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Rural Residency Planning and Development Program

ID: HRSA-26-047 • Type: Forecasted
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Description

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.
Background
The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program aims to improve and expand rural health care access by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs). The goal is to increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages. The program provides start-up funding for new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties, with long-term sustainability funding expected from stable sources such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public or private sources.

Grant Details
The RRPD program focuses on creating accredited physician residency programs that train residents in clinical training sites located in rural areas for more than 50% of their total residency time. The program emphasizes preparing physicians to practice in rural communities. Qualifying medical specialties include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, General Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must be organizations capable of establishing new accredited residency programs in the specified medical specialties. There are no specific preferences mentioned for applying organizations.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the grant will be determined based on the specific project timelines outlined by the awarded organizations.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant opportunity is not specified; however, it provides start-up funding for new rural residency programs. The potential value of individual grant awards may vary based on the specific needs and proposals submitted by applicants.

Place of Performance
The grant activities will be performed in designated rural areas as defined by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
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Overview

Agency
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [HHS]
Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.155 - Rural Health Research Centers
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 12/11/25 Health Resources and Services Administration forecasted grant opportunity HRSA-26-047 for Rural Residency Planning and Development Program with funding of $10.5 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.155 Rural Health Research Centers. It is expected that 14 total grants will be made.

Timing

Forecast Posted Date
Dec. 11, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EST
Est. Application Posting Date
Feb. 16, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST
Est. Synopsis Response Date
May 15, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Forecasted
Last Updated
Dec. 16, 2025, 9:08 a.m. EST
Version
3
Archive Date
June 15, 2026

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Independent school districts
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
For profit organizations other than small businesses
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Info
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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$750,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$10,500,000
Estimated Number of Grants
14

Contacts

Contact
Jason Steele
Contact Email
ruralresidency@hrsa.gov

Documents

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