Open — Rolling October 1–September 30 lender application cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified October 7, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program as open. Applications from eligible lenders are accepted on an ongoing October 1–September 30 cycle. FY2026 funding status: USDA’s current OneRD Guarantee dashboard shows $650,000,000 in Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan authority, $9,000,000 obligated, $641,000,000 remaining, and $78,493,763 in pending loan amounts. Community Facilities loans […]
Required next actionEligible public bodies, federally recognized Tribes, and nonprofit organizations with essential rural community-facility projects should work with a participating eligible lender and the USDA Rural Development office serving the project. Confirm rural-area eligibility, public-use/community-facility fit, borrower and lender eligibility, project costs, environmental requirements, collateral and underwriting readiness, and whether any telecommunications equipment is eligible under Community Facilities. Lender applications are accepted on an ongoing October 1-September 30 cycle.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 21, 2026
New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research
The New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research has an estimated $6.5 million available across its FY 2027 research grant cycle. Individual Research Grants provide up to $150,000 per year in direct costs plus applicable indirect costs, Pilot Research Grants provide up to $75,000 per year plus applicable indirect costs, and fellowship mechanisms are also available. Applications are due October 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. through SAGE; the published guidelines do not separately state a time zone.
Required next actionQualified New Jersey research institutions should confirm institutional and investigator eligibility, select the appropriate FY 2027 grant mechanism, complete all SAGE forms and required attachments, and verify the operative deadline display in SAGE before final submission.
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.
Superseded / Duplicate — Round 2 deadline passed September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET; canonical record is NYSERDA PON 5989 Round 2
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 29, 2026
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NYSERDA will award up to $5 million per eligible New York hospital, capped at 75% of total project cost, for scalable electrification and energy-efficiency improvements to existing hospital buildings; applications are due September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.
Required next actionRound 2 is closed. Preserve this duplicate record for historical intelligence and use the canonical NYSERDA PON 5989 Round 2 Atlas record for award or successor-cycle tracking. Recheck NYSERDA's current program page before acting on a future round.
Open - application receipt active through November 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
35 days leftVerified September 27, 2026
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
<p>CPRIT's FY 2027 Cycle 2 Catalyst Pilot Research Award provides up to $250,000 over two years for innovative cancer research and gap funding. Applications open September 16 and close November 18, 2026.</p>
Required next actionConfirm the Texas-based applicant and PI satisfy RFA R-27.2-CPRA, resolve the institution's internal selection process because CPRIT limits submissions to 8 from an academic research institution and 1 from each nonacademic institution, verify organization and user access in the CPRIT Grants Management Platform, finalize the cancer-research hypothesis, aims, milestones and two-year budget, and submit by November 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 3, 2026
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Vermont’s State Office of Rural Health administers the ongoing HRSA-supported Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program for Critical Access Hospitals and statewide rural-health partners. Flex supports quality improvement, hospital finance and operations, population health, EMS and transition planning; Atlas is tracking the next Vermont subgrant opportunity as a Funding Watch rather than presenting a prior cycle as open.
Required next actionVermont Critical Access Hospitals should pre-position a measurable project in quality improvement, finance/operations, population health, EMS or rural access; document baseline and target outcomes; and confirm current Flex subgrant timing and allowable costs with the Vermont State Office of Rural Health before procurement or expenditure.
Open — applications accepted September 16 through December 8, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
CPRIT's newly released FY 2027 Cycle 2 dissemination RFA provides up to $450,000 over 36 months to scale successful CPRIT-funded cancer prevention and control interventions across Texas. Applications open September 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM CT and close December 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT. Eligibility is narrow: the dissemination project must stem from a qualifying completed CPRIT Prevention Program project or an ongoing expansion project.
Required next actionUse CPRIT's FY 2027 Cycle 2 Prevention materials and the new CPRIT Grant Management Platform. Confirm that the proposed project packages and disseminates a successful CPRIT-funded cancer prevention or control intervention, product, or other eligible output; verify applicant and project eligibility under the current RFA; prepare the required application materials in the GMP; and submit during the September 16 through December 8, 2026 application-receipt window.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi's Rural Hospital Loan Program provides rolling 1% financing of $25,000 to $100,000 to qualifying licensed rural hospitals with 50 or fewer general acute, non-specialty beds. Eligible projects may maintain or upgrade facilities, maintain or increase staffing, or add health-care services not currently available in the community.
Required next actionConfirm the hospital is a licensed Mississippi hospital with 50 or fewer licensed general acute, non-specialty beds; assemble a current financial audit and Secretary of State Letter of Good Standing; define an eligible facility, staffing, or new-service project; model collateral, repayment, and the 85% FTE-retention covenant; submit the official Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent; and obtain MSDH confirmation before treating any specific equipment, technology, or contracted-service cost as allowable.
Active — Willing & Qualified Contracting
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified 2026-09-21
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine CDC is operating School Based Health Center services under a current Willing & Qualified contracting framework through June 30, 2028. The State’s procurement record identifies School Based Health Care Services as an active Maine DHHS/Maine CDC service and explains that qualified providers can participate under the W&Q model, subject to the Department’s requirements and […]
Required next actionTreat the ten organizations listed in the current SFY27 attachment as incumbent funded contract holders, not unsent applicants for this exact W&Q opportunity. Do not send them an initial grant-opportunity message merely to announce funding they already hold. For any new prospective W&Q provider, first verify an existing school/health-care MOA, licensed and qualified clinical staffing, qualifying facilities, and current incremental funding availability with the Maine CDC contract administrator before applicant outreach. Any contact with an incumbent provider must be separately justified as implementation/partner or technology-support evaluation, with normal CRM sent-history, Email Opt-Out, contact-verification, and deduplication gates.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified October 1, 2026
North Dakota Community Foundation
Opportunity Summary The Lisbon Community Endowment Fund, affiliated with the North Dakota Community Foundation, accepts grant applications twice each year to improve quality of life in Ransom County, with priority for projects serving Lisbon. The Fall 2026 application deadline is October 1, 2026. The public grant page does not state an exact clock time, time […]
Required next actionConfirm the organization and project meet the Lisbon Community Endowment Fund guidelines and submit a complete application through the NDCF Grants Portal by October 1, 2026. The public grant page does not state an exact closing time.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified October 6, 2026
California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA)
California CHFFA tax-exempt and taxable commercial-paper financing for eligible nonprofit and public health facilities, including construction, renovation, real estate, equipment, refinancing and qualifying working capital.
Required next actionFor an eligible California public or nonprofit health facility, confirm the project qualifies for CHFFA commercial-paper financing, then verify borrower eligibility, credit or liquidity requirements, financing structure, current application materials, and Authority timing before proceeding.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
16 days leftVerified October 3, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health opened the FY2027 Rural Clinical Rotations Grant on September 14, 2026. Applications are due October 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT; approximately 4 to 8 awards are expected with a $400,000 maximum, and no applicant match is required.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an eligible Minnesota clinical training program and meets accreditation requirements; define new or expanded rural rotation sites and trainee slots; confirm all proposed sites meet the statutory rural definition, and for physician or dental training use eligible primary care sites; complete the ORHPC portal application, budget, required audit, due-diligence, accreditation and conflict materials, and relevant indirect-rate documentation; submit by October 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Active — Willing & Qualified Contracting; source label requires caution
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Opportunity Overview The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, maintains a current Willing & Qualified contracting pathway whose State table and PJF header are labeled Immunization Program, but whose controlling service narrative and attached provider schedule identify the actual service as Xylazine Wound Care — SFY26. The current contracts run […]
Required next actionTreat City of Portland and Family Planning Association of Maine as incumbents. For any prospective additional provider, verify current W&Q availability, clinical wound-care qualifications, syringe-service-program relationship, target-population experience, geography, funding availability, and the controlling service identity with DHHS before applying CRM, Atlas_Email_Queue, Email Opt-Out, sent-history, reply, bounce, deadline, approval, and exact-opportunity deduplication controls.
Active — FY2027 Georgia ARC cycle; pre-application due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; full application due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. FAIL CLOSED for ORIGINAL outreach/package production pending DCA clarification of the $1,000,000 versus $2,000,000 official funding-cap conflict and the unpublished deadline-specific time zone.
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
<p>Georgia DCA’s FY2027 Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development cycle is open, with pre-applications due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. and full applications due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Current DCA notices conflict on the project funding ceiling: the August 17 FY2027 NOFO states $1,000,000, while DCA’s May 14 infrastructure-program update expressly extended a $2,000,000 limit to the October 9 cycle. DCA also does not state a deadline-specific time zone, so Atlas is fail-closed for ORIGINAL outreach and package production pending clarification.</p>
Required next actionObtain authoritative DCA clarification of the October-cycle project funding ceiling because the May 14 infrastructure update expressly extends a $2,000,000 limit to the October 9 deadline while the newer August 17 FY2027 NOFO states $1,000,000 per project. Also confirm the operative deadline time zone. Until both are resolved, do not initiate ORIGINAL outreach or applicant-specific package production. After clarification, qualify an eligible Appalachian Georgia applicant and project, verify county classification and match, applicant-defined scope and budget, PER/PAR and procurement requirements for construction, equipment/vendor allowability, federal registrations, and all CRM Contact/opt-out/bounce/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue/prior-send gates.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Commerce is accepting priority applications through October 28, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. for state-funded rural tourism-related emergency service projects. Grants provide up to $50,000 for eligible rural governments and emergency-service providers, including ambulance, hospital/emergency-response, fire, police, and search-and-rescue equipment.
Required next actionPrioritize verified rural EMS, hospital, county, Tribal, and emergency-response candidates with a specific tourism-related emergency-service need. Before ORIGINAL outreach, clear CRM Contact, opt-out, hard-bounce, Deal, queue, and authoritative-send-history deduplication gates.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Wyoming opportunity. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Workforce Development Training Fund (WDTF) Business Training Grant helps eligible Wyoming employers train existing workers. Healthcare and Social Assistance is a preferred industry. Wyoming county and memorial hospitals and emergency medical providers are specifically eligible exceptions to the general government-entity exclusion. Funding: Up to $4,000 per trainee […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible Wyoming healthcare and EMS employers with a documented skills gap or employee-upskilling need. Confirm required good standing, registration, training eligibility, and timing before application; submit 30-110 calendar days before training or first travel.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified October 5, 2026
Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation
Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation accepts quarterly grant applications from qualifying Oklahoma nonprofits and government entities serving communities within 50 miles of Ardmore. The next completed-application deadline is December 1, 2026.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an Oklahoma 501(c)(3) nonprofit or governmental entity serving charitable activities within 50 miles of Ardmore; define the applicant-controlled project and request amount; send the required initial inquiry to Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation; obtain and review the full application returned by the Foundation; confirm any proposed equipment cost is allowable; and submit the completed application by December 1, 2026. Do not infer an unpublished deadline time or applicant document requirement.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified October 5, 2026
North Dakota Department of Commerce
North Dakota Commerce is accepting Technical Skills Training Grant applications on a rolling basis until allocated funds are secured. Track A and Track C awards can reach $200,000, Track B can reach $100,000, and all projects require at least a 1:1 match. Healthcare workforce projects can qualify when training targets North Dakota in-demand occupations.
Required next actionVerify current applicant eligibility, the applicable program track, the North Dakota in-demand occupation requirement, the required 1:1 match, and the current Commerce guidance before treating this opportunity as application-ready.
Active — Willing & Qualified Contracting
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Opportunity Overview The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, has an active Willing & Qualified contracting pathway for Opioid Health Home services. The current State procurement record, CT NOI 0420260262, extends the underlying Opioid Health Home agreements through December 20, 2026. Service Scope The purpose is to provide Opioid Health […]
Required next actionTreat the 30 providers named in the current attachment as incumbents, not unsent applicants. For any additional prospective provider, verify current Opioid Health Home licensure, MaineCare approval, qualified clinical staffing, capacity to provide the State-defined service, and current contracting availability with DHHS. Then complete canonical CRM Account, Contact/Lead, exact-opportunity Deal, Email_Opt_Out, and actual sent-history deduplication before outreach. Do not pursue Dr. Miltie as a direct prime provider unless the required licensure and MaineCare approval are independently established.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Opportunity Overview Long-horizon Texas hospital and rehabilitation contracting opportunity. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is accepting applications under HHS0017427 for Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services hospital providers serving people with traumatic brain injury, traumatic spinal cord injury, or both. Contract and Reimbursement Structure This is an open-enrollment provider contract rather than a conventional fixed-dollar grant. […]
Required next actionConfirm the organization qualifies under an eligible hospital/facility pathway and verify current licensing/accreditation, insurance, Texas business authorization, professional credentials, and required TBI/TSCI rehabilitation experience. Review the current HHS0017427 Open Enrollment page and full package and submit before August 31, 2031 at 12:00 PM CDT. Recheck the live HHSC opportunity page immediately before submission because the OE directs applicants to monitor that page for revisions and addenda. Technology or medical-equipment vendors should not treat this as prime hospital eligibility; any ancillary equipment pathway requires an eligible provider relationship and participant-specific HHSC service authorization.
