Rural Residency Planning and Development Program
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 practic
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
|---|---|
| Status | Posted |
| Opportunity number | HRSA-26-047 |
| Posted date | 06/05/2026 |
| Application deadline | Jul 08, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Award ceiling | 750,000 |
| Award floor | 0 |
| Estimated total funding | 11,250,000 |
| Expected number of awards | 15 |
| Who can apply | 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. Faith-based organizations are eligible. |
| Assistance Listing (CFDA) | 93.746 |
| 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 fund |
| Agency contact | ruralresidency@hrsa.gov |
| Official listing | https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362294 |