Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grant Program
Department of Health
Who can apply
SHIP Program Eligibility & Requirements: Eligible small rural hospitals are non-federal, short-term general acute care facilities located in rural areas of the United States and the territories, including faith-based hospitals.
About this opportunity
The HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s (FORHP) Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) grant program provides funding for participating rural Virginia hospitals with 49 staffed beds or less, to support activities related to: Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or Shared Savings Plan (SSP) Payment Bundling (PB) or Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) The SHIP program enables small rural hospitals: To become or join accountable care organizations (ACOs); To participate in shared savings programs; and To purchase health information technology (hardware and software), equipment, and/or training to comply with quality improvement activities such as advancing patient care information, promoting interoperability, and payment bundling. The overarching goal of Vi...