Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Approximately $97 million in Idaho Rural Health Transformation funding for rural provider technology, equipment, cybersecurity, renovation, patient-transport vehicles, and practice transformation.
Required next actionClosed at the controlling deadline of September 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT. Do not initiate new applicant outreach or new package production. Preserve existing applicant, CRM, WorkDrive, sent-email, submission, and dependency evidence for any amendment, reopening, award, or applicant response. Continue only authorized post-deadline continuity work supported by actual records.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arizona AHCCCS is offering up to $8.5 million per budget year for rural and rural Tribal behavioral-health expansion across mobile and digital care, workforce recruitment and training, and suicide, trauma and substance-use prevention. Applications close August 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST.
Required next actionArchived on August 31, 2026 after the 3:00 PM Arizona time deadline passed. Monitor AHCCCS for any Behavioral Health and SUD Expansion successor funding under Arizona Rural Health Transformation.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
Wisconsin DHS has announced an estimated $148 million Round 2 of its Rural Technology Transformation Fund for summer or fall 2027, targeting rural-serving hospitals, local health departments, Tribal clinics, free and charitable clinics, and opioid treatment facilities.
Required next actionTreat this as a verified funding watch rather than an open solicitation. Rural-serving hospitals, local health departments, Tribal clinics, free and charitable clinics, and opioid treatment facilities should begin defining high-impact technology needs, document rural patient reach and baseline access barriers, map desired EHR, interoperability, cybersecurity, telehealth, patient-device and provider-productivity investments, and monitor Wisconsin DHS for the separate Round 2 announcement and eligible-organization list in 2027.
Needs Review - deadline conflict; new outreach paused
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Utah DHHS still lists SHIFT 3.3 Rural EMS applications due September 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT, but the current Utah DPS/BEMS FAQ and linked EUNA NOFO narrative list September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT. Atlas cannot verify that the application window is currently open, so new applicant outreach remains paused pending explicit authoritative confirmation.
Required next actionKeep new applicant outreach paused. Do not treat the September 20 date as controlling unless Utah BEMS or EUNA expressly confirms an extension, reopening, or current submission window. Preserve prior successful sends and reverify the live deadline before any submission.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Department of Health is accepting proposals to establish or expand rural clinically integrated networks and Rural Health Innovation Hubs across 73 non-urban Ohio counties. The RFP has up to $61.7 million available, with proposals due September 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.
Required next actionDo not submit a new DOH59718 proposal. Monitor the Ohio Department of Health for award notices, rural network and innovation-hub implementation guidance, amendments and successor Rural Health Transformation solicitations; preserve governance structures, partner commitments and cost models for future rounds.
Open - rolling; next deadline November 6, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Florida Department of Health
Florida has approximately $70 million available through the FY 2026-27 Florida Cancer Innovation Fund for high-impact cancer innovation, clinical and translational work, implementation, technology, screening, nutrition-based prevention and related initiatives. Eligible Florida-based organizations may request up to $2 million; the first rolling application period closes September 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Required next actionUse the September 8, 2026 Florida DOH Q&A, FY 2026-27 FOA, and current FCIF portal as controlling guidance. Period 2 is active through November 6, 2026 and Period 3 runs November 7 through December 18, 2026. Confirm statutory eligibility, select the correct grant category, prepare the required work plan with measurable deliverables and success metrics, and submit through the portal during the applicable rolling period. Equipment above $5,000 requires additional Department review, and any subcontract requires pre-approval and narrative justification.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Archived Nebraska RHTP intelligence for the $5.5 million 2026 rural mental-health crisis facility and equipment round, which closed August 31 and is now under review.
Required next actionDo not submit a new 2026 application. Monitor Nebraska DHHS for award announcements, amendments and any successor RHTP 5.3 round; preserve facility assessments, crisis-service expansion plans, equipment lists and readiness documentation for rapid reactivation if funding reopens.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 10, 2026
West Virginia Department of Health
West Virginia is offering $1.25 million in Year 1 Rural Health Transformation funding to establish and expand PACE-aligned adult medical day care and coordinated community-based services for older adults with complex medical and functional needs. Applications are due September 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Required next actionThe September 2, 2026 deadline has passed. Do not initiate new applicant outreach for this cycle. Preserve PACE-readiness, adult-day-health, care-coordination, utilization-reduction, partnership and scaling intelligence for successor Smart Care Catalyst opportunities, and monitor West Virginia RHTP and wvOASIS for any reopening, amendment or related eldercare funding.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 10, 2026
West Virginia Department of Health
West Virginia Rural Health Transformation funding of up to $2 million in Year 1 to expand home dialysis access by addressing patient education, care coordination and non-reimbursed rural access barriers.
Required next actionThe September 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET deadline has passed. Do not initiate new applicant outreach for this cycle. Preserve the home-dialysis patient-identification, education, care-coordination, barrier-removal, transition, retention and sustainability strategy for successor Personal Health Accelerator opportunities, and monitor West Virginia RHTP and wvOASIS for any reopening, amendment or related kidney-care funding.
Implementation / Procurement Watch — hospital grant agreements executed September 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS)
Connecticut DSS finalized $50 million in Rural Health Transformation Program right-sizing and infrastructure agreements on September 16, 2026, including $46 million for Day Kimball, Sharon, Windham and Charlotte Hungerford hospitals and $3.98 million for Mathematica technical assistance. These are executed implementation awards, not a new public applicant round. Atlas is monitoring hospital and state procurement channels for resulting telehealth, virtual-care, remote-monitoring, equipment and implementation opportunities.
Required next actionDo not create new applicant outreach from the executed hospital awards. Monitor Connecticut DSS, CTSource and the procurement channels of Day Kimball Hospital, Sharon Hospital, Windham Hospital and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital for project-specific solicitations, vendor registrations and implementation notices. Day Kimball has confirmed that planning and procurement will proceed on separate timelines for advanced imaging, digital infrastructure, virtual health and tele-specialty services. Evaluate N9+ and QC Healthcare only against a future controlling procurement or hospital-led partner request.
Funding Watch — broader Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program pipeline; first-round RHTP awards are in implementation and no new statewide RHTP application deadline is currently published.
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland's Rural Health Transformation Program remains a high-priority Funding Watch. MDH reports a $168.18 million Budget Period 1 award, $163.7 million in planned subawards and $134.8 million expected through competitive procurement processes. Current verified future pathways include school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral health and workforce.
Required next actionPre-position rural Maryland projects around the state's verified pipeline: school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, centralized telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral-health expansion, rural workforce and value-based care. Track MDH and partner procurement channels for the next controlling notice, then verify applicant eligibility, award size, allowable costs, match, deadline and submission mechanics before outreach or budgeting.
Funding Watch
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
New York State Department of Health
New York's first $76.2 million Rural Community Health Integration application round is closed, but CMS confirmed on September 4, 2026 that approximately $76 million is now being delivered to strengthen rural regional networks, technology-enhanced primary care, workforce training and care coordination. Atlas tracks the next verified New York RHTP funding or procurement opportunity rather than treating implementation funding as a new open application.
Required next actionPre-position for New York's next verified RHTP funding or procurement opportunity. Document rural service geography and access gaps, assemble hospital/FQHC/behavioral-health/public-health/community partnerships, and build implementation-ready concepts around technology-enhanced primary care, telehealth, eConsults, workforce, remote-supported training and cybersecurity. Monitor NYSDOH for the next official notice; do not treat the September 4 CMS implementation announcement as a new open application.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS)
Pennsylvania DHS has closed its earlier 2026 Rural Health Transformation rounds but has published a specific pipeline of future opportunities spanning community paramedicine, EMS, maternal remote monitoring, AI and digital infrastructure, mobile health, workforce, EHR/HIO onboarding and rural training. Atlas tracks the next verified notice here.
Required next actionMonitor the Pennsylvania DHS Rural Health Transformation Plan funding-opportunities page for the next controlling notice covering Hospital-to-Home Community Paramedicine, Rural EMS Improvement and Sustainability, Rural Paramedicine and Mobile Health Programs, Reliable Nonemergency Transportation, Maternal Health Remote Monitoring, Digital Infrastructure and Next-Generation AI, Mobile and Digital Health, mobile health unit funding, EHR/HIO onboarding, or rural healthcare workforce awards. Keep this record in Draft until a current opportunity publishes authoritative applicant eligibility, allowable costs, funding terms, deadline, and submission mechanics.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Funding Watch Overview Texas is implementing the Rural Texas Strong portfolio under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Texas received $281,319,360.67 for Budget Period 1 and has described a multi-year transformation strategy spanning rural prevention and wellness, workforce, infrastructure, technology and care-delivery modernization. Atlas is maintaining this page as a Funding Watch because the major […]
Required next actionPre-position a rural Texas project now and monitor HHSC procurement notices rather than reusing a closed 2026 application. Build an implementation-ready concept around the CMS-approved Rural Texas Strong strategies, including chronic-disease prevention and wellness, patient-facing technology, AI and telehealth, rural workforce recruitment and training, cybersecurity, or equipment and infrastructure modernization. Document the rural service area, current access or capacity gap, eligible lead organization, measurable outcomes, implementation timeline, sustainability and any needed academic, hospital, clinic, EMS or community partners.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Massachusetts received $162,005,238.13 for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. EOHHS says procurements began in summer 2026 and year-one funds subject to procurement are expected to be contracted in fall 2026, so Atlas is tracking the next verified solicitation rather than treating the state award itself as an open grant.
Required next actionJoin the Massachusetts RHTP contact list and monitor EOHHS and COMMBUYS for the next procurement or subaward notice. Pre-position a concise rural project concept tied to one or more state priorities: essential healthcare access, workforce, healthy rural communities, EMS service integration, technology interoperability/connectivity, or facility modernization. Do not assume eligibility or allowable costs until the controlling solicitation is released.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Hawaiʻi Rural Health Transformation Program
Hawaiʻi has received $188,892,440 for FY2026 through the Rural Health Transformation Program. The state plan includes a statewide telehealth network with school and community access points, remote patient monitoring, rural digital infrastructure, EMS and mobile care, workforce development, medical respite, and value-based transformation; downstream provider and vendor application details are still pending.
Required next actionTrack the live HOME RUN Education Award as a separate individual healthcare-workforce opportunity; continue monitoring Hawaiʻi RHTP for provider, hospital, school, health-center, telehealth, technology-vendor, and clinical-service solicitations; do not assume organizational applicant or vendor eligibility until controlling terms are published.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Rhode Island received $156.17 million in FY2026 Rural Health Transformation Program funding and is implementing a five-goal plan spanning rural access, workforce, value-based care, behavioral and maternal health, and technology integration. Downstream provider, partner and vendor solicitations are not yet broadly published, so Atlas is tracking this as a Funding Watch.
Required next actionTreat the September 4 healthcare-workforce/CTE announcement as an awarded/implementation-stage sub-allocation, not an open applicant grant: the RIDE application closed June 15, 2026. Monitor the 14 funded LEAs/schools and Rhode Island agencies for lawful downstream procurements, partner selections and implementation opportunities, including healthcare simulation and clinical-learning technology, while continuing to monitor EOHHS for other RHTP solicitations. Do not assume vendor eligibility or allowable costs until a controlling downstream notice is published.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Alaska Department of Health
Alaska received $272,174,855.72 for Year 1 of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Year 1 awards are still being announced weekly, and Alaska DOH anticipates a new Year 2 LOI and/or application period as early as fall 2026. The program expressly supports telehealth, remote patient monitoring, diagnostics, interoperability, rural technology, EMS, workforce, behavioral health, maternal health, and innovative care.
Required next actionKeep this as an upcoming funding watch, not an open applicant opportunity. Review the September 23, 2026 Applicant Convening materials and subsequent Alaska DOH updates for controlling Year 2 application dates, eligibility, award amounts, allowable costs and submission requirements. Pre-position high-fit Alaska rural-health, telehealth, remote-exam, RPM, diagnostics, interoperability, EMS, behavioral-health, maternal-health, workforce and innovative-care concepts, but do not begin applicant outreach or direct-vendor activity until DOH publishes a specific eligible funding or procurement path with a verified application window and deadline details.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)
Delaware has a $157.4 million first-year Rural Health Transformation Program award with 15 initiatives, including a $5 million competitive vendor initiative for telehealth and remote patient monitoring, $5.48 million for Health Hubs, $1.835 million for rural-library telehealth support, and other technology and care-transformation investments. No downstream telehealth/RPM vendor deadline is currently published, so Atlas is tracking this as Upcoming / Funding Watch.
Required next actionMonitor Delaware DHSS, DPH and MyMarketplace for the telehealth/RPM vendor solicitation and other RHTP downstream notices. On release, verify exact funding, deadline/time/time zone, eligibility, rural geography, registrations, match/cost share, allowable costs, qualifications/references, insurance, forms, addenda, submission method and procurement contact before outreach or direct submission.
Active — application deadline extended
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 16, 2026 — verified against County of Maui Office of Recovery Public Services NOFA Version 2.0 dated September 8, 2026, the current official program page, the September 9 deadline-extension notice, and the September 9 Public Services Round 1 FAQs. Stale September 24 dates remain visible on some rendered PDF pages and on the separate live "Programs Open for Application" page; those stale references are non-controlling. Round 1 FAQ controls on QUEST duplication of benefits, LMI/presumed-benefit participation, citizenship status, procurement, and the $500,000 minimum total 24-month request are now incorporated into Atlas analysis.
County of Maui Office of Recovery
Required next actionPrioritize Maui County nonprofit and public healthcare, behavioral-health, case-management, homelessness, child/family and health-navigation providers that can document a new service or a quantifiable expansion tied to the August 2023 Wildfires. Before outreach, verify each organization’s eligibility, authoritative recipient, business email, Email Opt-Out status, sent-history deduplication, and sufficient response time. Before package production, confirm active SAM.gov and Hawaii Compliance Express standing, disaster tie-back, LMI or approved Urgent Need national objective, reimbursement cash-flow capacity, required County templates and every Appendix 2 attachment. Use the September 9 Round 1 FAQs as controlling clarification during applicant screening and package strategy, especially for QUEST duplication-of-benefits, LMI/presumed-benefit documentation, participant citizenship-status requirements, procurement of contractors/vendors, and the $500,000 minimum total request across the 24-month eligible period. Re-check the Round 2 Q&A after September 28 before final package work.
