Rural Health Transformation Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CMS-RHT-26-001
- Agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), seeks to support state governments in transforming rural healthcare delivery systems. The program aims to improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes through strategic initiatives focusing on preventative health, sustainable healthcare services, workforce development, innovative care models, and technological innovation. Eligible applicants must be state governments proposing initiatives that address at least three approved uses of funds, such as chronic disease prevention, healthcare provider support, and technology infrastructure improvements. The evaluation criteria will include a points-based assessment of rural health factors and state-level initiatives, with applications reviewed over a 30-40 day period. The application deadline is November 5, 2025, with successful states required to collaborate with CMS, submit performance reports, and demonstrate progress towards proposed healthcare transformation objectives.
The RHT Program will distribute $50 billion over five budget periods, with $10 billion available annually from 2026 to 2030. Funding allocation will be split, with 50% distributed equally among approved states and the remaining 50% allocated based on a points-based assessment by the CMS Administrator. Each state can receive funding to implement comprehensive changes in rural healthcare infrastructure, with a focus on creating long-term, sustainable healthcare access points and innovative care delivery models. The cooperative agreement will cover all 50 U.S. states, providing a nationwide approach to rural healthcare transformation. Recipients must maintain grant accounting records for at least three years and comply with 2 CFR Subpart F Audit Requirements.
Synopsis
The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program helps State governments to support rural communities across America in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes by transforming the healthcare delivery ecosystem.
The RHT Program focuses on promoting innovation, strategic partnerships, infrastructure development, and workforce investment.
States will help rural communities meet these strategic goals:
· Make rural America healthy again: Support rural health innovations and new access points to promote preventative health and address root causes of diseases. Projects will use evidence-based, outcomes-driven interventions to improve disease prevention, chronic disease management, behavioral health, and prenatal care.
· Sustainable access: Help rural providers become long-term access points for care by improving efficiency and sustainability. With RHT Program support, rural facilities work together-or with high-quality regional systems-to share or coordinate operations, technology, primary and specialty care, and emergency services.
· Workforce development: Attract and retain a high-skilled health care workforce by strengthening recruitment and retention of healthcare providers in rural communities. Help rural providers practice at the top of their license and develop a broader set of providers to serve a rural community's needs, such as community health workers, pharmacists, and individuals trained to help patients navigate the healthcare system.
· Innovative care: Spark the growth of innovative care models to improve health outcomes, coordinate care, and promote flexible care arrangements. Develop and implement payment mechanisms incentivizing providers or Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to reduce health care costs, improve quality of care, and shift care to lower cost settings.
· Tech innovation: Foster use of innovative technologies that promote efficient care delivery, data security, and access to digital health tools by rural facilities, providers, and patients. Projects support access to remote care, improve data sharing, strengthen cybersecurity, and invest in emerging technologies.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| cms-rht-26-001_final.pdf |
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