Rural Health Funding Tracker

No significant updates today.

Dr. Mehmet Oz and Sen. Jon Husted toured Mary Rutan Hospital to discuss the Rural Healthcare Transformation Fund, hearing firsthand from staff about...

• Tennessee convenes mayors for grant prep under $1B five-year rural investment
• West Virginia advances via direct CMS collaboration on...

Missouri's first RHTP Roadshow at Freeman Health System signals active rollout of the state's $216 million annual federal allocation over five years, with hub anchor applications now open ahead of the October 2026 deadline.

A Brookings symposium summary highlights rural hospitals facing financial distress and workforce shortages while noting the Rural Health...

Rural hospitals see the $50B RHTP investment as a mere drop in the bucket against $1.4 trillion in expected federal Medicaid and ACA losses over the next decade. Missouri's $216 million first-year award highlights the scale mismatch.

Active Grant Rounds

• 🔥 Tennessee First Grants: Tennessee Department of Health released initial RHTP grants under its $206.9M allocation,...

Springdale will vote on authorizing an application for grant funding through Arkansas' Rural Health Transformation Program to support its prevention-focused employee health program aimed at improving metabolic health and reducing chronic disease.

Kansas representatives co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act, offering interest-free USDA loans for up to 10 years to help rural...

Tennessee's first RHTP grant round offers up to $2.5 million for a statewide virtual maternal and children's mental health consultation program, with...

North Carolina's $213 million first-year share of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program is flowing to regional hubs for primary care and...

Tennessee's first RHTP grant round has launched with $206.9 million in federal funding, focusing on perinatal and pediatric behavioral health teleconsultation to expand rural access. Additional grant windows run May through August 2026.

Arkansas has opened applications for its $209 million Rural Health Transformation Program allocation, with initial awards targeting telehealth, remote...

Testimony to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania highlights three priorities for effective RHTP implementation.

• Align funding with need: Current...

Alabama's $203 million RHTP rollout includes a Troy workshop tomorrow to prepare providers for the first grant round.

• Workshop details: May 26,...

IEM has posted a Rural Health Transformation Lead role in Denver to manage Colorado's RHTP implementation, ensure federal grant compliance, and...

Alabama RHTP Workshops

• 🔥 Governor Ivey Announces Workshops: Governor Kay Ivey announced ADECA will host six workshops across Alabama next week,...

• $50 billion RHTP funding over five years includes initial state awards averaging $200 million
• May 28 webinar draws on direct work with state teams...

Governor Ivey announced six Alabama RHTP workshops next week, including the May 27 Gadsden event at Gadsden State Community College, to brief...

The Community College System of New Hampshire lists an opening for Western Career Coach & Navigator under its RHT program.