Rural Health Transformation funding in Kentucky
- First-year award
- $213M
- Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026
- $98.3M
- 46% of the award
- Application rounds open today
- 1
Rounds to look at
- No date postedOpenRooted in Health: Definitive Mobile Dental ServicesKentucky RHTP
The June 12 initial date has passed, but the state says applications stay open this budget period until funds run out. I could not confirm how much is left.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.
- Dec 18, 2026UpcomingRural Community Hub Lead organizations, Round 2Kentucky RHTP / Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Applications are due December 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. Eastern. The application portal opens no later than November 16.
$500K. Up to $500,000 per Area Development District for hub operations in the first budget period; one award per district.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky runs this for the state. A letter of intent was due November 6. Each hub may receive up to $10 million across federal fiscal years 2026 to 2030.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.
What the state review found, as of Nov 7, 2026
The crisis transportation pilot closed November 6. The mobile dental route still takes applications until funds run out. Round 2 of the Rural Community Hub Lead RFA opens its portal by November 16, with applications due December 18.
Closed rounds (2)
- Nov 6, 2026ClosedRapid Response to Recovery: Crisis Transportation ServicesKentucky RHTP
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.
- No date postedClosed
Where Kentucky's money has gone so far
As Kentucky reported it to CMS through Jul 31, 2026. These are commitments to agencies, contractors and partners, not a measure of what has reached patients.
- Prevention and chronic disease$53.8M
- Training and technical assistance$11M
- Appropriate care availability$8.2M
- Innovative care$6.9M
- Program administration$6.9M
- IT advances$4.3M
- Workforce$4M
- Behavioral health$2.9M
- Fostering collaboration$351K
Initiative detail
Rural Community Hubs for Chronic Care Innovations$55.4M
- $2.6MThe Vitality Signs Project. (IT advances)
- $2.4MThe Rural Health Ambassador Program. (Prevention and chronic disease)
- $9.1MConsulting, analytics, and decision support for launch and implementation. (Prevention and chronic disease)
- $41.4MRural community hubs support. (Prevention and chronic disease)
PoWERing Rural Maternal and Infant Health: Community-Based Teams$3.1M
- $175KDoula expansion. (Appropriate care availability)
- $2.1MThe Health Access Nurturing Developmental Services Expansion Program. (Appropriate care availability)
- $639KPeople Who Work for Engagement and Resilience (PoWER) staffing. (Prevention and chronic disease)
- $153KPoWER Doula Lead. (Program administration)
Rapid Response to Recovery: EmPATH Model, Mobile Crisis and Telehealth$2.9M
- $2.5MThe Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) and Telehealth program. (Behavioral health)
- $464KRapid Response to Recovery staffing. (Behavioral health)
Rooted in Health: Kentucky Rural Dental Access Program$9M
- $1.9MNew public health dental hygiene programs. (Appropriate care availability)
- $2.8MRetention of public health dental hygiene programs. (Appropriate care availability)
- $3.7MDigital dentures, mobiles, extractions, and tele-dentistry. (Innovative care)
- $261KRooted in Health staffing. (Prevention and chronic disease)
- $351KRooted in Health Dental Hygiene School. (Workforce)
From Crisis to Care: Integrated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Trauma Response$4.5M
- $1.2MCrisis to Care staffing. (Appropriate care availability)
- $3.2MMedical operations and special needs support. (Innovative care)
Program operations$23.4M
- $351KData collaborative guidance services. (Fostering collaboration)
- $1.8MBuilding and implementing a grants accelerator tool. (IT advances)
- $865KProgram-specific consulting and technical assistance. (Training and technical assistance)
- $2MData collection, analysis, and support. (Training and technical assistance)
- $8.1MStrategic planning and grants management support. (Training and technical assistance)
- $1.1MCommunity health worker training and support. (Workforce)
- $2.5MArea Health Education Centers (AHEC) support. (Workforce)
- $1.1MA3 Program Deputy Director & Educational Content and Transformation Enablement Consultant. (Program administration)
- $1.1MRural Health Transformation (RHT) Program staffing. (Program administration)
- $3.3MConsultant staffing. (Program administration)
- $370KCommunication, outreach, and engagement support. (Program administration)
- $161KSoftware licenses. (Program administration)
- $664KPersonnel, fringe, travel, and supplies. (Program administration)
- $70KA medical advisor contract. (Program administration)
Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗
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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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