Rural Health Transformation funding in Massachusetts

First-year award: $162M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $74.6M; 46% of the award
Application rounds open today: 1

Build a plan for Massachusetts →Official state program ↗

Rounds to look at

Nov 9, 2026
Open
Rural Partners RFA (BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-134186)
Massachusetts RHTP / EOHHS
The state's bid portal shows a November 9, 5 p.m. opening and has been amended. An older field on the page still says October 26, so read the latest amendment before you submit.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 9, 2026.

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

The live COMMBUYS Rural Partners RFA is marked OPEN with a November 9, 5 p.m. bid opening. Its October 23 amendment log explicitly changed the previous October 26 date. A stale pre-bid text field still repeats October 26, so applicants should use Amendment 2.

Where Massachusetts's money has gone so far

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

Appropriate care availability$18.3M
Program administration$14.7M
Behavioral health$7.9M
Workforce$7.5M
Provider payments$6.2M
Prevention and chronic disease$5M
IT advances$5M
Fostering collaboration$4M
Training and technical assistance$3M
Innovative care$3M

Initiative detail

Population Health Advancement Initiative$11.7M

$5.7MNew home visiting programs. (Appropriate care availability)
$450KThe Automated Adverse Event Monitoring pilot. (IT advances)
$3MThe development and implementation of chronic disease networks. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$2.6MExpansion of remote patient monitoring. (Training and technical assistance)

Innovation in Rural Care Models$12.4M

$6.5MFilling in gaps in healthcare. (Appropriate care availability)
$3MDeveloping integrated specialty care networks. (Appropriate care availability)
$2.9MExpansion of Opioid Treatment Program sites. (Behavioral health)

Training Healthcare for Retention, Innovation, and Excellence (THRIVE)$7.5M

$7.5MWorkforce recruitment, retention, and training. (Workforce)

Healthy Rural Communities$9.6M

$3.1MDeveloping population-specific programs. (Appropriate care availability)
$4MExpanding community-based organizations networks. (Fostering collaboration)
$2MEstablishing community-based chronic disease prevention programs. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$465KSupporting technology infrastructure. (Training and technical assistance)

Emergency Medical System (EMS) Service Integration Initiative$11.2M

$3MProviding community paramedicine support. (Innovative care)
$2MLaunch medication dosing mobile application. (IT advances)
$6.2MPiloting the EMS reimbursement program. (Provider payments)

Enhancing Technology Interoperability and Connectivity Initiative$2.5M

$2.5MCreating and deploying a local public health electronic record system. (IT advances)

Facility Modernization and Re-Use Initiative$5M

$5MEstablishing specialized rural nursing units. (Behavioral health)

Program operations$14.7M

$14.7MStaffing, salaries, program oversight, and administrative costs. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

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