All funds awarded are to be expended solely for carrying out the approved projects.
The applicant must apply in conjunction with two or more other entities as part of a network. Funded projects include efforts to provide primary care services in rural areas, including mental health services, emergency medical services, prenatal care, free clinical services, and preventive health services. In addition, projects designed to increase the number of health professionals available to provide services in rural areas have also been funded. These include upgrading nursing skills from R.N. to N.P. or C.N.S. levels or upgrading the skills of emergency medical services personnel. More recently projects to develop or enhance vertically integrated networks have been supported.