Rural Team Recruitment Grant Program

Overview

The Rural Team Recruitment Grant Program is open to rural community organizations and clinics that want to hire additional team members to increase clinic capacity.

The intent is to:

support clinicians so they can see more patients
improve access to primary health care through team-based care

Eligibility

To be eligible for the program, clinics and community organizations must meet mandatory requirements and adhere to program criteria.

Requirements include:

recruiting additional non-physician/nurse practitioner team members to increase capacity within the clinic and enabling physicians/nurse practitioners to see more patients
providing 50% of total funding costs for team member recruitment in existing clinics
- The maximum salary, inclusive of benefits, is $145,000 of which 50% will be paid by Alberta Health.
having clinics located in a community listed on the Rural Remote Northern Program (RRNP) Community Rate Table (RRNP) Community Rate Table
developing a sustainability plan to ensure the long-term retention of recruited team members after the grant term ends
- This component will be required in the expression of interest form together with any additional information.
participating in and supporting a project evaluation to ensure outcomes are aligned with overall MAPS implementation and future direction
submitting regular reporting to Alberta Health (quarterly) with updated timesheets to validate ongoing employment of the team member

Funding cannot be used for:

offsetting/supplementing physician or nurse practitioner compensation
funding existing team members
capital expenditures

Application process

To apply for the grant, community organizations or clinics must:

meet the eligibility criteria
submit an expression of interest to Alberta Health by filling out this form
- Rural Team Recruitment Grant Program Expression of Interest