# Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – FY2024

Georgia Department of Community Health FY2024 round of the Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education. Funded by Georgia's Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program, not RHTP. Track 1 (Option 1.1: Support for Increased Access, Staffing and Debt Reduction; Option 1.2: Financial and Operational Improvement) and Track 2 (Option 2.1 & 2.2: Support for New Graduate Medical Education Programs) each awarded $500,000 grants to eligible rural Georgia hospitals. Solicitation closed December 28, 2023; Notice of Award posted April 12, 2024.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) (Georgia)
- Posted: 2023-11-28
- Application due: 2023-12-28
- Eligible applicants: Rural Hospital
- How to apply: Applications were submitted electronically via the Georgia Department of Community Health portal, prior to the solicitation close date.
- Funding source: state-funded, not RHTP
- Official source: https://dch.georgia.gov/

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants are rural hospitals in the State of Georgia as defined by the Georgia Department of Community Health and the Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program. Detailed eligibility criteria are not published in the award announcements, but only rural hospitals were successful applicants.

## Requirements

Applicants were evaluated based on their proposals for hospital stabilization (increased access, staffing, debt reduction, financial and operational improvement) and/or the establishment or expansion of graduate medical education programs. Awards were made based on scoring criteria related to impact, need, sustainability, and alignment with the Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program.

## Required attachments

- Application Narrative
- Budget Proposal
- Certification of Eligibility
- Other supporting documentation as stipulated by the solicitation

## Application package and source documents

- [GA - 2024 - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 1 – Option 1.1](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fbe9b593-16b9-4075-aeae-d7c1f149b185/file) (primary) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rfga-notice-award-noa-track-1-option-11/download
- [GA - 2024 - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 1 – Option 1.1 Notice of Intent to Award](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/903591dc-ca41-4b70-a865-a56f9aad63c8/file) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rfga-notice-intent-award-noia-track-1-11/download
- [GA - 2024 - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 1 – Option 1.2](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b37cbb7a-b270-4e51-b2fa-654f159e8811/file) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rural-hospital-track-1-notice-award-option-12/download
- [GA - 2024 - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 1 – Option 1.2 - Notice of Intent to Award](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/edf93f36-d45f-4341-9bb8-e0117fd40267/file) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rfga-notice-intent-award-noia-track-1-option-12/download
- [GA - 2024 - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 2 – Option 2.1 & Option 2.2](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/68c21424-5ce8-4934-8f5b-5b441a734f74/file) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rural-hospital-track-2-notice-award/download
- [GA - 2024 - Notice of Intent to Award - Dual Track Rural Hospital Support Grant for Hospital Stabilization or Graduate Medical Education – TRACK 2 – Option 2.1 & Option 2.2](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/faa3b7da-6807-454e-90c4-a8f3f3a46e79/file) — official: https://dch.georgia.gov/document/document/dual-track-rfga-notice-intent-award-noia-track-2/download

More Georgia RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ga (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ga.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/dual-track-rural-hospital-support-grant-for-hospital-stabilization-or-graduate-m--ac77399f62 — data as of 2026-09-22.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.