Indiana awards $13.1M GROW grant to Region 7 to expand rural healthcare services and workforce
Gov. Mike Braun announced on 2026-09-03 that south‑central Indiana’s Region 7 received $13.1 million in GROW grants to improve rural healthcare access across Brown, Crawford, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange, Perry and Washington counties. The award is part of a nearly $207 million first‑year federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant to Indiana.
On 2026-09-03 Gov. Mike Braun announced that Region 7 was awarded $13.1 million through the Growing Rural Opportunities for Well‑Being (GROW) initiative, administered under the Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) by the Indiana Department of Health and the Family and Social Services Administration. Indiana received nearly $207 million for the program’s first year, with about $120 million designated for regional grants.
The Region 7 grant is intended to support a coordinated provider network (including community paramedicine, remote monitoring and mobile primary care), expanded maternal and infant care (prenatal/postpartum navigation, perinatal mental health and a rural‑focused OB residency), increased crisis services (medication for opioid use disorder, mobile crisis teams, school‑based mental health) and measures to reduce distance‑based barriers such as transportation, digital literacy and housing supports. RHTP’s GROW will move into implementation, building on regional collaboration and local leadership.
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