Opportunity Overview
Oklahoma’s Rural Health Transformation Program is funding PRIMS Project 695 — Promoting School Health Services Through Medicaid Billing for eligible PK-12 districts outside Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. The grant is designed to help districts add new credentialed health and mental-health professionals whose services can be billed to Medicaid, creating both immediate staffing capacity and a longer-term reimbursement pathway.
Funding and Deadline
Selected districts may receive funding for up to 90% of salary and benefits for an eligible new position. The public Project 695 materials do not label the uncovered portion as a formal match, so Atlas does not characterize it as one; applicants must account for any salary and benefit costs not covered by the award. Funds may also support health-office startup supplies for new personnel, but the official flyer directs districts to Shawna Blackburn for confirmation of which supplies are allowable. Participating districts can use EdPlan Health for school Medicaid billing at no cost during the grant. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT.
Eligible Roles and Applicants
Eligible roles include school nurses, licensed counselors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and other properly credentialed professionals able to provide and bill Medicaid-covered school health services. Funding is for new personnel, not existing staff.
Why This Matters
PRIMS is unusually valuable because it combines workforce expansion with reimbursement infrastructure. A district that hires a new Medicaid-billable clinician and implements compliant documentation and billing can build a service model that extends beyond the initial grant period.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 99/100. N9+ Fit Score: 15/100. PRIMS is primarily a staffing and Medicaid-reimbursement grant, not a technology acquisition program. N9+ is only a conditional secondary vendor possibility if OSDE gives written confirmation that the specific N9+ cost is an allowable health-office startup supply for a newly funded credentialed professional. The controlling materials do not affirmatively list remote-exam platforms or N9+ equipment. Dr. Miltie/QC direct-applicant fit: 0/100. The application deadline passed September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT; no new applicant outreach or submission activity is permitted for this cycle.
Application Status
This cycle is closed. Do not initiate new applicant outreach, package creation, or submission activity. Preserve existing applicant and send history and monitor OSDH/OSDE for an authoritative reopening, amendment, award notice, or successor PRIMS cycle.
Verified source: Oklahoma State Department of Health RHTP Funding.