Welcome to the Rural Health Link: Rural Health Services Quarterly Digest. This newsletter will share program updates, the TA schedule of events, as well as a variety

of resources focused on rural health services. Each issue will also feature two grantee spotlight articles. We welcome your feedback. If you have any comments or recommendations for future content, please reach out to us at chsdteam@gsu.edu.

This newsletter is brought to you by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and the technical assistance (TA) providers from the Community Health Systems Development team at the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC).



GRANTEE SPOTLIGHTS

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC UPDATES

Delta Region Maternal Care Coortination Program

(Delta MCC)

Rural Health Services Outreach Program

(Outreach)

Year 4 Performance Data Reporting

The Year 4 Performance Data Reporting submission is due in the HRSA Data Collection Platform on May 31, 2025, as noted in your Notice of Award. This due date applies to all awardees, even if you are granted an NCE.

Final Closeout Report

The Final Closeout Report is due in the electronic handbook (EHB) within 90 days of the project end date. If you do not request an NCE, the report is due on or before July 29, 2025. If you are granted an NCE, this report is due within 90 days of your new and approved project end date. A template for the Final Closeout Report will be shared when it is finalized and approved.

Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program 

(RMOMS)

Delta States Rural Development Network Program

(Delta States)

Thank you for joining us for the Grantee Meeting! It was wonderful seeing everyone and spending time discussing the important work you all are doing and all that you are accomplishing. The presentation materials will be sent soon.

Cost Savings Plan: Data Collection and Modeling Webinar

Thank you for joining us for the Cost Savings Estimation Plan webinar on February 27^th. If you were unable to join or would like to review the recording and presentation, you can find them here.

Upcoming Communications Webinar: Communicating Cost-Savings to Generate Program Support

April 9, 2025 | 2:00-3:00pm ET

Anyone who might support your work—from partners to decision makers—will want to know why your work is worth supporting. Your Cost Savings Estimation (CSE) Plan findings are exactly the kind of data-driven demonstration of value and efficiency that many audiences will need to see—if your findings are conveyed effectively. In this session, grantees will learn a step-by-step approach for creating persuasive, data-driven messages that can be customized to meet the needs of any audience you wish to reach and support you in completing your Cost Savings Estimation Plan. To join, click here.

Upcoming Deliverable Due Dates

• Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report (NCC)
• Due in the electronic handbook (EHB): May 2, 2025
• Cost Savings Estimation Plan Deliverable
• Due in EHB: May 30, 2025
• Template can be found here.
• The toolkit can be found here.

Rural Health Care Coordination Program

(Care Coordination)

Thank you for joining us at the Innovate, Inspire, Impact! Connecting to Improve Rural Health grantee meeting. It was great to see everyone. We hope you made meaningful connections with both care coordination and other program grantees. The presentation materials will be posted to ruralhealthlink.org soon.

Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report Deliverable – Due June 3, 2025

A revised Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report (NCC) will be sent to grantees towards the beginning of April. The NCC deliverable is due in EHB on June 3. Please reach out to your Program Officer, Diana Alatorre (dalatorre@hrsa.gov), if you have any questions or concerns.

Upcoming Learning Opportunity

There will be two upcoming learning opportunity webinars in the spring which will focus on engaging partners and network power dynamics. Be on the lookout for the announcements and invitations. 

Small Health Care Provider

Quality Improvement Program

(Quality)

New Quality Program Leadership 

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us March 20, 2025, for the Zoom call that introduced the new program coordinator and project officers who will lead and support the rural quality program. For those who could not join, Kristi Martinsen, a Senior Advisor, and former Hospital State Division Director in FORHP is in the Quality Program Coordinator role. Joining Mew Pongsiri, who still has her portfolio of quality grantees, we have Siobhan Dempsey, Lorraine Burton, Lawrencia Afagbedzi, and Joe Mills acting as project officers. They have already reached out to connect with program directors individually. They are excited to meet you all and begin connecting. 

Reverse Site Visit 

Thank you for joining us March 26-27, 2025, at the Innovate, Inspire, Impact! Connecting to Improve Rural Health grantee meeting. It was great to see everyone. We hope you made meaningful connections with your fellow quality program grantees and other program grantees. The presentation materials will be posted to ruralhealthlink.org soon. 

Upcoming Deliverable Dates 

As a reminder, all program deliverable dates may be found on the schedule here. 

• Due April 3, 2025: Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) Instructions available in the electronic handbook (EHB) – feel free to ask your project officer and TA provider any questions as you are completing this and before submission. 
• Due May 3, 2025: NCC is due in EHB – remember, there is no flexibility with this date and is important to you receiving your next year’s funding in a timely manner. 
• Due July 1, 2025: Data Dashboard – this will be due in EHB. 
• Due July 31, 2025: Draft Sustainability Plan – this will also be submitted in EHB. Remember, the template you need to use for your draft may be found here.

Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program

(Northern Border)