Atlas Grant Intelligence Center
Safety Net Transformation
Funding for safety-net hospitals and partner organizations to stabilize essential services, improve access and quality, restructure care delivery, build collaborative models, and achieve long-term financial sustainability through operating, capital, technology, clinical, or organizational transformation.
Active — Letters of Interest accepted on a rolling basis with no current LOI deadline
Atlas Opportunity Score 97/100
Verified September 28, 2026
New York State Department of Health
New York State Department of Health is currently accepting rolling Letters of Interest from eligible safety-net hospitals applying jointly with at least one partner organization for operating and/or capital support to implement transformative partnerships that improve access, quality, outcomes and long-term financial sustainability.
Required next actionConfirm that the hospital meets the Safety Net Transformation Program definition under Public Health Law Section 2825-i and is in appropriate regulatory standing; identify at least one eligible partner organization and define the new or expanded collaborative model; prepare the Letter of Interest with hospital and partner identifiers, organizational information, requested regulatory flexibilities if any, the proposed collaborative model, anticipated transformation plan and estimated operating and/or capital funding request; submit the joint Letter of Interest to SafetyNetTransformation@health.ny.gov; and be prepared to complete a detailed transformation plan if invited to submit a full application.
Open — required Letter of Intent due October 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified October 6, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health is accepting FY2027 Dental Safety Net Grant applications from eligible nonprofit dental providers serving uninsured and publicly insured patients. A required Letter of Intent is due October 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time. Applicants that submit a timely LOI and are determined eligible will then submit the full project narrative […]
Required next actionEligible Minnesota nonprofit dental providers should confirm they are not affiliated with, owned by, or managed by a hospital or medical group; meet Critical Access Dental provider requirements; provide qualifying free or reduced-cost oral-health care; and satisfy the program's patient-encounter criteria. Submit the required Letter of Intent and supporting patient data, attestation, reduced-cost-care documentation, provider-status documentation, and conflict-of-interest disclosure through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by October 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT. Organizations that submit a timely Letter of Intent should then complete the narrative, work plan, and budget by December 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Upcoming - Funding Watch / verification hold: application instructions and deadline not yet published
Verified September 15, 2026
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine DHHS identifies approximately $28.5 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding to support providers moving toward alternative payment models. The amended Year 1 budget specifies $28,600,949 in provider subawards planned for October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Application instructions, provider-level award amounts, and a submission deadline have not yet been published, so Atlas is treating this as an upcoming funding watch rather than an open application.
Required next actionFUNDING WATCH / VERIFICATION HOLD. Maine DHHS confirms approximately $28.5 million for provider transition to alternative payment models, but no controlling provider application notice with an exact deadline/time zone, provider-level award amount, final eligibility, forms, required attachments, allowable technology costs, match rules, or submission route is published. Do not score, publish as open, initiate applicant outreach, classify a vendor path as viable, or create duplicate records until those controls are released and verified.
