State Offices of Rural Health Program
Funds a state-designated State Office of Rural Health to strengthen rural health care delivery systems and serve as a state focal point connecting rural communities with state and federal resources.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV
⚑ Only one applicant per state may apply, based on governor designation. · Applicant must be the State Office of Rural Health; this is not a general university competition.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Program assists states in strengthening rural health care delivery systems by maintaining a focal point for rural health. This program funds an institutional framework in each state that links small rural communities with state and federal resources to help develop long-term solutions to improve access to, and the quality of care for the nearly 60 million people living in rural communities.
Eligibility
States with State Offices of Rural Health are eligible to apply. Only one applicant from each state is eligible, based on the designation of the governor.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Health Resources and Services Administration <sndiangui@hrsa.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions SEE AN HHS EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a rural health systems and service-delivery program, not a research opportunity, and the funded activities are operational rather than study- or evaluation-centered. While IPPRA’s public health and community data expertise is tangentially relevant, the opportunity is limited to State Offices of Rural Health designated by governors, so a university-based research institute would not be eligible as an applicant.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a rural health systems and service-delivery program, not a research opportunity, and the funded activities are operational rather than study- or evaluation-centered. While IPPRA’s public health and community data expertise is tangentially relevant, the opportunity is limited to State Offices of Rural Health designated by governors, so a university-based research institute would not be eligible as an applicant. |
| 2026-07-06 | 14 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a rural health services funding opportunity focused on state-level infrastructure and access to care, which is only indirectly related to IPPRA’s core strengths in health communication, behavioral interventions, and community-based evaluation. The program appears to fund designated state offices rather than a competitive research project, and eligibility is limited to states with a governor-designated State Office of Rural Health, so a public university like OU would not be a direct applicant. |