Rural and Urban Cardiac Rehab Fitness in Utah
GrantID: 74289
Grant Funding Amount Low: $20,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $20,000
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Grant Overview
Utah Rural-Urban Split in Cardiac Rehabilitation Fitness Programming
Utah's population distribution places 75 percent of residents in four Wasatch Front counties while the remaining 25 percent occupy 25 rural counties with average densities below 10 persons per square mile. Cardiac rehabilitation completion rates in rural counties average 41 percent versus 67 percent in Salt Lake County, according to 2022 Utah Department of Health facility reports.
Rural_urban_first funding requires applicants to serve both a Wasatch Front facility and at least two rural counties. Nonprofit organizations and healthcare groups must document current contracts with the Utah Telehealth Network for supervised exercise sessions delivered via existing state infrastructure.
Infrastructure constraints include 14 rural hospitals without on-site rehabilitation equipment and 31 percent of rural households lacking 25 Mbps broadband. Workforce data show 1.8 exercise physiologists per 100,000 rural residents versus 5.3 in urban counties.
Utah differs from Idaho and Colorado because its large land area and limited east-west highways create 90-minute minimum travel times between many rural communities and the nearest cardiac rehabilitation site. Applications must include route-specific travel time calculations using Utah Department of Transportation data.
Utah Demographic and Infrastructure Anchors
The state population of 3.4 million has a median age of 31.3, the youngest in the nation, yet rural counties average 38.7. Hispanic residents comprise 14 percent statewide but 27 percent in agricultural Sanpete and Millard counties. Major industries are technology, mining, and agriculture, creating variable shift patterns that affect program attendance.
Fitness program designs must accommodate winter weather closures on state highways 6, 10, and 89. Readiness documentation requires letters from county emergency management confirming generator backup at proposed rural sites.
Readiness Requirements for Utah Applicants
Proposals must reference the Utah Rural Health Plan rather than national rural health models. Budgets allocate no less than 28 percent of costs to equipment that meets Utah state Medicaid durable medical equipment specifications. Projects without documented rural-urban paired delivery sites receive automatic disqualification under Utah review criteria.
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