Project Grant H54RH00017

Summary The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration received a $629.8 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), effective December 29, 2025, through October 30, 2030. This award supports the modernization, stabilization, and sustainability of rural health systems across 31 Florida counties, serving approximately 1.2 million Floridians. The program delivers comprehensive...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (CFDA 93.241), with performance from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The Maine Rural Health Veterans Access Project, designated Somerset 337, will develop and implement a community-driven rural healthcare model to expand access to...

Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program Summary The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) received a $386.8 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), awarded December 29, 2025, with completion targeted for October 30, 2030. The program supports rural healthcare transformation across Illinois through three primary initiative categories: (1) Transforming Rural...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $869,500 Project Grant to Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation of Eldorado, Illinois under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The two-year grant will support construction and renovation activities at Ferrell Hospital to improve essential healthcare services for rural residents through December 2023. The Community Facilities program aims to develop essential community facilities in rural areas, and this award will...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the State of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing a Cooperative Agreement of $400.2 million under the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program (CFDA 93.798) on December 29, 2025. This five-year award, extending through October 30, 2030, supports Colorado's comprehensive rural healthcare transformation initiative designed to equalize healthcare access and quality between rural and urban communities. The program...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $384,400 Project Grant to Delta County Memorial Hospital under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The grant will support construction and renovation activities to improve rural health care facilities in Delta, Colorado from September 2022 through September 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable Delta Health to expand and upgrade essential services for rural residents through construction and enlargement...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Community Memorial Hospital, Inc. a $1,851,834 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support construction and renovation activities at the awardee's Hamilton Heights, New York facility through May 2024. As the program aims to improve essential community services in rural areas, the funding will likely enable facility upgrades and expanded healthcare services for rural...

The National Rural Health Associates received a $2 million project grant award from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The two-year grant, awarded September 27, 2022 and set to conclude September 27, 2024, will support the SECTION 753 RURAL HOSPITAL PILOT PROGRAM. This program aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents, consistent with the...

Pennsylvania Rural Health Transformation Program Summary The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania received a $1 billion Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program (CFDA 93.798) for a five-year period awarded December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2030. The award, with $386.6 million obligated to date, supports the transformation of rural healthcare delivery systems across Pennsylvania...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $341,000 Project Grant to Fall River Health Services of Hot Springs, South Dakota, doing business as Fall River Hospital, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. The grant will support essential health care services in rural communities through January 2025. Specifically, the American Rescue Plan Act Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities will allow Fall River Hospital to construct, enlarge,...