rural patients during the funded extension period
Delta States Network Development Program awardees must continue collaboration with network partners in planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care services to implement sustainable health care programs and demonstrate value to local rural communities
Delta States Network Development Program awardees must continue implementing innovative strategies addressing delivery of preventative and clinical health services for individuals with or at risk of developing chronic diseases that disproportionally affect rural Mississippi Delta communities