Eligible Facility Types

The Rural Healthcare Facility Resilience Program (RHFRP) is available to predetermined eligible rural healthcare facilities located within Georgia’s designated rural counties.

Eligible facilities include:

  • Hospitals
  • Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)
  • Inpatient hospice facilities

Program Priorities

The program prioritizes projects that strengthen:

  • Shelter-in-place capabilities
  • Backup power readiness
  • Infrastructure resilience
  • Evacuee-receiving capacity
  • Continuity of healthcare operations during disasters

Questions about eligibility? Contact ruralresilience@uga.edu 

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