Delta Health Care Service Grant Program
USDA-RBCS Posted RDBCP-DHCS-2026
Close Date:
June 1, 2026
56 days remaining
Description
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the availability of $6,000,000 in competitive grant funds for the FY 2026 Delta Health Care Services Grant (DHCS) Program as authorized under Section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008u), as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-334). The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region, through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions and economic development entities in the Delta Region.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are a consortium/group of three or more entities that are; Regional Institutions of Higher Education, Academic Health and Research Institutes, and/or Economic Development Entities, as defined in this Notice. The consortium must be located in the Delta Region and must have at least one year of prior experience in addressing the health care needs or the Delta Region. At least one of the consortium members must be legally organized as an incorporated organization or other legal entity and have legal authority to contract with the Federal Government.
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $50,000.00
- Award Ceiling
- $1,000,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $6,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- 12
Key Dates
- Posted
- April 1, 2026
- Closes
- June 1, 2026 56d
- Archive Date
- September 30, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service
- Agency Code
- USDA-RBCS
- Funding Instrument
- Other