Upcoming — Texas says closed until December 2026; 2027 application instructions forthcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
Opportunity Overview The Texas Department of Agriculture Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is a high-value rural-hospital funding pathway now in Funding Watch status for the 2027 cycle. Texas states that SHIP is closed until December 2026, identifies a 2027 SHIP application portal, and says the formal Request for Grant Application instructions are still to […]
Required next actionPre-position eligible Texas small rural hospitals and CAHs for the December 2026 reopening: confirm rural and <=49-bed eligibility, define an allowable health-IT/telehealth/value-based-care/care-transition need, document measurable impact, and recheck the Texas SHIP page for the controlling 2027 RFA before committing costs.
Upcoming - Employer Affiliation Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health announced an additional 2026 application period for the Alaska State Loan Repayment Program. Eligible licensed primary care, dental, and mental health practitioners at approved Alaska HPSA practice sites may apply beginning October 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.; applications are due November 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Alaska Time. Employers not yet affiliated with Alaska SLRP can begin the site affiliation process now.
Required next actionEmployer and site affiliation can begin now. The application period opens October 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and closes November 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Alaska Time. Applicants should confirm employer and site approval, HPSA status, practitioner eligibility, the service commitment, and current award and match terms before applying.
Active - applications due October 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified October 4, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho DHW's State Loan Repayment Program is open for SFY27. Eligible clinicians and qualifying Idaho healthcare sites must submit paired application portions by October 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Maximum loan repayment is up to $75,000 for primary care clinicians and up to $50,000 for oral and behavioral health clinicians, with a required 1:1 healthcare-site match.
Required next actionA qualifying clinician and eligible Idaho practice site should complete both required application portions and verify discipline, service commitment, eligible educational debt, site match capacity, shortage-area eligibility, sliding-fee compliance, and Medicare or Medicaid participation. Both portions are due October 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified October 6, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
HCAI's Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program provides rolling state grants to qualified California small, rural, and Critical Access hospitals for seismic safety compliance. HCAI currently reports $46 million available. The program is highly relevant to rural hospital sustainability but does not provide a legitimate N9+ equipment funding path.
Required next actionEligible hospitals should confirm program eligibility, submit the required seismic compliance plan, and use HCAI's application process for eligible seismic-safety work. Applications are continuously accepted and ranked quarterly based on eligibility, project readiness, and available funding.
Open - current application period runs through September 30, 2026; IDPH does not publish a closing clock time or time zone on the program page.
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois loan-repayment support for eligible licensed health professionals serving qualifying public or nonprofit Health Professional Shortage Area practice sites.
Required next actionVerify the provider's eligible discipline, Illinois license, citizenship, educational-loan balance, absence of conflicting service obligations or federal default, and the worksite's HPSA status plus public/nonprofit, Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP, sliding-discount, and ability-to-pay requirements. Provider completes the IDPH Provider Information Sheet and supporting documents; the site submits one EGrAMS application for all participating providers.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 27, 2026
Wyoming Community Foundation
The Wyoming Intertie Community Investment Program is open through December 15, 2026 for eligible nonprofit and government applicants whose projects benefit Albany, Carbon, or Platte County. General operating grants are available up to $10,000 and project specific grants up to $50,000.
Required next actionConfirm eligibility, verify the project benefits Albany, Carbon, or Platte County, choose the appropriate grant track, review current guidelines and portal requirements, and submit by December 15, 2026.
Upcoming - Funding Watch / verification hold: application instructions and deadline not yet published
Verified September 15, 2026
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine DHHS identifies approximately $28.5 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding to support providers moving toward alternative payment models. The amended Year 1 budget specifies $28,600,949 in provider subawards planned for October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Application instructions, provider-level award amounts, and a submission deadline have not yet been published, so Atlas is treating this as an upcoming funding watch rather than an open application.
Required next actionFUNDING WATCH / VERIFICATION HOLD. Maine DHHS confirms approximately $28.5 million for provider transition to alternative payment models, but no controlling provider application notice with an exact deadline/time zone, provider-level award amount, final eligibility, forms, required attachments, allowable technology costs, match rules, or submission route is published. Do not score, publish as open, initiate applicant outreach, classify a vendor path as viable, or create duplicate records until those controls are released and verified.
Open applicant-facing Utah RHTP FAST 4.3 Specialty Care APM Pilot solicitation, published October 26, 2026. Restricted Utah rural Medicare/Medicaid provider applicants; applications due November 20, 2026.
Verified October 29, 2026
Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF)
Funding opportunity Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF), a Utah Hospital Association subsidiary administering Utah Rural Health Transformation Program funding, is accepting applications for FAST 4.3, an Alternative Payment Model Pilot for Specialty Care Access. Grants provide declining per diem payments for specialists delivering recurring on-site specialty care at eligible rural hospitals and clinics […]
Required next actionReview UHERF FAST 4.3 six-page RFA and submit the official UHA-linked Submittable application by November 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. MT. Prepare specialty service and staffing plan, access gap evidence, per diem rationale, sustainable volume plan, stepped-down budget, specialist LOI/agreement, tax form and authorized sign-off. Ask administrator to reconcile inconsistent Dec 1 and Jan 1 project start dates.
Open restricted NONCOMPETITIVE application / budget submission for previously designated 25 Utah RHTP RISE 2.5 Tier 1 rural hospitals; October 26, 2026 RFA; applications due November 20 2026. Separate Tier 4 nursing home RISE 2.5 is a different track.
Verified October 29, 2026
Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF)
Eligible hospital subaward opportunity Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF), a subsidiary of Utah Hospital Association, administers the RHTP RISE 2.5 Recruit and Retain program for a specified group of 25 eligible Tier 1 Utah rural hospitals. This is a restricted, noncompetitive applicant-facing subaward process; it is not open to every hospital, nursing home, […]
Required next actionOnly the 25 designated Tier 1 Utah rural hospitals may submit. Check own UHERF welcome letter for individualized maximum, prepare clinical workforce need and vacancy plan, choose allowed incentives, calculate award-specific budget, document service commitments, and submit in UHA-linked Submittable by November 20 2026 at 5 p.m. MT.
Officially listed OPEN by Utah DHHS October 23-November 20 2026, RHTP FAST 4.2 rural-provider Revenue Cycle Optimization. Full controlling RFA guidance not accessible through current public page; verification hold before protected approval.
Verified October 29, 2026
Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF)
New Utah RHTP provider funding opportunity Utah Healthcare Education and Research Foundation (UHERF), through the Utah Hospital Association, is inviting applications for FAST 4.2 Revenue Cycle Optimization, a Utah Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) subgrant initiative. The official Utah health department lists this as an open applicant-facing funding opportunity, distinct from FAST 4.3 Specialty Care, […]
Required next actionCheck current Utah Hospital Association FAST 4.2 Submittable application and obtain controlling RFA guidance. Confirm per-applicant award limits, matching and reimbursement rules, exact Nov 20 2026 cutoff time zone, eligibility and required attachments with program administrator. Submit qualified application via official portal only.
