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

DeadlineSeptember 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT; mandatory Letter of Intent due September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM CT

Last verifiedAugust 28, 2026

Required next actionMandatory Letter of Intent due September 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM CT before the final application can be submitted.

Broad Eligibility

Qualified healthcare applicants that can partner with rural Iowa schools and deliver medical, mental or behavioral, and/or dental health services at school locations. Applicants must satisfy the RFP and IowaGrants requirements, including the mandatory Letter of Intent.

Atlas Analysis

Exceptional strategic fit for rural school-health partnerships because the solicitation expressly centers healthcare delivery in rural schools. Strong models can combine local provider capacity, school-based access, virtual or connected clinical support, pediatric coverage, behavioral health, and sustainable referral workflows.

Iowa HHS issued RFP MEDIOMC26023 to select qualified healthcare applicants that will partner with rural academic institutions and deliver medical, mental or behavioral, and dental health services using schools as sites of service.

The program is designed to expand and sustain access to care in rural communities, create new local provider-school partnerships, and improve health outcomes by embedding services where students already are.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.iowagrants.govAtlas last verified this record August 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗