Massachusetts Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) — Rural Partners Request for Applications, FY2027 is a newly opened applicant-facing state funding and program-participation opportunity administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). The official COMMBUYS solicitation was posted October 6, 2026 under BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-134186.
Application deadline and purpose
Applications are due October 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions are due October 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The program supports rural healthcare access, population health, workforce capacity, EMS, technology, facility modernization, planning and implementation across several state initiatives. Selected applicants may receive direct funding, equipment, technical assistance, organizational assessments, planning or other supports depending on the activity for which they qualify.
Who may qualify
Potential eligible applicants include rural hospitals; Rural Health Clinics; rural-located or rural-serving Federally Qualified Health Centers; rural-located healthcare practices, nursing facilities, community-based and social-service organizations; rural municipalities; and EMS/ambulance providers. Eligibility is activity-specific. The controlling RFA and current eligibility definitions govern each application.
Funding and cost rules
EOHHS describes the statewide RHTP as a five-year investment of approximately $800,000,000, with an initial statewide federal award of $162,005,238.13. Neither figure is an individual applicant award. There is no single universal applicant award maximum in the verified COMMBUYS overview and program-team guidance. Some activities provide funding while others provide planning, technical assistance or program participation rather than cash awards. Match, reimbursement and allowable-cost requirements must be checked separately for the selected activity in the full RFA.
How to apply
Use the official Massachusetts COMMBUYS listing for solicitation BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-134186. Review the complete RFA, the corrected Attachment A (Rural Partner Application), the Partnership Validation Form where applicable, the Massachusetts rural definition/list and evaluation criteria. COMMBUYS indicates Amendment 1 dated October 8, 2026 replaced Attachment A. Applicants must use the corrected version and confirm the instructions for electronic submission through COMMBUYS.
Official sources and research status
Official EOHHS COMMBUYS solicitation and Massachusetts RHTP program team’s applicant instructions, reviewed October 12, 2026. The official solicitation listing and program-team guidance substantiate the application window, broad applicant categories, funding-versus-procurement distinction and corrected-attachment notice. Hold for full verification: every controlling RFA attachment, activity-by-activity award ceilings, registrations, allowable and prohibited costs, any match/reimbursement terms and submission certifications must be independently reviewed before protected approval. This draft is not represented as fully verified or approved for public publication.