The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is awarding $17 million in grant funding to eligible hospitals to continue improving health care services for rural communities. Governor Greg Abbott announced the award in a news release, noting that the Texas Rural Hospital Financial Stabilization Grant will provide qualifying hospitals $100,000 to $375,000 over a two-year period.
Qualified Rural hospitals can register and apply via the HHSC’s Rural Hospital Program Grants Portal through Friday, June 21. Grant awards are based on a rural hospital’s financial need and can be used to:
- Supplement operational expenses
- Repay debt
- Make facility repairs
- Buy or rent equipment