Illinois RHT ROOTS: Rural Outreach, Opportunity, Training, and Success

Illinois funding to expand rural healthcare support-worker training, with particular emphasis on maternal care, substance use, instructional capacity, student supports, and workforce partnerships.

Funding$7.4 million FY2027 program funding; awards include a $100,000 base plus formulaic amounts

DeadlineSeptember 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT

Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026

Required next actionEligible HRSA-rural Illinois community colleges should complete the Euna/AmpliFund application package and submit by September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.

Broad Eligibility

Illinois community colleges and eligible partners under the controlling ICCB/GATA opportunity. Applicants should verify current rural, program, partnership, and submission requirements.

Atlas Analysis

Strong fit for rural workforce pipelines focused on support occupations, maternal health, substance use services, and practical training partnerships that can show measurable workforce outcomes.

Illinois Community College Board is administering ROOTS to expand and enhance healthcare support-worker training programs at rural community colleges. The program emphasizes maternal care, substance use, high-need healthcare programs, clinical and instructional capacity, student supports, workforce and secondary-school partnerships, and innovative models that address rural barriers.

Atlas flags ROOTS as highly relevant to rural education-healthcare partnerships that can connect training directly to community workforce needs.

Source verificationReferenced source · www.iccb.orgAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗