Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies
One domestic entity will receive a cooperative agreement to provide timely rural health data analysis and issue-specific research on emerging rural health factors to inform rural stakeholders.
⚑ Only one entity will be funded · Domestic organizations only · Cooperative agreement award mechanism
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 92 strong | portfolio topic: public_health (primary); social/behavioral work is substantial; funds evaluation research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 50 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds evaluation research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies Program. This program will fund one entity to provide rural stakeholders with timely access to data analysis on pressing rural health issues. The goal of this award is to fund analysis that furthers understanding on emerging factors that affect rural health to improve health care in rural America.
Eligibility
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.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Health Resources and Services Administration <ktyner@hrsa.gov>
Proposal brief
Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
72/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a solid fit because it funds research-oriented data analysis on rural health issues, which aligns with IPPRA’s strengths in survey/data research, community health data, and crisis-response/health communication. The main limitation is that it is centered on rural health rather than a broader behavioral or policy question, but public domestic research organizations are eligible, so a public university could apply.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 72 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a solid fit because it funds research-oriented data analysis on rural health issues, which aligns with IPPRA’s strengths in survey/data research, community health data, and crisis-response/health communication. The main limitation is that it is centered on rural health rather than a broader behavioral or policy question, but public domestic research organizations are eligible, so a public university could apply. |
| 2026-07-06 | 74 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a strong public-health fit for IPPRA because it funds rapid data analysis and issue-specific research on emerging rural health problems, which aligns well with IPPRA’s survey, behavioral, and program-evaluation strengths. The opportunity is clearly relevant to health communication and community health data in rural settings, and domestic public universities are eligible to apply. It is somewhat more health-services oriented than IPPRA’s core risk-communication portfolio, so it lands just below core fit. |