Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is awarding about $97.1 million in additional federal funding to improve the health and well-being of Oregon’s rural communities this year. The grants will collectively support 136 new projects across all counties in the state.
Supported by the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the new grants will enable community-driven projects that collectively: improve rural people’s healthcare access; increase the number of health professionals who work in rural areas; expand the use of data and technology to improve rural healthcare; and help rural communities build regional partnerships that can sustain long-term healthcare improvements.
Information About Funded Catalyst Awards
The Catalyst Awards grants represent Oregon’s largest round of Rural Health Transformation Program funding to date. After a a competitive Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP) that yielded over 500 proposals statewide and a comprehensive review and evaluation process, OHA announced that 85 organizations will be awarded over $80M to improve rural health in the state.
OHA has created data visualization dashboards to provide more information on projects that have been selected to receive Catalyst Award grants. View the dashboards on the OHA website, or click below to view the award distribution map and more information about funded projects serving Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties
This visualization shows the number of funded projects serving each county in Oregon during Year 1. Please note that 16 projects also serve “statewide” and are not included in the county-level counts.
This visualization shows project-level details, filtered for projects serving Linn, Benton, or Lincoln Counties. Projects may also serve counties outside this region. This filter does not include the 16 statewide projects.
