# 2026-19234: $420K to U Minnesota for Critical Access Hospital Improvements

2026-19234, Notice of Supplemental Funding, Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Health Resources and Services Administration published 2026-09-21, effective 2026-07-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19234
- As of: 2026-09-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19234
- Title: Notice of Supplemental Funding, Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Evaluation Cooperative Agreement
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Health Resources and Services Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 59790
- Published: 2026-09-21
- Effective: 2026-07-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-28

## In one line

$420K to U Minnesota for Critical Access Hospital Improvements

## Summary

The Health Resources and Services Administration is giving an extra $420,000 to the University of Minnesota to help improve small rural hospitals called Critical Access Hospitals. This money will fund new research, share helpful info, and create tools to support these hospitals and state programs from July 2026 to June 2027. This boost aims to make rural healthcare stronger and more accessible, especially for tribal hospitals thinking about changing their setup.

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Supplemental $420,000 for CAH Support: benefit, low. The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a one‑time $420,000 supplement to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flex Program to expand analysis, evaluation, dissemination, and technical assistance for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and State…
- New Resources for Tribal Hospital Conversion: benefit, low. Part of the supplemental funding will be used to develop new resources to help tribal hospitals evaluate the feasibility of converting to another hospital provider type (for example, converting to a Critical Access Hospital). This work is part of the same $420,000 supplement to the University of Mi…

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## Sources
- [2026-19234 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19234/notice-of-supplemental-funding-medicare-rural-hospital-flexibility-program-evaluation-cooperative)
- [2026-19234 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19234.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19234 (as of 2026-09-28).