Research Report

CMS's Planned State Initiatives vs RCJ

CMS now publishes two state-level RHTP datasets: the State Data Maps (exact awards, initiative stages, policy commitments) and, since October 21, 2026, a 58-page deck of Planned State Initiatives for Budget Period 1. We checked every figure in both against RCJ's tracking. This report covers what differs, what RCJ has corrected, and where planned work hasn't yet turned into a solicitation.

Rural Care Journey · Live data, updated November 12, 2026

CMS source · Oct 21, 2026

Planned State Initiatives, Budget Period 1 ↗

43 focus areas and 176 subtopics, each with its states, a spotlight and a map.

CMS source · updated weekly

RHTP State Data Maps ↗

Exact awards, 322 initiatives with Stage 0–5 status, and 19 State Policy Action commitments per state.

13 of 43

CMS focus areas whose totals don't match their own state lists

RCJ discrepancies corrected

0 of 322

CMS initiatives past Stage 2

14 of 322

CMS initiatives still without a solicitation

1. What's different

CMS vs RCJ

RCJ's numbers were close; its structure wasn't

Funding: every RCJ state award was within 0.3% of CMS's Budget Period 1 figure, but rounded to the nearest million rather than exact.
Initiatives: RCJ built its initiative lists from state narratives, so only 69 of CMS's 322 official names appeared, and 25 states matched none.
Progress: RCJ showed four states as “Scaling”. CMS shows every initiative in every state at Stage 1 or 2 of 5.
Policy commitments: CMS tracks 19 State Policy Actions per state; RCJ had none of them.
Coverage: CMS's new deck places states in focus areas 1,553 times. RCJ holds source material for all but one: a Massachusetts digital health program CMS counts as a Tech Catalyst Fund. Seven programs CMS spotlights by name were checked individually; two had no RCJ record, one had no public source we could find (New Jersey's immunization system modernization), and the rest were tracked under different names.

CMS vs CMS

The deck disagrees with itself on 13 of 43 focus areas

Each focus area gives a headline state count, a shaded US map and subtopic lists naming the states. On 30 focus areas all three agree. On the rest they don't, by one to three states. Use the named states, not the headline totals.

Focus area	Total	Map	Named	Detail
Physical Activity	30	33	33	Total is 3 below both the map and the lists
CCBHCs	27	27	29	CT and MD are named in subtopics but not shaded
Early Career / High School Programs	43	43	44	DE is shaded but named nowhere; CO and CT are named but not shaded
Healthy Eating and Farming	33	31	31	NM is shaded but named nowhere; HI is named but not shaded
Community Paramedicine / Treat-in-Place	41	40	39	MA is shaded but named nowhere
EMS Modernization	48	48	47	AZ is shaded but named nowhere
Aging-in-Place / Home Visiting	17	18	18	Total is 1 below both
Tribal Health & Engagement	26	25	25	Total is 1 above both
Alternative Payment Models	39	38	38	Total is 1 above both
Clinically Integrated Networks / Regionalized Care	45	44	44	Total is 1 above both
Mobile Health	48	47	47	Total is 1 above both
HIE Connectivity / Data Sharing	48	47	47	Total is 1 above both
Upstream Drivers of Health	47	46	46	Total is 1 above both

Also: four subtopic counts on the deck's summary pages differ from its detail pages (Tribal-Specific Programs 8 vs 7, VA–Rural Provider Integration 5 vs 4, Clinical Training 22 vs 23, Allied Health 18 vs 17; the detail pages name the states), and Wisconsin's chronic disease spotlight misnames the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality.

2. What's been fixed

Discrepancy	Correction in RCJ
4 states (MS, ND, VT, WV) labeled “Scaling” while CMS shows no initiative past Stage 2	Moved to “Implementing”; phase refreshes now cap at what CMS's stages support
RCJ carried 69 of CMS's 322 official initiative names; 25 states matched none	All 50 states now list CMS's 322 initiatives as their official list, with state-narrative detail kept as supporting activities
State awards were rounded to the nearest $1M (up to $490,641 off)	Exact CMS Budget Period 1 figures, to the cent, with a CMS citation on every state page
No State Policy Action commitments or initiative stages anywhere in RCJ	New CMS-reported status card on every state page (stages, 19 policy commitments), CMS columns in Compare, a cms block in the public API, and CMS changes in the daily brief
Massachusetts Rural Digital Health Sandbox (CMS: Tech Catalyst Fund) missing from RCJ	Added as an upcoming RHTP opportunity with its program page and three application templates
Kentucky's STARS and Regional Medical Operations Coordination Centers missing from RCJ	Added the Kentucky legislature's CMS-approved RHTP overview (June 3, 2026) that describes both
13 document titles carried another state's code or unreadable text (e.g. Florida's budget narrative titled “MI - 2026”)	Retitled

See any state's CMS-reported status, or rank states by CMS stage and policy commitments on Compare.

3. What to watch: upcoming opportunities

Most Budget Period 1 procurement is still ahead. Every one of the 322 initiatives CMS tracks has finished Stage 0 (planning). 227 have also finished Stage 1 and 95 are still in it; none has started Stage 3. CMS hasn't defined Stages 1–5, but with nothing past Stage 2, most planned work hasn't reached the point where states contract it out.

All 43 focus areas

Planned work vs solicitations RCJ has tracked

For each focus area, the states CMS lists, split by whether RCJ has tracked a solicitation that funds that work there: open or announced, all closed, or none yet. Amber is planned work with no solicitation: the likeliest places for new ones. Click a bar to see the states and the actual opportunities behind it.

Drill down

Dental Care: state by state

Focus area

Dental Care · Disease Prevention & Care · CMS lists 42 states.

What CMS says states plan: 4 subtopics

Mobile & Teledentistry Access · 14 states
CT GA HI KY MN ND NE NH OH OK TN UT VA VT
Spotlight, Minnesota: Runs mobile health care vans to visit schools, community centers, Head Start sites, nursing homes, Tribal Nations, and other rural venues; staffed primarily by advanced dental therapists or dental hygienists operating under collaborative practice agreements providing screening, preventive care, basic restorative dental care, and referrals.
Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention · 21 states
AK AL AZ CA DE ID KS KY MA MI MN MO MT NC NH NY PA RI TN VA WA
Spotlight, New York: Implements Rural Recruitment-to-Service Pipeline, providing funding for medical/dental/behavioral health students; dental students receive funding in exchange for five-year rural service commitments.
School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs · 7 states
IA ME MN NH NM OH TN
Spotlight, Iowa: Expands school-based dental care access for rural Iowans by purchasing portable dental x-ray units, enabling dentists to remotely review x-rays via telehealth and refer children for restorative care as needed.
Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care · 14 states
AK AR CO FL IN KY MD MS NC NE OR TN WI WY
Spotlight, Tennessee: Implements Patient-Centered Dental Homes and value- based payment model for dental care; reduces avoidable ED utilization for dental conditions; integrates dental metrics into statewide health reporting systems.

Solicitation open or announced · 1 state

Apply or prepare now.

VirginiaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
- Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — West Piedmont Planning District Commission (Southside Regional Collaborative)Open · due Nov 23“services may include ... dental ... care”
- Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Roanoke-Alleghany/Central Shenandoah/New River Valley Collaborative)Open · due Nov 23“Services supported may include ... dental, vision, preventive, diagnostic, and specialty care”
- Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (Eastern Shore Regional Collaborative)Open · due Nov 23“services may include primary, behavioral health/SUD, dental, vision, preventive, diagnostic, and specialty care”
- Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — LENOWISCO Planning District Commission (Rural Health Transformation SWVA)Open · due Nov 23“services may include ... dental ... care”
- Virginia RHTP: Homegrown Health Heroes — Allied Health Degrees (VFCCE)Closed Sep 14“Program expansion is limited to existing, accredited programs in Behavioral Health, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant, and Radiology Technology.”
- Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional CommissionClosed Sep 18“Services supported may include ... dental care”

Solicitations, all closed · 11 states

Already competed this budget period; watch for a next round.

DelawareCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
- Delaware Rural Community Health HubsClosed Apr 17“expand access to specialty services, including ... dental care”
FloridaCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
- RHTP Rural Satellite Clinics (Initiative 1)Closed Jun 17“Provides startup funding for new or expanded rural and satellite clinics delivering behavioral, dental, or medical care.”
IowaCMS: School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
- Iowa School Based Services (RFP MEDIOMC26023)Closed Sep 23“provision of ... dental health services utilizing rural Iowa schools”
KentuckyCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
- Rooted in Health: Rural Dental AccessClosed Apr 24“Programs must provide preventive services, including: a. Oral health assessments and caries risk assessments b. Dental prophylaxis c. Fluoride varnish d. Sealant application e. Oral health education and self-care/assistive oral hygiene instruction f. Nutrition education g. Tobacco cessation educatio…”
- Public Health Dental Hygiene Teams in Local Health Department RFAClosed Apr 24“Funded teams will deliver preventive oral health services—including school-based, long-term care, and teledentistry-enabled dental hygiene programs”
- Rooted in Health: Definitive Mobile Dental ServicesClosed Jun 12“Applicants must deliver definitive dental care through the mobile dental units. Services may include, but are not limited to: diagnostic, restorative, exodontia, and prosthodontic care.”
- Kentucky RHT Funding Opportunity to Develop Community Health Worker Specialized CertificatesClosed Aug 5“Kentucky’s RHT is looking to fund the development of the following CHW specialized certificates: ... 4. Dental and Oral Health”
- Rooted in Health: Establish or Expand Accredited Dental Hygiene ProgramsClosed May 29“This RFA...invites non-profit Kentucky-based educational institutions to apply for funding to establish or expand CODA-accredited dental hygiene training programs.”
- Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Plan – CHW Specialized Certificate Funding Opportunity (2026)Closed Aug 5“specialized certificate training programs in ... Oral & Dental Health”
MaineCMS: School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
- Teledentistry - Schools, Primary Care-Based Oral Health Providers and Dental PracticesClosed Oct 26“expand access to oral health expertise through asynchronous provider-to-provider teledentistry”
- Teledentistry – Teledentistry ProvidersClosed Oct 31“Establish a standardized statewide asynchronous provider-to-provider teledentistry service that expands access to Maine-licensed dental expertise, supports timely clinical decision-making and care coordination, strengthens referral pathways, and increases access to preventive and specialty oral heal…”
MinnesotaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
- RHTP Telehealth Access PointsClosed Jun 30“Telehealth services provided at TAPs may include, for example, ... remote visits for ... oral health”
MississippiCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
- 2026 Rural Capital Project Care Gap Closure Grant Program (RCGC)Closed Jul 15“Eligible Providers...dental care services”
New HampshireCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
- GO-NORTH School-Based Oral Health Programs (SBOHP) - Three Funding GoalsClosed Sep 25“Stabilize & strengthen existing school based oral health programs (SBOHP) to increase access to oral health care”
OhioCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
- Rural Health Transformation School-Based Health Center (RT27)Closed Jul 20“SBHCs ... offer a range of services including but not limited to ... dental ... care”
- Bureau of Maternal Child and Family Health OhioDENTAL ProgramClosed Aug 25“expand or establish mobile dental programs in Ohio’s 73 Rural Health Transformation counties, focusing on children in schools”
- Ohio Department of Health-Bureau of Maternal Child and Family Health-Oral Health Program-Dental Access Collaborative-61298 RFPClosed Oct 13“ODH seeks one qualified Ohio-based public or nonprofit organization...to execute a targeted initiative...aiming to increase the number of Medicaid-credentialed dentists and dental claims from Medicaid-insured adults”
TennesseeCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs; Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
- Healthcare Resiliency Program (HRP): Service Line Expansion & Co-LocationClosed Jul 13“addition of oral health care services provided by dentists and dental hygienists ... be an eligible activity”
WisconsinCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
- Rural Dental Efficiency and Access GrantClosed Jul 27“Grant funds may be used to purchase equipment and systems that improve efficiency, reduce appointment times, increase patient service volume, enhance patient comfort, and expand access to care. Eligible technologies may include, but are not limited to: ... Tele-dentistry platforms ... Portable or mo…”

No solicitation yet · 30 states

CMS says the state plans this work and RCJ has found no solicitation for it: the likeliest places for new ones.

AlaskaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
AlabamaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
ArkansasCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
ArizonaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
CaliforniaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
ColoradoCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
ConnecticutCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
GeorgiaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
HawaiiCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
IdahoCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
IndianaCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
KansasCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
MassachusettsCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
MarylandCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
MichiganCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
MissouriCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
MontanaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
North CarolinaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention; Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
North DakotaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
NebraskaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access; Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
New MexicoCMS: School-Based & Pediatric Dental Programs
New YorkCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
OklahomaCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
OregonCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care
PennsylvaniaCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
Rhode IslandCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
UtahCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
VermontCMS: Mobile & Teledentistry Access
WashingtonCMS: Dental Workforce Training, Recruitment & Retention
WyomingCMS: Dental Integration into Primary & Whole-Person Care

Watch list

Focus areas with the most unsolicited planned work

Focus area	No solicitation yet	States
Medicaid InnovationHealth System InnovationMostly carried out inside state Medicaid programs (plan amendments, payment models), so few solicitations are expected.	34 of 35	AK AZ CO DE FL GA HI IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NY OH OK OR SD TN UT VA WI WY
Veterans’ HealthPopulation Health	5 of 6	AL MI NE TX WI
CCBHCsPayment & Service Models	22 of 27	AK CA CO FL GA HI IL IN KS LA ME MI MS NC ND NE NH NM NY OR WA WI
Infectious DiseaseDisease Prevention & Care	8 of 10	AK AZ DE HI MT NJ TN WA
PACEPayment & Service Models	7 of 9	KS LA MI ND OK PA RI
Patient Engagement PlatformsTechnology	30 of 39	AK AR CA CO CT DE FL HI ID IL KS KY LA MA MI MT NC NE NH NJ NM OH OK OR PA SD UT VA WA WI
Cancer Prevention & TreatmentDisease Prevention & Care	17 of 23	AK AZ DE FL HI IN KS MN NC NM NV NY OK PA RI SD UT
Dental CareDisease Prevention & Care	30 of 42	AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT GA HI ID IN KS MA MD MI MO MT NC ND NE NM NY OK OR PA RI UT VT WA WY
Hub-and-Spoke ModelsPayment & Service Models	27 of 38	AK AR AZ CA CT DE FL HI IL IN KS LA MA MN MO MT NC NE NH NJ NM NY PA RI VT WA WI
Physical ActivityHealth Promotion	23 of 33	AK AL AZ CT DE HI IL IN KS LA MI MN MS NC NH NM OR PA SC TN UT VA WY
PediatricsPopulation Health	18 of 26	AK AZ HI IL IN KY MA MS MT NC NE NM NY RI SD UT VA WV
Upstream Drivers of HealthHealth Promotion	30 of 46	AK AL AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA IL IN KY MA MN MO MT NE NH NM NY OK OR PA RI SC TX VA WA

CMS initiatives

14 of 322 CMS initiatives still have no solicitation

Each state's CMS initiatives, checked against the solicitations that implement them. 67 have a solicitation open or announced and 227 have had one that has since closed. We researched every initiative left over: 14 are being carried out directly by the state or a named partner, so no solicitation is expected. These 14 remain: 2 with a solicitation expected, and 12 with no public sign yet of how they will be procured.

State	CMS initiative	What we found	CMS stage
Rhode Island	Strengthening Rural Oral Health Delivery Through Innovation and Integration	ExpectedAn eohhs.ri.gov page for a Community and Home-Based Oral Healthcare Pilot application appears in search results but is currently access-restricted Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Tennessee	Value-Based Payment: Maternal, Hospitals, Dental - Catalyzing Rural Health Value Based Payment Models	ExpectedTennCare's Tennessee Maternal Medical Home pilot begins in 2027 Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Delaware	Healthcare Workforce Data Center Initiative	No solicitation found	Stage 2 in progress
Delaware	Rural Provider and FQHC Value-Based Care Readiness Initiative	The state plan describes competitive funding for providers and FQHCs; no solicitation posted yet	Stage 2 in progress
Hawaii	Rural Respite Network (RRN)	Five medical respite centers planned through the Department of Human Services; no solicitation found Source ↗	Stage 2 in progress
North Carolina	Ensure Fiscal Sustainability of Rural Health Providers Through Innovative Financial Models	$35.3M, including a primary care capitation model with actuarial support; no solicitation found	Stage 2 in progress
New York	Rural Roots: Workforce	$13M; no solicitation posted yet Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
New York	Strengthening Rural Health	$30M for technology-enhanced primary care (Patient Centered Medical Home model); no solicitation posted yet Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Ohio	Maternal and Infant Wellness Home Visiting in Rural Ohio	$6M to $8M for evidence-based home visiting; no solicitation found	Stage 1 in progress
Rhode Island	Building Capacity for Block Island Health and Human Services	Not yet on the state's procurement grid Source ↗	Stage 2 in progress
Rhode Island	Modernizing Health Care Delivery for the Narragansett Indian Tribe	A partnership with the Tribe on facilities, workforce and care coordination; not on the procurement grid Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Rhode Island	Rural Community-Integrated and Mobile Health Services	$5.57M for mobile units and telehealth sites in schools and community learning centers; not yet on the state's procurement grid Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Rhode Island	Rural EMS Health Access and Integration	$8.4M for mobile integrated health, a state EMS academy and island EMS; not yet on the state's procurement grid Source ↗	Stage 1 complete
Rhode Island	Rural Health Data and Workforce Tracking System	Not yet on the state's procurement grid Source ↗	Stage 1 in progress

14 carried out directly, without a solicitation

Colorado: Build Data and Evaluation Infrastructure for Chronic Disease Programs: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, and Obesity. $1.31M for prevention data collection, a chronic disease dashboard and staff support, through state agencies (OeHI, CDPHE). Source ↗
Connecticut: Workforce. Funded through an Area Health Education Center (AHEC) award.
Hawaii: Pili Ola Telehealth Network. Built and operated by the University of Hawaiʻi. Source ↗
Hawaii: Rural Infrastructure for Care Access (RICA). Includes $13M for the Department of Health to buy ambulances for each county and upgrade emergency communications. Source ↗
Indiana: Growing Cardiometabolic Health Standards of Care in Rural Indiana. $15.3M; grant agreements with Purdue Extension and the Indiana Alliance. Proposals for a Food is Medicine feasibility study and a Double Up retail expansion are under review; the solicitations themselves were not found. Source ↗
Indiana: Growing Community Connections through Indiana 211. Funded through the Indiana Community Connect award (Indiana 211 referral platform).
Indiana: Growing Improved Patient Outcomes Through Enhanced Interoperability and Technology. $66.5M to connect 450+ rural facilities to the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). Source ↗
Indiana: Growing Specialty Provider Access through Expanded Teleconsult Capabilities. Funded through an award for a teleconsult and telehealth landscape assessment.
Tennessee: Dental Pilot - Enhancing Investments in the Rural Dental Workforce to Improve Oral Health Access. Department of Health pilot expanding dental school classes (Meharry, UT) with tuition forgiveness for rural service. Source ↗
Tennessee: Last Mile Teams - Unifying Multiple High-Impact Efforts to Expand Tennessee’s Rural Emergency Care Infrastructure and Bring Integrated Health Services Directly to Residents in Hard-to-Reach Areas. Includes a new ambulance for every eligible rural county: the county buys it and the state reimburses. Source ↗
Tennessee: TN Community Compass (TNCC) - Expansion of Tennessee’s Successful Closed Loop Referral System (CLRS). Expansion of the existing Findhelp-built closed-loop referral platform across TennCare and Department of Health programs. Source ↗
Texas: Unified Care Infrastructure and Rural Cyber Protection. Funded through subawards to rural hospitals and providers for care and cybersecurity infrastructure.
Washington: Invest in the Health of Native Families. 10% of Washington's award goes directly to tribes and Indian health care providers.
Washington: Prevent Disease and Manage Care in Community Settings. $18M year one through named subawardees: Area Agencies on Aging, 211, the Washington Medical Coordination Center, Care-a-Van. Source ↗

Announced, not yet open

23 solicitations to watch for

Including Massachusetts's Rural Digital Health Sandbox ↗: grants up to $475,000 for digital health companies, launched October 2026, with its notice of funding opportunity “coming soon”.

State	Opportunity	Type
GA	Georgia RHTP: AHEC Training and Housing	GRANT
GA	Georgia RHTP: Consumer Engagement Enhancements	GRANT
GA	Georgia RHTP: Nursing Care Improvements	GRANT
GA	Georgia RHTP: Public Health Investments — Newborn Screening Program	GRANT
GA	Georgia RHTP: Support for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Survivors	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Disease Prevention Grants to Hospitals	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: EMS and Mobile Healthcare — Mobile Health Infrastructure Funds	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: EMS Enhancement Grants to Resource Hospitals	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Expansion of Incentives and Training Programs for Clinical Professionals	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Expansion of Training and Certification Programs for Healthcare Support Workers	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Investment in Technological Infrastructure for Rural Providers	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Primary Care and Behavioral Health Technical Assistance	GRANT
IL	Illinois RHTP: Team-Based Care Grants for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Providers	GRANT
ME	Maine Rural Health Transformation: Alternative Payment Model (APM) Transition	GRANT
MO	Missouri RHTP Digital Backbone Provider Application (official RFA pending)	GRANT
MO	Missouri RHTP Essential Care Certifications for rural hospitals (official RFA pending)	GRANT
MO	Missouri RHTP High-Risk Pregnancy Remote Monitoring, Southeast and Southcentral Missouri (official RFA pending)	GRANT
MO	Missouri RHTP Mobile Health Units capital awards (official RFA pending)	GRANT
MO	Missouri RHTP Telehealth Specialist Access for rural hospitals (official RFA pending)	GRANT
MS	Coordinated Regional Integrated Systems (CRIS) Initiative	RFA
OK	OHCA HIE & EHR Assistance (Year 2 Application)	GRANT
OR	Oregon RHTP: Transformation Funds	GRANT
TX	Rural Texas Strong Program – Initiative 2: Rural Texas Patients in the Driver’s Seat (HHS0017518)	RFA

Deadlines

27 RHTP solicitations due in the next 30 days

Due	State	Opportunity	Type
Nov 12	NH	GO-NORTH Access Initiative (Technology, Financial Sustainability, and Access for Rural Hospitals in New Hampshire) — 2026 Request for Applications	RFA
Nov 13	KS	KS - 2026 - Regional Partnership Grant Program	RFA
Nov 13	KS	Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program RFA (Kansas, Year 2)	RFA
Nov 13	RI	Coding Consultant Services – Rural Health Transformation Program (RIHCA-RHTP-RFP-002)	RFP
Nov 16	IN	Preceptor and Rural Track Grant Program – Initiative 10: Rural GME Enhancement	NOFO
Nov 16	IN	Initiative 10: Rural GME Enhancement Curriculum Enhancement Grant Program	NOFO
Nov 16	MS	Mississippi RHTP Innovative Pilot Program	GRANT
Nov 17	IA	Iowa Cardiovascular Health Hub and Spoke Networks (RFP COMPADM26007)	RFP
Nov 17	NC	North Carolina Rural Health Innovation Fund	GRANT
Nov 18	KS	Community Health Worker + Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant Program (CHW+AFIM) – Year 2	RFA
Nov 18	KS	Non-Emergency Transportation Grant Program (NEMT) – Year 2 (Kansas RHTP 4.3)	RFA
Nov 18	OK	Community Paramedicine Consulting Services RFP	RFP
Nov 20	CA	CalRHT 2026 Tribal Set-Aside Noncompetitive Grant Funding Application	RFA
Nov 20	GA	GREAT Health Rural Simulation Mannequin Grant	GRANT
Nov 20	NH	Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Project	RFP
Nov 20	TN	County Health Council Collaborative Action for Rural Engagement (CARE) Grants	RFA
Nov 20	WV	WV RHTP Personal Health Accelerator: Water Is Medicine (AFA GFO-0313-2700000000168-1)	GRANT
Nov 23	MS	Small Rural Health Provider EHR Replacement Grant Program	GRANT
Nov 23	VA	Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission	RFA
Nov 23	VA	Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — West Piedmont Planning District Commission (Southside Regional Collaborative)	RFA
Nov 23	VA	Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Roanoke-Alleghany/Central Shenandoah/New River Valley Collaborative)	RFA
Nov 23	VA	Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (Eastern Shore Regional Collaborative)	RFA
Nov 23	VA	Virginia RHTP Mobile & Hybrid Care RFA — LENOWISCO Planning District Commission (Rural Health Transformation SWVA)	RFA
Nov 24	NH	RFP 212026957 for Marketing, Branding, Communications, and Digital Engagement Services supporting GO-NORTH RHT Workforce Initiative	RFP
Nov 30	ME	Maine RHTP Community Health Worker (CHW) Initiative RFA (Rural Community Health Worker Expansion)	RFA
Dec 7	MO	Missouri RHTP Workforce Retention and Enablers Funding Opportunity	RFA
Dec 11	NV	Nevada CBHT WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention Program RFA (Children's Behavioral Health)	RFA

The full, live list is on Opportunities.

Method. The deck's focus-area state lists come from its shaded maps, read from the PDF's vector shapes; they match the deck's subtopic lists exactly on all 30 focus areas where the two must agree. “Solicitation” means an approved, RHTP-funded RFA, RFP, NOFO or grant in RCJ. Each of the 719 solicitations was classified by AI against CMS's 43 focus areas and its state's CMS initiatives, from its title, summary and primary document, counting only what it funds rather than what it mentions; the quote under each solicitation is the evidence for that call. A second pass checked every initiative left without a solicitation against all of its state's solicitations. Classification can still miss a solicitation described in unfamiliar terms, so read “no solicitation yet” as where to look, not as a confirmed absence. CMS stage data is from the State Data Maps as captured November 11, 2026; RCJ data is live, updated November 12, 2026.