Rural Health Transformation funding in Oklahoma

First-year award: $223M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $140M; 63% of the award
Application rounds open today: 3

Build a plan for Oklahoma →Official state program ↗

Rounds to look at

Nov 18, 2026
Open
Consulting Services RFP
Community Paramedicine
This is a vendor procurement, not a grant to providers.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Dec 1, 2026
Open
Provider and clinic/site enrollment
OSU Technology Cooperative
Enrollment and readiness forms are due December 1. A separate clinic and site survey is due December 15. Registering does not guarantee funding.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.
Dec 31, 2026
Open
HIE and EHR Assistance, Year 1
OHCA HIE/EHR
An interest application, reviewed for eligibility, available funds, need and readiness.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.

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

The active section lists provider HIE/EHR assistance, technology network enrollment, and a Community Paramedicine consulting procurement. Enrollment or interest applications do not guarantee funding.

Where Oklahoma's money has gone so far

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

Innovative care$60.9M
Prevention and chronic disease$34.2M
IT advances$16.9M
Program administration$11.6M
Training and technical assistance$6.5M
Appropriate care availability$5.1M
Fostering collaboration$3.3M
Workforce$714K
Capital and infrastructure$609K
Behavioral health$250K
Consumer technology$250K

Initiative detail

Innovating Care Models$15.3M

$1.8MExpanding community paramedicine program operations. (Appropriate care availability)
$2.7MExpanding the transportation pilot to include mileage reimbursement and volunteer driver recruitment. (Appropriate care availability)
$250KA contractual agreement for program design and implementation for behavioral health integration. (Behavioral health)
$250KA contractual agreement for program design and implementation for technical collaboration. (Fostering collaboration)
$3.1MTechnical assistance and initial recruitment of school-based providers to enable rural schools in Oklahoma to bill for Medicaid services. (Innovative care)
$750KContractual agreements for program design, implementation, microgrants, community paramedicine, and doulas. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$2.3MImplementation, service delivery, and sustainability of Oklahoma State University (OSU) medicine virtual care obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) clinic. (Training and technical assistance)
$769KImproving maternal health outcomes in rural Oklahoma by implementing a remote patient monitoring (RPM) demonstration using connected blood pressure (BP) cuffs for up to 900 high-risk obstetrical patients/year. (Training and technical assistance)
$500KEstablishing a statewide Tele-neurosciences network for rural patients. (Training and technical assistance)
$2.9MExpanding the reach of Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists through a tele-MFM network connecting rural hospitals, clinics, and county health departments. (Training and technical assistance)

Moving Upstream$10.5M

$100KReplacing x-ray equipment. (Capital and infrastructure)
$59KArchitecture fees for expansion of facility. (Capital and infrastructure)
$50KReplacement of physical therapy equipment. (Capital and infrastructure)
$100KReplacement of hospital beds and pharmacy equipment. (Capital and infrastructure)
$50KReplacement of diagnostic, respiratory, pharmacological, and patient care services equipment. (Capital and infrastructure)
$250KA contractual agreement for program design and implementation for consumer tech. (Consumer technology)
$830KExpanding reach of Oklahoma's current closed-loop referral system. (IT advances)
$1.5MNew fitness and exercise programs, such as equipment to create an employee exercise program, expansion of a physical therapy department, purchase and installation of a full outdoor basketball court and exercise equipment, physical fitness equipment, fitness tracking tools to provide teachers and students for the Presidential Fitness Test, purchase of recumbent bike and ergometers and other cardiac rehab equipment, and shared-use wellness and strength-training equipment to expand safe, structured physical activity opportunities for students in grades 6-12. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$250KA contractual agreement for program design and implementation for chronic disease. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$290KEmergency medical services (EMS) and ambulance equipment, including modern communications equipment. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$1.4MClinical and medical equipment, including defibrillators, intravenous (IV) pumps, vein visualization systems, ultrasounds, and diagnostic tools. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$61KFood, supplies, early education materials, and community resources. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$127KLaboratory and monitoring equipment. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$145KHealth information services and medical educational and research equipment for preventative care. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$524KTelehealth and mobile care unit equipment, including transport vans, laptops, and x-ray machines. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$49KTo redesign outpatient therapy rooms for improved care. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$4.6MTo expand coverage of community health workers (CHWs) across payer types. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$177KVaccine management systems and vaccine refrigerators. (Prevention and chronic disease)

Facilitating Regional Collaboration$43.5M

$3MContractual agreements for program design and implementation for provider collaboration and rural regional reorientation. (Fostering collaboration)
$3.8MImplementation of the Pulsara Total Care package. (Innovative care)
$33.9MBuilding joint resiliency for rural hospitals through a rural-focused provider collaborative. (Innovative care)
$516KFacilitating rural regional reorientation to strengthen collaboration of healthcare and social service organizations. (Innovative care)
$2.4MExpanding comprehensive lung cancer screening programs in the rural area. (Prevention and chronic disease)

Shifting to Value$19.1M

$625KUsing the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (TMHM) to direct participating states to implement value-based payment arrangements with providers to reward improved outcomes in the perinatal health space. (Appropriate care availability)
$15.2MThe Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Rural Health Program. (Innovative care)
$1.6MPiloting clinic extension models to support management of high-risk Medicaid and dual- eligible members. (Innovative care)
$1.6MSupporting the primary care movement to value-based arrangements by providing capacity building funds to primary care practices. (Innovative care)

Growing the Next Generation of Rural Talent$23M

$250KAddressing significant healthcare workforce shortages in rural OK by increasing the number of physicians choosing to practice in rural areas by providing opportunities for rural healthcare experience in residency. (Capital and infrastructure)
$13.1MFunding the Rural Track General Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Psychiatry Programs. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$8.7MAddressing significant healthcare workforce shortages in rural OK by increasing the number of physicians choosing to practice in rural areas by providing opportunities for rural healthcare experience in residency. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$209KExpanding the CareerTech high school Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program to 10 additional schools and students in rural Oklahoma. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$714KBringing behavioral health providers into rural areas of Oklahoma. (Workforce)

Building Health Data Utility$16M

$6.2MExtending Health Information Exchange (HIE) coverage to Oklahoma's unconnected rural facilities, estimated to be up to 40% of Substance Abuse Service Centers, 46% of rural hospitals, and 97% of Rural Health Center. (IT advances)
$5.7MExtending electronic health record system (EHR) coverage to Oklahoma's unconnected rural facilities, estimated to be 3 hospitals & 20-Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). (IT advances)
$4.2MDeveloping high-need analytics and dashboards focused on rural Oklahoma and create a data roadmap for expanded functionality and HIE integration. (IT advances)

Program operations$12.9M

$1.3MA contractual agreement for program design and Implementation across all initiatives. (Innovative care)
$5MA contractual agreement for Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program Grant Management & Reporting. (Program administration)
$3MFiscal oversight, compliance monitoring, and an internal audit framework. (Program administration)
$3.1MPersonnel and other costs. (Program administration)
$500KA media campaign. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

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