The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will award $110 million in grants to help 208 rural health care organizations expand services in 43 states and Guam.
These Emergency Rural Health Care Grants will help health care organizations expand services for nearly 5 million people, according to an Oct. 12 news release.
“Access to modern and sustainable health care infrastructure is critical to the health, well-being and prosperity for the millions of people who live in rural and Tribal communities,” Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small said in the release. “That’s why the Biden-Harris administration remains committed to making sure that people who need it most, no matter where they live, have access to high-quality and reliable health care services like urgent care, primary care and dental care.”
The Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Program funding is through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the release said. USDA made the grants available in August 2021 “to help rural health care facilities, tribes and communities expand access to health care services and nutrition assistance.”
The American Rescue Plan Act and grant programs like this show how rapidly the government can act to guarantee that everyone and their family has access to high-quality healthcare regardless of their zip code, the release reported.
