Rural Health Transformation funding in Connecticut

First-year award: $154M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $152M; 98% of the award; This figure stops at Jul 31, 2026. CMS has announced more for Connecticut since. See below.
Application rounds open today: None found

Build a plan for Connecticut →Official state program ↗

Rounds to look at

No date posted
Upcoming
PACE organization RFP (Northwest Hills pilot)
Connecticut RHTP / DSS
DSS expects to release the RFP in late 2026 or early 2027, pending CMS approval, on the state's RHT page and the CTSource bid board. Start-up funding is not confirmed.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.

What the state review found, as of Nov 7, 2026

No application window is open. The AI-enabled remote patient monitoring round closed July 7. DSS expects to release an RFP for a PACE organization in the Northwest Hills in late 2026 or early 2027, pending CMS approval.

Closed rounds (1)

Jul 7, 2026
Closed
Health Care Coordination and Remote Patient Monitoring Using AI (26OHS001)
Connecticut RHTP / OHS
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.

Where Connecticut's money has gone so far

As Connecticut reported it to CMS through Jul 31, 2026. These are commitments to agencies, contractors and partners, not a measure of what has reached patients.

Training and technical assistance$27.1M
IT advances$26.4M
Capital and infrastructure$22.4M
Appropriate care availability$16.3M
Prevention and chronic disease$13.4M
Workforce$12M
Behavioral health$11.2M
Provider payments$7M
Program administration$5.9M
Innovative care$1.4M
Fostering collaboration$1.2M
Consumer technology$500K

Read the detail with care. CMS's category lines for Connecticut differ from its headline by $7,002,036. The line items below differ from the headline by $5,725,197. The figures are shown as CMS printed them.

Initiative detail

Population Health Outcomes$13.9M

$2MMinor renovations and facility modifications to support implementation of Adult 23-Hour Crisis Stabilization Units. (Capital and infrastructure)
$500KDigital literacy, telehealth access, and technology support for older adults and individuals with disabilities. (Consumer technology)
$201KExercise, fall prevention, and healthy aging programming for older adults. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$3MIn seed funding for container farms, vertical farms, aquaponics, and other sustainable farming models. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$7MOutdoor recreation infrastructure and trail accessibility improvements. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$520KProgram evaluation, sustainability planning, cost-savings analysis, and marketing support for the Family Bridge program. (Training and technical assistance)
$697KSalaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, and program administration support. (Program administration)

Workforce$12M

$10.5MRural provider incentives, workforce training, residency development, and workforce pipeline expansion. (Workforce)
$1.5MRural healthcare workforce pipeline development, rural clinical rotations, provider retention, and workforce tracking activities. (Workforce)

Data and Technology$8.2M

$6.9MHealth information exchange, predictive analytics, telehealth, cybersecurity, bed capacity tracking, AI-powered care management, remote monitoring, and digital health tools. (IT advances)
$1.3MSalaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, and program administration support. (Program administration)

Care Transformation and Stability$104M

$6.1MHospital transformation and right-sizing activities not related to renovations or electronic medical records (EMR) replacement. (Appropriate care availability)
$9.7MMobile health and community care services supporting rural access to care. (Appropriate care availability)
$500KCommunity health navigator services supporting health promotion, care coordination, and home visits for rural residents with access barriers. (Appropriate care availability)
$3.8MAutism spectrum disorder consultation, school-based mental health support, psychiatric consultation, and clinical guidance services. (Behavioral health)
$3.8MSchool-based behavioral health services, telehealth coordination, trauma-informed training, and mental health support. (Behavioral health)
$3.6MMental health expansion for adults. (Behavioral health)
$20.4MRural hospital infrastructure improvements, right-sizing initiatives, facility upgrades, and minor renovations. (Capital and infrastructure)
$1.2MRegional stakeholder coordination, community engagement, service provider collaboration, and implementation support. (Fostering collaboration)
$1.4MProgram of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program design, analytics, rate-setting, and implementation support for integrated care services for older adults. (Innovative care)
$15.2MElectronic medical record replacement and hospital system modernization activities. (IT advances)
$4.3MHospital transformation and right-sizing activities not related to renovations or EMR replacement. (IT advances)
$7MProvider practice transformation, Person-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification support, value-based care implementation, and care delivery improvement activities. (Provider payments)
$2.5MPractice transformation, behavioral health integration, electronic health record (EHR) adoption support, and technical assistance for value-based care implementation. (Training and technical assistance)
$7.1MPractice transformation, technical assistance, care model implementation support, EHR adoption, and value-based care readiness. (Training and technical assistance)
$2.8MDental practice transformation, EHR upgrades, mobile dental service coordination, and technical assistance support. (Training and technical assistance)
$6.9MPractice transformation, technology implementation support, and value-based care readiness activities. (Training and technical assistance)
$5.3MRural hospital transformation, integrated care network planning, feasibility analysis, and technical assistance support. (Training and technical assistance)
$2MValue-based payment model design, payment reform strategy, and implementation support for primary care, maternal health, behavioral health, and dental care. (Training and technical assistance)
$713KSalaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, and program administration support specific to Initiative 4. (Program administration)

Program operations$13.4M

$4.5MNurse home visiting and community health worker support for families with newborns across all initiatives. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$1.2MSalaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, and program administration support. (Program administration)
$2MProgram management, performance measurement, reporting framework development, and outcome monitoring. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

What CMS has announced for Connecticut

Sep 17, 2026
$50 Million to Optimize Care Delivery and Improve Rural Hospital Infrastructure in Connecticut ↗

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