Open — applications accepted May 1 through December 31, 2026; limited slots are first-come, first-servedAtlas Opportunity Score 52/100
South Dakota Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program 2026
South Dakota rural healthcare facilities may apply through December 31, 2026 for $10,000 recruitment assistance payments tied to a three-year full-time service commitment by eligible health professionals.
Funding$10,000 incentive payment to each eligible health professional after completion of a three-year full-time service commitment. The employing facility contributes 25% or 50% depending on community population, with the State paying the balance.
DeadlineApplications accepted May 1 through December 31, 2026; limited slots are awarded first-come, first-served beginning in July until the annual quota is filled.
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the employing facility is in a South Dakota community of 10,000 or fewer people and fits an eligible facility type; confirm the professional is a new full-time employee in an eligible occupation and meets licensing/certification rules; verify no conflicting service-obligation program; submit the facility application promptly because slots are limited and awarded first-come, first-served.
Broad Eligibility
Applications are submitted by eligible South Dakota healthcare facilities in communities of 10,000 or fewer people. Eligible facilities include hospitals, nursing homes, FQHCs, ambulance services, community mental health centers, chemical-dependency treatment facilities, ESRD facilities, home health agencies, community support providers, qualifying ICF/IID facilities and dental practices. Eligible professionals include nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, therapists, laboratory and radiology professionals, healthcare social workers, dietitians/nutritionists and dental hygienists, subject to the current program rules.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100. South Dakota rural workforce recruitment program for eligible health professionals employed full time by qualifying facilities in communities of 10,000 or fewer. Limited annual slots are awarded first-come, first-served. Treat this as workforce support rather than an equipment or service-procurement grant.
The South Dakota Department of Health Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program provides a $10,000 payment to an eligible health professional who completes a three-year, full-time service commitment under a three-way contract with the employing facility and the State. The 2026 application window is open from May 1 through December 31, 2026.
Eligible employing facilities must be located in a South Dakota community with a population of 10,000 or less. Eligible facility types include hospitals, nursing homes, federally certified home health agencies, chemical dependency treatment facilities, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, community support providers, community mental health centers, ESRD facilities, federally qualified health centers, ambulance services, and dental practices. Each employing facility may have up to three participants.
Eligible occupations include dietitians or nutritionists, LPNs and RNs, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, laboratory technologists, pharmacists, physical therapists, paramedics, medical technologists, radiologic technologists, speech therapists, healthcare social workers, and dental hygienists. Applications are submitted by the employing facility.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 52/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. This is a healthcare workforce recruitment incentive rather than a technology, telehealth, remote-monitoring, or clinical-services procurement. Atlas is publishing it for funding completeness but does not recommend N9+/QC applicant outreach.
Official source: South Dakota Department of Health – Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program.
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