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State Office of Rural Health

WebSORH works to support rural health providers by providing technical assistance with finance, operations, and quality through a variety of grant programs, workshops, and one-on-one assistance. Additional resources include educational awards that are available to individual clinicians and health care institutions, information and referral

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URL: https://www.texasagriculture.gov/Grants-Services/Rural-Economic-Development/State-Office-of-Rural-Health

Rural Health Programs

WebThe Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Grant assists public and nonprofit hospitals with capital improvements to existing health facilities, construction of new health facilities or the purchase of capital equipment. Hospitals applying to the program must be located in a county with 150,000 or fewer residents.

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COMMISSIONER MILLER PROVIDES UPDATE ON HIGHLY …

WebToday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller provided an update on the confirmed presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) found in diagnostic samples from dairy operations in Texas and Kansas. “This outbreak has quickly grabbed the attention of the agriculture industry on a national level,” Commissioner Miller said. “Understanding the …

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COMMISSIONER MILLER SAYS MYSTERY DAIRY COW DISEASE …

WebAUSTIN – A mysterious disease has been working its way through the Texas Panhandle, puzzling the agriculture industry. Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller received confirmation from the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that the mystery disease …

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State Office of Rural Health Program Overview

WebThe State Office of Rural Health (SORH) provides services, programs and grants for rural health in the amount of approximately $3.5 million per year. Major funding sources include the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the general revenue of the State of Texas.

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COMMISSIONER MILLER AWARDS $23 MILLION TO RURAL …

WebAUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture’s State Office of Rural Health (SORH) announced a substantial investment of $23,885,000 in funding for broadband infrastructure improvement grants through the Broadband Development Office at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. …

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Web2022 Texas Rural Community Paramedicine Pilot Project: Evaluation The goal of the Texas Rural Community Paramedicine Pilot Project: Evaluation is to provide grant funding to an experienced, nonprofit organization to implement evaluation activities in the area

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Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention

WebNational Health Service Corps ; National Health Service Corps is a loan repayment program for primary care clinicians working in underserved areas. To find out if you qualify for the National Health Service Corps Program, contact the Texas Primary Care Office at (512) 458-7518. National Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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Welcome to the Texas Department of Agriculture

WebCOMMISSIONER MILLER AWARDS $23 MILLION TO RURAL HOSPITALS Tuesday, April 9, 2024, AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture’s State Office of Rural Health (SORH) announced a substantial investment of $23,885,000 in funding for broadband infrastructure improvement grants …

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Loan Repayment and Scholarship

WebThe Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP) is designed to attract and retain healthcare professionals in rural communities by providing incentives such as stipends or loan repayment assistance to non-physician healthcare professionals who agree to practice in rural medically underserved areas. The funds for RCHIP are made

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Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP)

WebThe Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP) utilizes funds from a permanent endowment established from the tobacco settlement for the State of Texas and authorized under TEX. GOV'T CODE Sec. 487.558. The authority for this program is provided in Texas Government Code Chapter 487, Subchapter M, and Texas …

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TEXAS RURAL HOSPITAL SURVEY RESULTS

Webservices among health care practitioners and patients, and identify steps that can provide the greatest impact in helping rural hospitals expand their remote offerings to all rural residents. 3 . Key Findings from the Survey: • Nearly all rural Texas hospitals subscribe to internet service, but more than 30% do not have

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Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement Program

WebThe Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement Program (CIP) utilizes funds from the Permanent Fund for Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement which was established from the tobacco settlement for the State of Texas. This endowment sets aside $50 million to be used specifically for hospitals in rural counties as defined by Texas Government

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Loan Repayment and Education Awards

WebFor more information on the National Health Service Corps in Texas, contact the Texas Primary Care Office at (512) 776-7518. Other Scholarships and Loan Programs for Health Care Professionals from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

WebTexas Department of Agriculture Website. SHIP APPLICATION 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 …

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Loan Repayment and Education Awards

WebNational Health Service Corps ; National Health Service Corps is a loan repayment program for primary care clinicians working in underserved areas. To find out if you qualify for the National Health Service Corps Program, contact the Texas Primary Care Office at (512) 458-7518. National Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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Recruitment and Retention

WebTo find out if you qualify for the National Health Service Corps Program, contact the Texas Primary Care Office at (512) 458-7518. National Public Service Loan Forgiveness Student loan balances can be forgiven after 120 consecutive on-time payments if you have been working in public service for that period (10 years). Public service is defined

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