Have you been wondering if your organization is ready to apply for grants? What does it mean to be “grant ready”? It’s important that organizations considering to apply for federal funding conduct internal assessment to determine their grant readiness.
A common activity that organizations need to consider is reviewing internal controls. Does the organization have policies and procedures in place to manage grant awards such as time and effort tracking, conflict of interest, procurement, cash management, annual audits to name a few.
A good resource to help you identify the policies and procedures your organization needs to have in place can be found on the HRSA website. This resource is specific to Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) awards however it provides an overall look at what organizations need to have in place in order to effectively receive and administer grant funds.
Grant Opportunities
Federal grants:
HRSA recently released the Outreach Grant. The purpose of this funding is to expand clinical and service capacity in rural areas. This grant is for four years at $250,000 a year and applications are due by 1/27/25. To learn more about this opportunity, please click here.
Also, another funding opportunity recently released by HRSA and administered by the National Rural Health Resource Center is the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. This program’s goal is to strengthen rural health care delivery nationwide by providing technical assistance to rural hospitals at no cost to help improve their financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services that meet community needs. The National Rural Health Resource Center will be hosting a introductory webinar on December 18 at 2:00 pm to learn more. If you are interested in participating in this webinar, click here to register: welcome to register and attend. Space is limited.
Please note that Grants.gov offers an array of free education on grants. This site includes information on grants 101, grant policies, grant eligibility, grant programs to name a few. A wealth of information available at no cost at grants.gov/learn-grants
State general funding request, click here.
Available state grants:
