The board shall conduct the grant process in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)  The rural health care access and physician incentive program manager will generate, and make available, a list of areas eligible for potential grant assistance no later than May 1 prior to the application period.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-5909

  • Applicant: means an entity submitting documents required by the department for the purpose of requesting a grant from the rural health care access and physician incentive program. See Idaho Code 39-5903
  • Application period: means the time period from July 1 to August 30 of the state fiscal year for which funding is requested. See Idaho Code 39-5903
  • Board: means the joint health care access and physician incentive grant review board. See Idaho Code 39-5903
  • Grant period: means the time immediately following the application period from July 1 through June 30 (state fiscal year) for which funding is granted. See Idaho Code 39-5903
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Rural health care access and physician incentive program: means the program that administers the rural health care access and physician incentive funds. See Idaho Code 39-5903
(2)  The rural health care access and physician incentive program manager shall develop an application form and make guidance available no later than July 1 which shall initiate the application period prior to the grant period.
(3)  The completed application shall be submitted no later than August 30 of the application period.
(4)  The board shall issue notification to every applicant regarding the disposition of their grant request by October 30 prior to the grant period.
(5)  Funds for approved rural health care access grants shall be disbursed during November of that grant period or over the course of the current grant year as funds become available.
(6)  Funds for approved rural physician incentive grants shall be disbursed upon completion of six (6) months of service in an eligible area during the initial grant period and annually thereafter upon completion of a twelve (12) month term of service in an eligible area.