Expired — September 8, 2026 deadline passed; no extension verified
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho DHW is accepting applications for a statewide Diabetes Prevention and Management initiative serving rural, frontier and underserved communities. Up to $2 million is available, with approximately $1 million to $2 million per award and applications due September 8, 2026.
Required next actionDo not initiate a new 2026 application or new applicant outreach. Monitor Idaho DHW for an explicit extension, reopening, award announcement, or successor cycle; continue support only for applicants that submitted on time or were already engaged before the cutoff.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
15 days leftVerified October 6, 2026
Utah's Rural Health Transformation Program is accepting RISE Initiative 2.4 applications through October 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT. The opportunity supports rural non-GME healthcare workforce training, career ladders, apprenticeships and internships through required education-employer consortia.
Required next actionOpen the Talent Ready Utah electronic application packet; confirm all match/cost-share, allowable-cost, registration, form, attachment, procurement/vendor, reference and submission requirements; build the required education/training-plus-rural-healthcare-employer consortium; document employer demand and measurable credential/employment outcomes; the written-question deadline passed September 18, 2026; submit the complete application by October 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified October 7, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina NCDHHS RFA A428 supports eligible governmental and nonprofit clinical providers, including FQHCs and community health centers. Applications are due November 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; the RFA does not state a time zone.
Required next actionConfirm active SAM.gov UEI status, confirm the applicant does not receive Title X funding directly from the federal government, and identify intended counties and service areas. An optional non-binding Notice of Intent is due October 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM (time zone not stated on the current NC DPH page). Submit written RFA questions by October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM, review the October 22 Q&A addendum, assemble required certifications and budget materials, and submit the complete RFA A428 application by November 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Trillium Health Resources
The 2026 NC ROOTS Food Is Medicine Program Expansion RFA for Regions 2 and 5 closed August 31. Atlas is retaining it as rural nutrition, chronic-disease and NCCARE360 successor-funding intelligence.
Required next actionDo not submit to the closed 2026 round. Monitor Trillium Health Resources for September/October award announcements and successor NC ROOTS opportunities involving Food Is Medicine, nutrition access, chronic-disease management and NCCARE360-enabled care coordination.
Expired — September 8, 2026 deadline passed; no extension verified
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho DHW is seeking one or two organizations to build a statewide network that strengthens rural healthcare teams' ability to recognize cognitive decline, deliver dementia-capable care, engage family caregivers and connect patients with healthcare and community resources. Awards range from $500,000 to $2 million and applications are due September 8, 2026.
Required next actionDo not initiate a new 2026 application or new applicant outreach. Monitor Idaho DHW for an explicit extension, reopening, award announcement, or successor cycle; continue support only for applicants that submitted on time or were already engaged before the cutoff.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
The September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time application deadline has passed. Atlas no longer treats this as an active funding opportunity; preserve existing records and submission evidence, but do not initiate new outreach or new package work unless Idaho DHW reopens or amends the solicitation.
Required next actionDeadline passed September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. Do not initiate new applicant outreach or new package production. Preserve canonical CRM, WorkDrive, website, package, and sent-email records; verify any existing submission evidence and monitor only for an issuer reopening, amendment, award notice, or applicant response.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
The September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time application deadline has passed. Atlas no longer treats this as an active funding opportunity; preserve existing records and submission evidence, but do not initiate new outreach or new package work unless Idaho DHW reopens or amends the solicitation.
Required next actionDeadline passed September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. Do not initiate new applicant outreach or new package production. Preserve canonical CRM, WorkDrive, website, package, and sent-email records; verify any existing submission evidence and monitor only for an issuer reopening, amendment, award notice, or applicant response.
Closed - deadline passed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 12, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho DHW offered $20,000-$80,000 to up to three eligible Idaho health clinics or systems for evidence-based cardiovascular disease strategies. This cycle closed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT. Idaho DHW also confirmed that equipment or medical equipment, including the combined N9+ connected-device/supporting-platform request, is unallowable under this solicitation.
Required next actionClosed to new submissions. Preserve historical correspondence and records. Do not initiate new outreach, resend prior outreach solely for QA repair, or budget N9+ device/equipment/supporting-platform costs under this cycle.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 3, 2026
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Texas DSHS is accepting FFY2027 Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver applications during the September 1–15, 2026 priority window. Texas may recommend up to 30 international medical graduates for waivers tied to at least three years of full-time service at an eligible HPSA or MUA practice site; applications received after September 15 may be considered for remaining slots on a first-come, first-served basis.
Required next actionImmediately confirm the physician’s full Texas medical license or proof of application, J-1 eligibility and specialty; validate the proposed HPSA/MUA or qualifying automatic-facility designation; obtain advance DSHS verification for any population-HPSA site; finalize the required three-year, 40-hours-per-week employment contract; submit the PDF application packet and $3,000 fee during the September 1–15 priority window whenever possible; and treat post-September 15 submissions as contingent on slots remaining.
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.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 2, 2026
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Virginia Rural Health Transformation funding to modernize rural provider digital infrastructure through network capacity, EHR modernization, cybersecurity, and electronic health data exchange.
Required next actionClosed. The Provider Interoperability application period ended August 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Atlas is retaining the verified record for planning and related-opportunity discovery.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 29, 2026
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa Healthy Hometowns funding for rural co-location sites where multiple distinct healthcare and social-service providers deliver coordinated services in one location.
Required next actionProceed only if the mandatory August 10 Letter of Intent was submitted on time; LOI-qualified applicants must submit the full Co-Location application in IowaGrants by September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.
Deadline passed — September 9, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA offered approximately $125 million for FY 2027 Expanding Nutrition Services. Eligible active H80 health centers could request up to $350,000 in each year of a two-year period; applications were due September 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, and the deadline has passed.
Required next actionDeadline passed. Do not initiate new applicant outreach or new submission activity. Retain for historical/reference purposes and continue only permitted work for organizations contacted before the 48-hour cutoff.
Forecast
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 29, 2026
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA forecasts six awards of up to $500,000 for rural communities building regional behavioral-health systems for substance-use prevention, treatment and recovery.
Required next actionBegin validating the proposed service area against HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts, identify the regional behavioral-health and SUD partners needed for a formalized network, and monitor HRSA-27-042 for the final NOFO expected February 5, 2027. Reconfirm all eligibility, budget, consortium and submission requirements before filing.
Active — applications due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 27, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health has $3.451 million available for site-based clinical training, with FY2027 priorities focused on rural primary care and oral health. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Required next actionConfirm the clinical training site is actively enrolled in the Minnesota Health Care Program and has a valid NPI, verify the site's fiscal-year 2025 clinical training data and alignment with the rural primary care or oral-health priorities, review the MERC application workflow and SBCT guidance, and complete the application in the MERC Online Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 30.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho DHW's FY2027 Rural Health Care Access Program closed August 30, 2026. The program provides up to $35,000 for governmental and nonprofit organizations improving rural and underserved primary medical or dental access and remains useful as successor-cycle planning intelligence for the next annual July 1-August 30 application window.
Required next actionDo not submit against the FY2027 cycle; the application period closed August 30, 2026. Preserve this record as archived rural-health intelligence and pre-position eligible Idaho governmental and nonprofit organizations for the next annual RHCAP cycle, which Idaho DHW states runs July 1 through August 30 each year. Continue monitoring Idaho DHW for new rural-health guidance and other 2026-27 funding releases.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Closed August 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Connecticut DPH RFP 2027-0905 is archived and no longer accepting proposals. Atlas retains the record for historical Ryan White Part B and successor-opportunity intelligence.
Required next actionArchived opportunity. Do not submit or initiate applicant outreach under RFP 2027-0905. Monitor the Connecticut Department of Public Health RFP page for a successor Ryan White Part B or HIV-services procurement.
Forecast
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 2, 2026
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA forecasts $10.5 million for 35 rural overdose-response awards of $300,000 each, with broad applicant eligibility but a strict HRSA-designated rural service-area requirement.
Required next actionValidate the proposed service area against HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts; identify immediate overdose-prevention, SUD treatment, recovery and referral gaps; assemble the rural clinical, behavioral-health, EMS, public-health, school/community and recovery partners needed for a rapid-response model; and monitor HRSA-27-040 for the final NOFO expected January 11, 2027. Do not assume N9+ hardware, telehealth platform costs or QC Healthcare services are eligible until the final NOFO establishes allowable costs and service requirements.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation
Open behavioral-health funding for qualified U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities. Applications close September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM PT, with expected awards of $25,000 to $150,000 and one award up to $250,000.
Required next actionThe current Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation behavioral-health application window closed September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM PT. Monitor the Foundation for January 2027 award notices and the next grant cycle.
Upcoming — opens October 1, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 7, 2026
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Connecticut DPH will accept FY2027 Conrad 30 / J-1 Visa Waiver applications from October 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET through October 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET. The non-cash physician-workforce pathway can support up to 30 waiver recommendations tied to a three-year service commitment in an eligible Connecticut shortage or underserved area.
Required next actionBefore October 1, obtain the FY2027 Connecticut Conrad 30 application package; confirm physician and employer eligibility; validate the proposed HPSA, MUA, or MUP practice location and three-year service commitment; assemble the complete PDF packet; and submit electronically to the Connecticut DPH Primary Care Office during the October 1-15 initial window rather than relying on a possible later extension.
