Upcoming — Texas says closed until December 2026; 2027 application instructions forthcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
Texas Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) — 2027 Funding Watch
Opportunity Overview The Texas Department of Agriculture Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is a high-value rural-hospital funding pathway now in Funding Watch status for the 2027 cycle. Texas states that SHIP is closed until December 2026, identifies a 2027 SHIP application portal, and says the formal Request for Grant Application instructions are still to […]
Required next actionPre-position eligible Texas small rural hospitals and CAHs for the December 2026 reopening: confirm rural and <=49-bed eligibility, define an allowable health-IT/telehealth/value-based-care/care-transition need, document measurable impact, and recheck the Texas SHIP page for the controlling 2027 RFA before committing costs.