Rural Health Care
Supporting healthcare facilities in bringing world class medical care to rural areas through increased connectivity
Upcoming Dates
How It Works
The Rural Health Care program funds two types of services.
You can apply for funding for Voice and Data, Broadband, or both.
Voice and Data
If you need voice and other telecommunication services, you may be eligible for funding through the Telecommunications Program.
Discount Rate: Determined using the urban/rural differential.
Broadband
If you need broadband services, network equipment, etc., you may be eligible for funding through the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program.
Discount Rate: Flat 65% discount on eligible expenses.
The Process
These steps will help you navigate the process to get funding.
Determine your eligibility
Develop evaluation criteria and request services
Evaluate bids and select a service provider
Submit a funding request
Certify service start and end dates
Work with your service provider to invoice USAC
Announcements
Submit your FY2025 Funding Requests Now!
Dec 2, 2024
The Funding Year (FY) 2025 filing window opened yesterday, on December 1, 2024. Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program applicants and Telecommunications (Telecom) Program applicants can now submit the FCC Form 462 and the FCC Form 466 in RHC Connect. The filing window closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 1, 2025. We encourage all applicants...
Read MoreRHC Connect Outage Due to System Upgrade: November 24, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
RHC Connect will be unavailable on Sunday, November 24 from 7:00 p.m.- midnight ET due to a...
Read MoreAppain Outage Due to System Upgrade: December 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
My Portal will be unavailable on Friday, December 15, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. due to...
Read MoreBegin Draft Funding Requests for FY2025 on November 1!
Nov 1, 2024
In preparation for Funding Year (FY) 2025, applicants can draft funding requests in RHC Connect beginning on...
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