Rural Residency Planning and Development Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is funding the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program to expand rural health care access by creating new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs. The work focuses on developing new residency or rural track programs in qualifying specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. Programs must place more than 50% of resident training in rural clinical sites, include a long-term sustainability plan, track graduate outcomes for at least five years, and align with the RRPD Technical Assistance Center; funds may not be used for direct medical services, real property acquisition, or major construction. Applications are due July 8, 2026, with approximately 15 awards expected, up to $750,000 each, and $11.25 million total available, and only domestic organizations are eligible with no matching requirement.
Eligible Applicants
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.