3033 S. Parker Rd., Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014
(303) 832-7493 / (800) 851-6782
Fax: (303) 832-7496
Email: info@coruralhealth.org

CROP Eligibility Requirements

1) Applicant organizations must be in rural Colorado. The applicant can be a public, not-for-profit, or private organization. CROP does not award grants to individuals, only to the communities, organizations, or facilities that employ them.

2) For the purposes of this program, rural is defined as:

In a county outside Colorado's seventeen (17) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Park, Pueblo, Teller, and Weld;
OR In one of these MSA counties, but located more than 30 miles from the nearest hospital of more than twenty-five beds.
(The Colorado Rural Health Center will make the final determinations regarding whether a community qualifies as rural for purposes of participation in CROP).

3) The applicant is expected to provide a cash match equal to the amount requested. While they might also have additional funds from an outside private grant or government foundation to add to the loan repayment amount, the match cannot come solely from outside sources. (Based on need and history of effort, CRHC can reduce and/or waive the match requirement).

4) CROP is designed to enhance existing recruitment and retention programs for all healthcare professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, providers of mental health services, providers of dental health services such as dentists and dental hygienists, allied health professionals such as lab or radiology technicians, and pharmacists.