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Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

Deadline: Applications must be received by Thursday, January 9, 2025, by 11:59 pm Central Time.  

The purpose of SHIP is to help small rural hospitals of 49* beds or less, and do any or all of the following: 1) enable the purchase of hardware, software, and/or training to help hospitals attain value-based purchasing provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), 2) aid small rural hospitals in joining or becoming accountable care organizations, or create shared savings programs per the ACA, and 3) enable small rural hospitals to purchase health information technology, equipment and/or training to comply with meaningful use, ICD-11 standards, payment bundling, and care transitions. 

  


(NEW) 2025 SHIP APPLICATION 


SHIP Project Completion Report Form:  Link to TDA GO  


2024 SHIP PRIORITIES:

SHIP RESOURCES:

 

 
Contacts
State Office of Rural Health

Grant Management
Nicole Caston
Grants Specialist
Phone: (512) 463-7178
Email: Grants@TexasAgriculture.gov

 

SORH Regional Coordinators
South Region - Eva Cruz
Eva.Cruz@TexasAgriculture.Gov

Panhandle Region - David Rivera
David.Rivera@TexasAgriculture.Gov

West Region – Adrian Simpson
Adrian.Simpson@TexasAgriculture.Gov

East Region - Trish Rivera
Trish.Rivera@TexasAgriculture.Gov

North Region - Jake Stukenberg
Jake.Stukenberg@TexasAgriculture.Gov

Central/Gulf Region – Patty Ramirez
Patricia.Ramirez@TexasAgriculture.Gov

 
 
Successes

2016-2017 Project Highlights for SHIP and CIP Projects:

The 2016-2017 SHIP and CIP Projects have been completed.  Click the following link or video to see the great projects!

https://youtube/szq3vkkh2dm

 
Rural Hospitals Rock!