Allowable Investments Search Tool

Identifying allowable investments for a SHIP-eligible hospital does not have to be a daunting task! This search tool created by SHIP-TA through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy helps state coordinators and hospitals navigate the possibilities.
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COVID-19 Automation

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Addition of automated doors, sinks, toilets, soap dispensers, etc. for the purpose of COVID-19 mitigation.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Communication Equipment

COVID PO Pre-Approval
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with the purchase, maintenance, or usage of communication equipment including 2-way radios, electronic messaging boards for COVID-19 testing and mitigation, nurse call systems, and video streaming equipment. 

Covid requires project officer pre-approval

COVID-19 Community Testing and Mitigation

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

The cost associated with COVID-19 testing education at hospitals and community locations including home health, hospice, and long-term care.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Construction

COVID Unallowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Construction costs, including, but are not necessarily limited to permanent building additions, new permanent buildings, permanent building expansions, modular buildings (and installations), increasing the footprint of the facility, significant new ground disturbance, and projects with a total cost of $500,000 or more.  

Covid unallowable

COVID-19 Courier Staff

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with staff couriering COVID-19 tests to a laboratory. 

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Digital Meeting Technology (Software)

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Digital meeting technology software purchases to conduct digital/virtual meetings to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by maintaining physical distancing and reducing facility traffic. 

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Direct Patient Care

COVID Unallowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs related to treatment or direct patient care.

Covid unallowable

COVID-19 Education Materials

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

COVID-19 related education materials (including vaccination education materials) for dissemination to the public. 

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Electronic health record (EHR) costs supportive of COVID-19 testing and mitigation. 

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Employee Burnout and Mental Health

COVID PO Pre-Approval
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with designing and implementing employee burnout/mental health strategies require pre-approval.

Covid requires project officer pre-approval

COVID-19 EMS Support

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Supporting EMS as it relates to COVID-19 testing and mitigation efforts, and as part of a system improvement process

Covid allowable

COVID-19 GlideScope

COVID Unallowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with purchasing, maintaining, or operating a GlideScope™ or other similar equipment which allows for video laryngoscope (considered direct patient care).

Covid unallowable

COVID-19 HVAC

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Purchasing and installing HVAC and associated expenses to improve COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Ionized Filtration

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Purchasing and installing ionized filtration systems for HVAC units to improve COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Isolation Areas

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Alterations and renovations that do not qualify as construction to create isolation areas for potential COVID-19 patients

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Laboratory Supplies

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Laboratory supplies and equipment for COVID-19 testing. 

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Minor Alterations or Renovations (A/R)

COVID PO Pre-Approval
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Minor alterations or renovations that exceed 50% of the hospital's total American Rescue Plan (ARP) award.

Covid requires project officer pre-approval

COVID-19 Mitigation Activities

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and other related respiratory diseases. For the purpose of the SHIP Testing and Mitigation grants, activities that mitigate negative outcomes at the patient level through direct patient care are not allowable. See direct patient care.

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Negative Pressure Spaces

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Creating negative pressure spaces within common spaces (such as waiting rooms and bathrooms), or in rooms to treat COVID-19 positive patients.

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Devices for masks, fit testing masks, respirators, or other personal protective equipment used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Portable Equipment

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Portable equipment (such as a portable x-ray machine) used to prevent patients from being moved throughout a facility. To be allowable, all portable equipment must be part of a hospital's larger COVID-19 mitigation plan.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Proximity Badge Systems

COVID PO Pre-Approval
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Costs associated with the purchase, maintenance, or operation of proximity badge systems to prevent hospital traffic and limit exposure to COVID-19.

Covid requires project officer pre-approval

COVID-19 Safe and Efficient Laboratories

Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Alterations and renovations that do not qualify as construction to update laboratories or other key spaces for safer and more efficient COVID-19 testing.

Allowable investment

COVID-19 Sanitation and Cleaning

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Sanitation and cleaning equipment (including disinfectant robots) to be used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Also includes ultraviolet sanitation devices.

Covid allowable

COVID-19 Screening Staff

COVID Allowable
SHIP ARP COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation

Cost of paying screeners placed at facility entrance doors to protect patients and employees and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Covid allowable