Delta Region Community Health Systems Development
Technical Assistance Program | August 2020
Delta Region Community Health Systems Development:
Technical Assistance Program
Notice of Intent to Apply
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) works to improve regional economic opportunity by
supporting job creation, building communities, and improving the lives of the 10 million people
who reside in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. In collaboration with
the Health Resources & Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), DRA is soliciting applications to participate in the Delta Region Community
Health Systems Development – Technical Assistance Program. Eligible applicants must be
located in the eight-state DRA Region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee).
The purpose of this program is to enhance health care delivery in the Delta Region through
technical assistance to eligible applicants, including critical access hospitals, small rural
hospitals, rural health clinics, and other healthcare organizations. Technical assistance will be
delivered by provider(s) selected through HRSA’s Delta Region Community Health Systems
Development Cooperative Agreement.
Notices of Intent to Apply for the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development –
Technical Assistance Program are accepted on a continuous basis. E-mail your application to
bhenson@dra.gov. Subject line: Notice of Intent to Apply for Technical Assistance. You must
use this document to submit your Application for Technical Assistance for the Delta Region
Community Health Systems Development – Technical Assistance Program.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, rural health
clinics, and other healthcare organizations located in the 252 counties and parishes of the DRA
Region.
Note: The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development – Technical Assistance
Program is not a federal funding opportunity.
For more information, visit www.dra.gov/deltahealth or contact Brian Henson at 662.624.8600
or bhenson@dra.gov.