Idaho

This announcement highlights funding targeted to support Idaho's rural healthcare providers infrastructure improvements. The focus is on rural healthcare facilities receiving dedicated financial support to enhance their service capabilities.

Idaho's Rural Health Transformation Program received nearly $186 million in CMS funding for its first year, launching five major initiatives aimed at advancing rural health technology, care models, workforce pipeline and retention, population health, and infrastructure. The strategy prioritizes telehealth, workforce incentives, EMS expansion, evidence-based population health interventions, and facility modernization. Competitive subgrant and procurement processes are being developed, with all Year 1 funds to be obligated by October 2026. Event schedule: - State application due - 12/31/2025 - Initial award received - 12/29/2025 - First annual report due - 08/30/2026

This document is a budget template for RHTP subgrant applicants issued by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare under CMS Cooperative Agreement CMS-RHT-26-001. It guides applicants in detailing personnel, fringe, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, and other direct costs, emphasizing compliance and justification for each budget item. No recipient or award amounts are specified.

This document provides instructions for submitting a Stage 1 budget template for the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program. It outlines what type of costs and descriptions are needed but contains no explicit funding or award data.

This document provides evaluation criteria and scoring guidance for applicants to a statewide chronic disease education network initiative aligned with RHTP priorities. It emphasizes readiness in workforce development, telehealth, partnerships, and sustainability.

This deck was prepared for a Rural Health Transformation Program lobbyist and stakeholder call held on June 29, 2026. It likely summarizes program updates, stakeholder engagement points, and key issues discussed relevant to rural health transformation. No funding or award details are explicitly documented. Event schedule: - Lobbyist and Stakeholder Call - 06/29/2026

This document appears to be a slide deck for a Rural Health Transformation Program lobbyist and stakeholder call held on July 13, 2026. No specific financial, award, or implementation details are present in the available text.

Document contains evaluation criteria and scoring for behavioral health prevention proposals aligned with RHTP priorities, emphasizing data-driven approaches, work plans, innovation, staffing capacity, budget justification, and sustainability.

This document provides an evaluation scoring rubric specifically for Substance Use Prevention programs applying under RHTP. It includes detailed criteria addressing alignment with RHTP priorities, goals, program fidelity, organizational capacity, budget justification, and sustainability.

The document provides detailed evaluation criteria and scoring for an applicant implementing the Idaho Cognitive Care Pathway Network, emphasizing evidence-based approaches and rural applicability. It stresses organizational capacity, innovation, sustainability, and collaborative partnerships.

This guidance clarifies application instructions for the Behavioral Health Prevention Initiative under Idaho's RHTP, including funding amounts, project period, and administrative cost limitations. It highlights that applicants should submit one-year budgets up to $200,000 with potential continuation through 2031. Event schedule: - Behavioral Health Response Date - 09/11/2025

This document provides clarifications related to the Idaho RHTP CIT sub-grant program, including eligibility, budget limits, program expectations, and telehealth use. It emphasizes that fully functional CIT programs must be established in all counties, with allowances for rural outreach within urban areas.

The passage of Idaho S.B. 1453 (2026) establishes legislative oversight for implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program in Idaho. This document confirms authorization and state legislative support for the program starting in fiscal year 2026.

Governor Brad Little’s 2026-2027 budget address prioritizes rural health care access and workforce. The ENDURING IDAHO plan proposes investing nearly $1 billion in federal funds over five years to improve rural health care, including $150 million to strengthen the workforce pipeline and $1 million for graduate medical education. All allocations are budget proposals, not specific RHTP sub-awards.

The Idaho Governor issued an executive order establishing a Rural Health Taskforce to advise on the application of the RHTP in Idaho. The taskforce aims to coordinate rural health transformation and improve healthcare access and workforce in rural areas, leveraging federal RHTP funds.