Thursday, April 24, 2025
4/24/2025
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program - Project Title: Rural Health Network Development Planning Program Requested Award Amount: $100,000/year for 1 year EIN: 37-0647938 (No exception requested) Applicant Organization Information: Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services (GAHHS) Address: 1120 N Melvin St Gibson City, IL 60936 website: gibsonhospital.org Legislative Aim #2- Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes. Focus Area: East Central Illinois Healthcare Consortium focus area for this planning grant Goal 1: Incorporate three new member organization into Consortium Goal 2: Create strategies to reach out to the target populations that include those with SUD/OUD disorders and to those that are underserved. Proposed Service Region: Ford, Iroquois and Livingston counties Population to be served: 76,865 individuals living with in 22 zip codes that encompass Ford, Iroquois, and Livingston Counties. Target populations with SUD/OUD disorders and underserved populations with health disparities https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/rural-health Network Members: East Central Illinois Rural Healthcare Consortium Members (7-4 existing, 3 new) Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services, Critical Access Hospital Charter Member; Gibson City Medicine Shoppe, Pharmacy; New Member; CRCC, Behavioral/Mental Health , Charter Member; FCPHD, Public Health, Charter Member; Livingston County Sheriff; New Member; Juvenile Justice Center; New Member; ICAHN, Social Services, Charter member Member Experience: Each of the organizational members have served in their respective communities for many years and have specific expertise in their fields and when joined together with the other Members for a common cause allows exponential opportunities to reach the targeted populations. Capacity to Serve Rural Underserved Populations -The Consortium meets routinely to ensure that the grants are being administered in the manner identified n the Work Plan -The management team has been working with the Consortium since 2014 and has developed an informal network of organizations within the target service areas that are accustomed to working with rural clients and have vested interest in accessible healthcare The applicant is an experienced critical access hospital and has been serving rural populations for over 70 years. Funding Preferences: Each of the service counties are HPSA and Medically Underserved areas and the applicant requests funding preference
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