Notice of Supplemental Funding, Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of supplemental funding. SUMMARY: HRSA is awarding supplemental funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement to one award recipient in fiscal year 2026 to expand analysis, evaluation, and dissemination activities that support Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and State Flex Programs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheena Johnson, Deputy Division Director, Hospital State Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, at sjohnson@hrsa.gov and 872-271-6370. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: Regents of the University of Minnesota. Amount of Non-Competitive Award: $420,000. Project Period: July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Assistance Listing Number: 93.241. Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Authority: Section 711(b)(5) of the Social Security Act. Table 1—Recipient and Award Amount Grant No. Award recipient name City, state Award amount U27RH01080 Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN $420,000 Justification: The FLEX Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement supports rural health care improvement by analyzing and presenting CAH data, capturing best practices, and developing resources that inform quality, financial, operational, population health, and emergency medica…