Rural Health Transformation funding in Illinois

First-year award: $193M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $165M; 85% of the award
Application rounds open today: None found

Build a plan for Illinois →Official state program ↗

Rounds to look at

I found no open or upcoming round in Illinois on the last review. That can change quickly, so call the state program office and ask what is next.

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

The two reviewed CBHA-administered provider rounds closed October 23 at 5 p.m. CT. State GATA entries show designated implementation partners, so these findings do not establish a statewide end to later provider opportunities.

Closed rounds (2)

Oct 23, 2026
Closed
Mobile Healthcare Innovation, including Mobile Crisis Response
Illinois RHTP / CBHA
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.
Oct 23, 2026
Closed
Community Care Infrastructure / Integrated Care
Illinois RHTP / CBHA
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.

Where Illinois's money has gone so far

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

Not categorized in the report$163M
Program administration$2.2M

Initiative detail

Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery - Hospital Transformation$10.5M

$8MThe expansion of Healthcare Transformation Collaborative activities.
$2.5MTechnical assistance to facilitate the development of regionally tailored and data-driven transformation plans to help hospital transformation grantees identify community needs, conduct any additional community and provider-capacity needs assessment, and provide hands-on practice facilitation to support the transition to new operating and payment models.

Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery - Community Care Infrastructure$28.5M

$28.5MRural primary care and behavioral health providers to build integrated care models, improve care coordination, and embed new provider types into care teams.

Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery - Hospital Disease Prevention$14M

$14MHospitals to provide evidence-based chronic disease prevention programming through the development of classes, curriculum, materials, and other interventions.

Overcoming Geographic Barriers to Care - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Mobile Healthcare$34.5M

$34.5MMobile health infrastructure, staffing, technology, and data systems to deploy new and reinforce existing mobile health clinics and mobile crisis units.

Overcoming Geographic Barriers to Care - Technological Innovation for Virtual Care$31M

$31MTechnology interventions to bring specialty care to those high-need rural populations through technology solutions, rather than transporting individuals out of their communities.

Building a Resilient Rural Workforce - Healthcare Workforce Expansion$29M

$29MExpanding workforce programs to attract and retain health professionals, including physicians, advanced practitioners, and allied professionals.

Building a Resilient Rural Workforce - Training Healthcare Support Workers$11M

$11MThe expansion and establishment of new training and certification programs tailored to local needs. Programs will focus on development of healthcare support workers.

Building a Resilient Rural Workforce - Rural Health Education Pipeline$4.5M

$4.5MThe expansion of career pathways and workforce development programs for rural high school students through the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Area Health Education Center (AHEC).

Program operations$2.2M

$1.5MSalaries, travel, and equipment for Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program staff. (Program administration)
$747KImplementation, oversight, stakeholder engagement, and data analytics. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

Funding is one part of the job

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Who built this

Jeff Paul

Founder & Principal, JP Healthcare Advisors

During eight years at Cerner, I worked across 170+ healthcare technology deployments. My deepest specialization was CommunityWorks: more than 90 community, rural, district, and critical-access hospitals in 34 states, including 62 critical-access hospitals.

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