Iowa Healthy Hometowns School-Based Services

Iowa Healthy Hometowns funding for healthcare applicants partnering with rural schools to deliver medical, mental or behavioral, and dental services at school sites.

FundingIowaGrants lists an opportunity range up to $80.19 million; applicant-specific award structure is controlled by the RFP

DeadlineClosed September 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM. The current IowaGrants storefront does not separately state a time zone. The mandatory Letter of Intent deadline was September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM.

Last verifiedSeptember 19, 2026

Required next actionApplicants that timely submitted the mandatory September 8, 2026 Letter of Intent and remain eligible should complete the final IowaGrants application for the September 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM deadline. The opportunity-specific IowaGrants source does not currently state a time zone, so do not infer one. Confirm applicant eligibility, required attachments, and portal submission requirements before filing.

Broad Eligibility

Qualified healthcare Lead Entities partnering with rural Iowa schools. Current Iowa HHS Q&A requires the Lead Entity to be located in Iowa, registered and doing business in Iowa by January 1, 2026, and open and offering services at submission. Applicants may create new school-based sites or expand existing services without supplanting current services; meaningful expansion includes at least one additional service line.

Atlas Analysis

Closed September 23, 2026. Iowa HHS RFP MEDIOMC26023 sought qualified Iowa healthcare Lead Entities to partner with rural schools to provide medical, mental or behavioral, and dental health services using schools as sites of service. IowaGrants set the final application deadline at September 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM; that deadline has passed.

The mandatory Letter of Intent deadline was September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Iowa HHS had identified timely LOI submitters earlier in the cycle, but the final application window is now closed. Do not initiate new ORIGINAL outreach or new application package production for this cycle.

Applicants could establish new school-based service sites or expand existing services without supplanting existing services. Iowa HHS guidance stated that meaningful expansion could include adding at least one service line, including examples such as nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral health, and dental services. Minor renovations and alterations could be allowable with CMS pre-approval on a case-by-case basis, while construction remained unallowable.

Retain this record for award monitoring and successor-cycle intelligence. IowaGrants lists an award announcement date of November 9, 2026 and project dates from November 30, 2026 through September 30, 2031. Monitor Iowa HHS and IowaGrants for award notices, amendments, procurement follow-on, or a successor opportunity.