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Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas Health and Human Services Commission funding and procurement intelligence covering hospitals, the FY2027 Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Mobile Stroke Unit grant and telemedicine-enabled acute stroke care, stroke and rehabilitation services, post-acute TBI/TSCI rehabilitation and authorized ancillary-service pathways, Medicaid and medical-transportation contracting, long-running HCBS adult mental-health and YES pediatric behavioral-health provider open enrollments, rural health, primary care and other health and human services opportunities. Atlas distinguishes competitive grants from HHSC open-enrollment and Medicaid provider-contract pathways and tracks controlling solicitation addenda, qualification requirements, reimbursement structure and exact submission deadlines.

Atlas IndexFunding Organization Intelligence
Latest verification: August 31, 2026
Verified records7
Active opportunities6
Top opportunity score97/100
States represented1

GeographyTexas

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Upcoming Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified August 30, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas Rural Texas Strong — Future Rural Health Transformation Funding Watch

FundingTexas received $281,319,360.67 for Rural Health Transformation Program Budget Period 1 and estimates approximately $1.4 billion over five years, subject to federal requirements. Earlier 2026 Rural Texas Strong competitions included major prevention, workforce and infrastructure rounds, but those application windows have closed. Future award amounts and applicant ceilings will be controlled by each new procurement.
DeadlineFunding Watch — no next Rural Texas Strong application deadline is published as of August 30, 2026. HHSC states that future public notices and procurement opportunities will be announced through GovDelivery and the Electronic State Business Daily.
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.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 97/100
29 days leftVerified August 31, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) FY2027

Texas HHSC is offering $1.75 million for FY2027 Mobile Stroke Unit projects that improve time-critical stroke care through specialized ambulances, on-board CT capability, neurologic expertise, telemedicine and EMS integration. Applications are due September 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM CT.

Funding$1,750,000 total available for State Fiscal Year 2027; multiple awards anticipated; estimated maximum award $1,750,000; no match required.
DeadlineSeptember 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM CT
Required next actionImmediately confirm the applicant is a Texas-licensed hospital with a qualifying Stroke Designation, current CMS-approved healthcare accreditation, required provider licenses and board certifications, and no current CRS Mobile Stroke Unit contract. Define whether the project is a start-up MSU or an eligible expansion/maintenance project and document the specialized ambulance, mobile CT, 24/7 stroke-care coverage, neurologist or tele-neurology workflow, EMS and trauma-system integration, outcomes plan and four-month implementation timeline. Critically, do not assume the grant will purchase the ambulance, CT scanner, N9+ hardware or other capital equipment: Section 5.3(L) expressly prohibits grant-funded Equipment and other capital expenditures even though the MSU must be equipped and the budget section references services and Equipment. If the project depends on funding a specific technology or hardware item, submit a written clarification to HHSC by September 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT and budget only costs confirmed allowable. Submit the complete application by September 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM CT.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
366 days leftVerified August 31, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas HHSC Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver Comprehensive Provider Open Enrollment — HHS0011235

Texas HHSC is accepting Comprehensive Waiver Provider applications through August 31, 2027 at 5:00 PM CDT for the Medicaid 1915(c) Youth Empowerment Services Waiver, which delivers intensive home- and community-based mental-health services to youth ages 3–18 with severe emotional disturbance.

FundingOpen-enrollment Medicaid provider contract; reimbursement is tied to authorized YES Waiver services rather than a fixed grant award
DeadlineAugust 31, 2027 at 5:00 PM CDT
Required next actionProspective Comprehensive Waiver Providers should review HHS0011235 and Addendum 4 dated August 20, 2026, verify organizational credentialing and service-array capability, prepare the required application/checklist materials, plan for Medicaid/TMHP enrollment, and document how all directly delivered or subcontracted YES Waiver services will be coordinated. Do not budget N9+ or other clinical technology as reimbursable without a specific authorized-service and medical-necessity basis.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
1584 days leftVerified August 31, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas HHSC Post-Acute Rehabilitation Services (PARS) Open Enrollment — HHS0017426

Open enrollment is active. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services (CRS) program is accepting applications under HHS0017426 for Post-Acute Rehabilitation Services (PARS) serving people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), or both. Services covered: residential rehabilitation, non-residential rehabilitation, outpatient therapy and authorized ancillary goods and services. […]

FundingOpen-enrollment provider contract; PARS uses state-funded per-diem and fee-for-service reimbursement. HHSC guarantees no referral volume, utilization or compensation.
DeadlineDecember 31, 2030 at 5:00 PM CST (conservative operational control; HHSC opportunity page currently lists August 31, 2031 at 5:00 PM CDT)
Required next actionQualified Texas rehabilitation providers should review HHS0017426 and the CRS Standards for Providers Manual, confirm facility licensing and accreditation eligibility, assemble the required exhibits and professional licenses, document rehabilitation experience and service capacity, and submit to the HHSC CRS contracting team. Treat December 31, 2030 at 5:00 PM CST as the conservative deadline unless HHSC posts a formal clarification or addendum reconciling the later date shown on the opportunity page.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
1097 days leftVerified August 31, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas HHSC Home and Community-Based Services — Adult Mental Health Open Enrollment HHS0016567

Texas HHSC is accepting provider applications through August 31, 2029 at 5:00 PM CDT for the HCBS-AMH program, a statewide contract pathway serving adults with serious mental illness and histories of long-term psychiatric hospitalization, frequent arrest/crisis, or frequent emergency-department/crisis use.

FundingOpen-enrollment provider contract; Medicaid/service reimbursement pathway; no fixed grant award amount published
DeadlineAugust 31, 2029 at 5:00 PM CDT
Required next actionQualified Texas behavioral-health organizations should review the HHS0016567 open-enrollment package and checklist, determine whether they are applying as an HCBS-AMH Provider Agency, Recovery Management Entity, or both, document organizational and service qualifications, complete all required HHSC forms, and plan for Texas Medicaid enrollment before referrals and reimbursement. Do not assume technology purchases are separately reimbursable without HHSC confirmation.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
1827 days leftVerified August 30, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas HHSC Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services — Hospital Services Open Enrollment (HHS0017427)

FundingNo fixed award ceiling or guaranteed contract value. HHSC may award one or more contracts and expressly guarantees no volume, usage, or compensation. Hospital services are paid under contracted rate methodologies; authorized ancillary services, including medical equipment and supplies, are paid fee-for-service under applicable HHSC rates and require a separate service authorization.
DeadlineACTIVE OPEN ENROLLMENT — HHSC's current opportunity page lists August 31, 2031 at 12:00 PM CT, while the original Open Enrollment PDF still lists December 31, 2030 at 5:00 PM CT. Until HHSC reconciles the two official sources, Atlas uses December 31, 2030 at 5:00 PM CT as the conservative operational deadline and advises applicants to confirm the controlling close date directly with HHSC.
Required next actionConfirm the organization qualifies as a general hospital providing inpatient/outpatient hospital services, a specialty hospital providing inpatient comprehensive medical rehabilitation, or an eligible chemical-dependency treatment facility. Review the current HHSC opportunity page and Open Enrollment package, confirm the controlling enrollment close date with the CRS contracting team because the official webpage and PDF conflict, assemble facility licensing/accreditation, insurance, Texas business authorization, service-location and professional-credential documentation, and submit a complete application. Technology or medical-equipment vendors should not treat this as prime hospital eligibility; any ancillary equipment pathway requires an eligible provider relationship and HHSC service authorization.
Active Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
16 days leftVerified August 30, 2026

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas HHSC Medical Transportation Services — Demand Response Transportation Services Open Enrollment (HHS0016482)

FundingNo fixed award ceiling or guaranteed contract value. HHSC may award one or more contracts, but the solicitation expressly guarantees no volume, usage, or compensation; resulting contracts are subject to appropriations and availability of funds.
DeadlineSeptember 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT
Required next actionReview the current Open Enrollment and all five posted addenda, select the Texas service area or regional coverage the organization can support, and confirm the minimum experience, licensing, Texas business-registration and Medicaid-enrollment requirements. Assemble at least three recent comparable-service references, key-personnel materials, permits and certifications, the required signed forms and addenda, and a compliant operating approach covering vehicles, drivers, scheduling/dispatch, GPS, digital signatures, reporting and backup capacity. Submit the complete application to HHSC before September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.