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.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 4, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland has received federal approval to enter the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration, with a tentative July 1, 2027 launch. The 2026 certification application closed August 26 and is now in review, so Atlas tracks this as a Medicaid reimbursement Funding Watch for selected clinics and future expansion rather than as an open grant.
Required next actionFor organizations that submitted by August 26, prepare for MDH certification follow-up, readiness review, staffing/service-gap remediation, cost-report and PPS implementation work, referral-network documentation and a tentative July 1, 2027 launch. Providers outside the current cohort should monitor MDH for future certification or expansion opportunities and should not treat the closed 2026 application as active.
Upcoming — 2026 Maryland Conrad 30 cycle opens October 1, 2026 and closes February 1, 2027
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland's 2026 Conrad 30 cycle opens October 1 for healthcare employers recruiting qualifying J-1 physicians into underserved communities. The program provides up to 30 State waiver recommendations, including up to 10 Flex slots, in exchange for a three-year Maryland service commitment.
Required next actionPrepare the physician and employer application for the October 1, 2026 opening. Confirm J-1 and Maryland licensure eligibility, HPSA/MUA/P or Flex strategy, three-year employment agreement, direct-patient-care requirements, payer-access and sliding-fee policies where applicable, recruitment documentation, site-specific materials, and the complete electronic packet. Use February 1, 2027 as the current authoritative closing date and confirm any portal-specific clock-time instructions before final submission.
Active — deadline conflict; confirm live eMMA cutoff
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 6, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland Department of Health is seeking one grantee to develop or strengthen a comprehensive transition program for young adults with sickle cell disease moving from pediatric to adult-centered care. The RFA requires transition coordination, psychosocial assessment, referral systems, evidence-informed readiness tools, workflows, staffing and quarterly outcome reporting. Atlas uses September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET as a conservative operational cutoff because the available procurement materials contain conflicting close-date displays; applicants should confirm the live BPM058515 deadline in eMMA before submission.
Required next actionImmediately search BPM058515 in eMaryland Marketplace Advantage and confirm the live closing date/time and all addenda. Eligible applicants should complete the project narrative, work plan and separate budget narrative; document nonprofit/government/public-college eligibility and Maryland good standing; designate transition-program staffing including a Transition Coordinator; define referral and care-continuity workflows; and submit before September 15 at noon ET unless eMMA clearly establishes a different controlling cutoff.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
83 days leftVerified August 31, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland's 2026 Preceptor Tax Credit cycle opens December 1, 2026 and closes January 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM ET. Eligible clinicians can receive $1,000 per qualifying uncompensated rotation, up to $10,000 per tax year, for training students at qualifying workforce-shortage practice sites.
Required next actionConfirm that the clinician completed at least three qualifying uncompensated community-based clinical rotations during the applicable tax year at a practice site in a qualifying health care workforce shortage area. Verify the applicable student type and minimum rotation hours, coordinate required academic-institution validation, prepare the professional-license documentation, monitor MDH for the 2026 application forms when they are released before the December 1 opening, and submit a complete package as early as possible between December 1, 2026 and January 5, 2027 at 11:59 PM ET because complete applications are processed first come, first served and subject to available funding.
Funding Watch — state block-grant drafts under public comment
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland BHA is currently seeking public feedback on draft FFY27 SUPTRS and MHBG state block-grant applications. These are not open provider mini-grants. Atlas is tracking the verified funding flow for future downstream behavioral-health opportunities involving crisis services, prevention, treatment, recovery, early serious mental illness and related community supports.
Required next actionReview Maryland BHA's current public-comment materials and monitor for final FFY27 block-grant plans plus any provider-level mini-grant, RFA, procurement or pass-through funding notice. Do not treat the draft state applications as an open provider grant. Pre-position service reach, crisis-system capacity, outcomes, workforce, financing and community-need evidence for a future verified solicitation.
Closed — FY2027 Round 1 deadline passed September 15, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland DDA’s FY2027 Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Round 1 closed September 15, 2026. The program provides up to $1,000 for approved services or items for eligible children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who live at home or in the community and are not receiving DDA support services. Round 1 random selection is scheduled for October 1, 2026; Atlas will monitor DDA for any later FY2027 application window.
Required next actionRound 1 is closed. Applicants who submitted by September 15 should retain their confirmation number and monitor DDA/LISS communications for the October 1 random selection and eligibility review. Families that did not apply should monitor the official DDA LISS page for any later FY2027 application window; do not assume another round until Maryland publishes it.
Active - package verification hold
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Summary The Maryland Department of Health is seeking a qualified Small Business Reserve contractor through PHPA 4062 / BPM058512 to update the Maryland Climate and Health Profile. The work centers on statewide climate-health analysis, GIS and public-health data integration, stakeholder engagement, and development of an accessible public-facing profile. Current deadline status: current procurement indexing refreshed […]
Required next actionVerify the live eMMA amendment/addenda, exact amended deadline time, all forms, representations, references and submission instructions before any outreach or response.
