HRSA Evaluates Rural Northern Border Health Outreach Effectiveness
Published Date: 4/28/2026
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Summary
HRSA is asking for public feedback on a new data collection to check how well the Rural Northern Border Outreach Program is helping rural communities in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont get better health care. This review process lasts 30 days, ending May 28, 2026, and won’t cost anyone extra. If you care about rural health, now’s the time to speak up and help shape the program’s future!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Grantees Must File Annual Performance Report
If you are an RNBR-OP grant recipient in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, you must submit an annual performance report covering five topic areas: (1) capacity/organizational information, (2) workforce training, (3) access/population demographics, (4) direct clinical services, and (5) sustainability. HRSA estimates 13 respondents will each submit one report per year, with an average burden of 17 hours per response (total annual burden = 221 hours).
HRSA Will Monitor Program Impact
HRSA will use the new data collection to assess RNBR-OP awardees' progress toward program goals and to monitor and assess the RNBR-OP program's impact and identify improvements made by awardees in the Northern Border Region counties of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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