Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Approximately $97 million in Idaho Rural Health Transformation funding for rural provider technology, equipment, cybersecurity, renovation, patient-transport vehicles, and practice transformation.
Required next actionClosed at the controlling deadline of September 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT. Do not initiate new applicant outreach or new package production. Preserve existing applicant, CRM, WorkDrive, sent-email, submission, and dependency evidence for any amendment, reopening, award, or applicant response. Continue only authorized post-deadline continuity work supported by actual records.
Closed — published October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET deadline passed
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified October 6, 2026
Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has opened the Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare Request for Applications, reference VDH-26-517-0386. The RFA was issued September 4, 2026 and supports community-driven CP/MIH models serving federally designated rural Virginia communities. Funding and Deadline VDH anticipates approximately $3.7 million in competitive subawards […]
Required next actionDo not submit to this cycle unless VDH or eVA publishes an official reopening or extension after the stated October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM deadline. Monitor VDH/eVA for award notices, amendments, or a successor Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Healthcare funding cycle.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
7 hours leftVerified September 29, 2026
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Foundation for Healthy Communities is accepting applications for approximately $15.5 million in New Hampshire GO-NORTH Rural Primary Care Access funding. The RFA supports rural primary care transformation through technology-enabled care, telehealth, remote patient monitoring, interoperability, chronic-disease management, value-based care and sustainable regional delivery models. Initial applications are due October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET, followed by rolling review while funds remain.
Required next actionFor the initial cohort, submit by October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Confirm current applicant eligibility, workplan and budget requirements, the care-transformation model, sustainability expectations, and any current equipment-approval or application-control requirements in the latest FHC materials before filing.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Hawaiʻi Rural Health Transformation Program
Hawaiʻi has received $188,892,440 for FY2026 through the Rural Health Transformation Program. The state plan includes a statewide telehealth network with school and community access points, remote patient monitoring, rural digital infrastructure, EMS and mobile care, workforce development, medical respite, and value-based transformation; downstream provider and vendor application details are still pending.
Required next actionTrack the live HOME RUN Education Award as a separate individual healthcare-workforce opportunity; continue monitoring Hawaiʻi RHTP for provider, hospital, school, health-center, telehealth, technology-vendor, and clinical-service solicitations; do not assume organizational applicant or vendor eligibility until controlling terms are published.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Alaska Department of Health
Alaska received $272,174,855.72 for Year 1 of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Year 1 awards are still being announced weekly, and Alaska DOH anticipates a new Year 2 LOI and/or application period as early as fall 2026. The program expressly supports telehealth, remote patient monitoring, diagnostics, interoperability, rural technology, EMS, workforce, behavioral health, maternal health, and innovative care.
Required next actionKeep this as an upcoming funding watch, not an open applicant opportunity. Review the September 23, 2026 Applicant Convening materials and subsequent Alaska DOH updates for controlling Year 2 application dates, eligibility, award amounts, allowable costs and submission requirements. Pre-position high-fit Alaska rural-health, telehealth, remote-exam, RPM, diagnostics, interoperability, EMS, behavioral-health, maternal-health, workforce and innovative-care concepts, but do not begin applicant outreach or direct-vendor activity until DOH publishes a specific eligible funding or procurement path with a verified application window and deadline details.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)
Delaware has a $157.4 million first-year Rural Health Transformation Program award with 15 initiatives, including a $5 million competitive vendor initiative for telehealth and remote patient monitoring, $5.48 million for Health Hubs, $1.835 million for rural-library telehealth support, and other technology and care-transformation investments. No downstream telehealth/RPM vendor deadline is currently published, so Atlas is tracking this as Upcoming / Funding Watch.
Required next actionMonitor Delaware DHSS, DPH and MyMarketplace for the telehealth/RPM vendor solicitation and other RHTP downstream notices. On release, verify exact funding, deadline/time/time zone, eligibility, rural geography, registrations, match/cost share, allowable costs, qualifications/references, insurance, forms, addenda, submission method and procurement contact before outreach or direct submission.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 17, 2026
Washington State Health Care Authority
Washington HCA has reserved 10% of Rural Health Transformation Program funds for Washington's 29 federally recognized Tribes under Initiative 3. Tribes do not apply for this set-aside. Eligible pathways expressly include remote care and telehealth technology deployment, mobile technology for community health workers, EHR modernization, health information exchange, and related hardware/software, creating a high-priority Tribal technology procurement watch.
Required next actionNo applicant application or applicant outreach for the Initiative 3 set-aside. Monitor HCA for annual distribution updates and Tribe-specific implementation or procurement activity. Any vendor pathway must be verified separately through the applicable Tribe's procurement or contracting process before outreach.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa HHS Healthy Hometowns funding for rural cardiovascular Hub-and-Spoke Networks, tele-cardiology, diagnostics, chronic-disease management, rehabilitation, workforce, equipment, and remote-patient-monitoring capacity. Mandatory Letter of Intent due October 19, 2026; applications due November 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. local Iowa time.
Required next actionIdentify qualified rural Iowa cardiovascular providers or networks, verify the applicable Option 1/2/3 eligibility structure, submit the mandatory Letter of Intent by October 19, 2026, monitor IowaGrants for amendments and Q&A, and prepare the complete IowaGrants application for November 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM local Iowa time.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Massachusetts received $162,005,238.13 for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. EOHHS says procurements began in summer 2026 and year-one funds subject to procurement are expected to be contracted in fall 2026, so Atlas is tracking the next verified solicitation rather than treating the state award itself as an open grant.
Required next actionJoin the Massachusetts RHTP contact list and monitor EOHHS and COMMBUYS for the next procurement or subaward notice. Pre-position a concise rural project concept tied to one or more state priorities: essential healthcare access, workforce, healthy rural communities, EMS service integration, technology interoperability/connectivity, or facility modernization. Do not assume eligibility or allowable costs until the controlling solicitation is released.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Funding Watch Overview Texas is implementing the Rural Texas Strong portfolio under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Texas received $281,319,360.67 for Budget Period 1 and has described a multi-year transformation strategy spanning rural prevention and wellness, workforce, infrastructure, technology and care-delivery modernization. Atlas is maintaining this page as a Funding Watch because the major […]
Required next actionPre-position a rural Texas project now and monitor HHSC procurement notices rather than reusing a closed 2026 application. Build an implementation-ready concept around the CMS-approved Rural Texas Strong strategies, including chronic-disease prevention and wellness, patient-facing technology, AI and telehealth, rural workforce recruitment and training, cybersecurity, or equipment and infrastructure modernization. Document the rural service area, current access or capacity gap, eligible lead organization, measurable outcomes, implementation timeline, sustainability and any needed academic, hospital, clinic, EMS or community partners.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS)
Pennsylvania DHS has closed its earlier 2026 Rural Health Transformation rounds but has published a specific pipeline of future opportunities spanning community paramedicine, EMS, maternal remote monitoring, AI and digital infrastructure, mobile health, workforce, EHR/HIO onboarding and rural training. Atlas tracks the next verified notice here.
Required next actionMonitor the Pennsylvania DHS Rural Health Transformation Plan funding-opportunities page for the next controlling notice covering Hospital-to-Home Community Paramedicine, Rural EMS Improvement and Sustainability, Rural Paramedicine and Mobile Health Programs, Reliable Nonemergency Transportation, Maternal Health Remote Monitoring, Digital Infrastructure and Next-Generation AI, Mobile and Digital Health, mobile health unit funding, EHR/HIO onboarding, or rural healthcare workforce awards. Keep this record in Draft until a current opportunity publishes authoritative applicant eligibility, allowable costs, funding terms, deadline, and submission mechanics.
Funding Watch
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
New York State Department of Health
New York's first $76.2 million Rural Community Health Integration application round is closed, but CMS confirmed on September 4, 2026 that approximately $76 million is now being delivered to strengthen rural regional networks, technology-enhanced primary care, workforce training and care coordination. Atlas tracks the next verified New York RHTP funding or procurement opportunity rather than treating implementation funding as a new open application.
Required next actionPre-position for New York's next verified RHTP funding or procurement opportunity. Document rural service geography and access gaps, assemble hospital/FQHC/behavioral-health/public-health/community partnerships, and build implementation-ready concepts around technology-enhanced primary care, telehealth, eConsults, workforce, remote-supported training and cybersecurity. Monitor NYSDOH for the next official notice; do not treat the September 4 CMS implementation announcement as a new open application.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
Wisconsin DHS has announced an estimated $148 million Round 2 of its Rural Technology Transformation Fund for summer or fall 2027, targeting rural-serving hospitals, local health departments, Tribal clinics, free and charitable clinics, and opioid treatment facilities.
Required next actionTreat this as a verified funding watch rather than an open solicitation. Rural-serving hospitals, local health departments, Tribal clinics, free and charitable clinics, and opioid treatment facilities should begin defining high-impact technology needs, document rural patient reach and baseline access barriers, map desired EHR, interoperability, cybersecurity, telehealth, patient-device and provider-productivity investments, and monitor Wisconsin DHS for the separate Round 2 announcement and eligible-organization list in 2027.
Funding Watch — broader Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program pipeline; first-round RHTP awards are in implementation and no new statewide RHTP application deadline is currently published.
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland's Rural Health Transformation Program remains a high-priority Funding Watch. MDH reports a $168.18 million Budget Period 1 award, $163.7 million in planned subawards and $134.8 million expected through competitive procurement processes. Current verified future pathways include school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral health and workforce.
Required next actionPre-position rural Maryland projects around the state's verified pipeline: school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, centralized telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral-health expansion, rural workforce and value-based care. Track MDH and partner procurement channels for the next controlling notice, then verify applicant eligibility, award size, allowable costs, match, deadline and submission mechanics before outreach or budgeting.
Implementation / Procurement Watch — hospital grant agreements executed September 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS)
Connecticut DSS finalized $50 million in Rural Health Transformation Program right-sizing and infrastructure agreements on September 16, 2026, including $46 million for Day Kimball, Sharon, Windham and Charlotte Hungerford hospitals and $3.98 million for Mathematica technical assistance. These are executed implementation awards, not a new public applicant round. Atlas is monitoring hospital and state procurement channels for resulting telehealth, virtual-care, remote-monitoring, equipment and implementation opportunities.
Required next actionDo not create new applicant outreach from the executed hospital awards. Monitor Connecticut DSS, CTSource and the procurement channels of Day Kimball Hospital, Sharon Hospital, Windham Hospital and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital for project-specific solicitations, vendor registrations and implementation notices. Day Kimball has confirmed that planning and procurement will proceed on separate timelines for advanced imaging, digital infrastructure, virtual health and tele-specialty services. Evaluate N9+ and QC Healthcare only against a future controlling procurement or hospital-led partner request.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 25, 2026
CRISP
Maryland's Rural Health Connectivity Program provides up to $40,000 per eligible organization to help rural HIPAA-covered healthcare providers connect certified EHR systems to CRISP through onboarding, ADT and CCD data feeds, InContext access, and provider-based milestone payments. Funding is available first-come, first-served while funds remain.
Required next actionComplete the CRISP Rural Health Connectivity Program intake form immediately; confirm the organization is a HIPAA-covered provider physically located in rural Maryland or serving a patient population where the majority of patients are from rural Maryland; confirm the certified EHR can electronically submit encounter and clinical data to CRISP; complete required CRISP participation, privacy, lab-release, training, W-9 and patient-panel onboarding steps; identify which new ADT, CCD and/or InContext milestones the organization can implement; and maintain funded data feeds for at least one year.
Closed — October 6, 2026 deadline passed
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified October 6, 2026
Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has opened the Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Innovative Maternal Care Request for Applications, reference VDH-26-705-0387. The RFA was issued September 4, 2026 and supports community-driven projects that improve prenatal, postpartum and related maternal healthcare access for rural Virginians. Funding and Deadline VDH anticipates approximately $11.6 million in […]
Required next actionDo not submit to this cycle unless VDH or eVA publishes an official reopening or extension. Monitor for award notices, amendments, or a successor Innovative Maternal Care cycle.
Open — Readiness Intake currently accepting submissions; full applications open October 15, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's Rural Health Transformation Program will launch a competitive Rural Health Innovation Fund application process in September 2026 to help rural healthcare providers modernize operations and health IT infrastructure. Eligible project areas include telehealth, AI-enabled clinical decision support, EHR upgrades and cybersecurity.
Required next actionEligible healthcare organizations serving rural North Carolina should complete NCDIT's RHIF Readiness Intake by October 31, 2026, obtain a UEI, document rural service location or at least 40% rural patients, gather project quotations and a sustainability plan, and submit the full application and risk assessment through the official NCDIT grant portal by November 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM (time zone not stated in the official FAQ). No match is required; reimbursement follows approved incurred expenses. See https://www.ncbroadband.gov/ruralhealthinnovation for official intake, FAQ, and current instructions.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (NSVRC) has opened a Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program Request for Applications for projects that establish, expand, or deploy sustainable mobile and hybrid care models that improve healthcare access for eligible rural residents in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. NSVRC states that this subaward is supported by CMS/HHS as part […]
Required next actionApplication window closed September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern. Do not initiate or send new applicant outreach for this round. Preserve completed records and any valid historical applicant work, and monitor only for an authoritative reopening, deadline extension, award notice, or post-deadline amendment from NSVRC.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Region 10 Education Service Center (ESC)
Active Region 10 ESC / Equalis school-health procurement, currently listed due September 14, 2026. The opportunity has strong school-health technology scope, but the verified RFP requires a minimum of five relevant public-sector customer references. Dr. Miltie does not currently satisfy that bid gate, so Atlas does not treat R10-1195 as a current direct-vendor pursuit for Dr. Miltie.
Required next actionPreserve as active procurement intelligence. Qualified suppliers should verify the exact current Bonfire cutoff, all Q&A and amendments, category mapping, compliance, insurance, pricing and administrative-fee terms before submission. Dr. Miltie should not pursue this as a direct bid unless the verified minimum five relevant public-sector customer-reference requirement is legitimately satisfied.
