Rural Health Transformation funding in Pennsylvania

First-year award: $193M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $123M; 64% of the award; This figure stops at Jul 31, 2026. CMS has announced more for Pennsylvania since. See below.
Application rounds open today: None found

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Rounds to look at

I found no open or upcoming round in Pennsylvania 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 official funding page explicitly says there are no current RHTP funding opportunities. It describes potential future programs without firm dates and separates past rounds.

Closed rounds (2)

Oct 1, 2026
Closed
Long-term-care workforce, infrastructure and resident well-being
Quality Investment Program
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.
Aug 24, 2026
Closed
Round 2
Rapid Response Stabilization
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.

Where Pennsylvania's money has gone so far

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

Workforce$31.8M
Appropriate care availability$31.1M
Capital and infrastructure$29.7M
Behavioral health$9.1M
Program administration$7.2M
IT advances$6.7M
Training and technical assistance$3.7M
Prevention and chronic disease$1.7M
Consumer technology$1.2M
Fostering collaboration$800K

Initiative detail

Maternal Health$2.7M

$527KDoula Apprenticeship program. (Appropriate care availability)
$90KRapid Response Services (RRS) 1: This single payment stabilizes rural prenatal care by restoring local services and adding onsite imaging, diagnostics, home blood pressure and glucose monitors, and intravenous (IV) infusion. Mothers get earlier detection and fewer forced trips. (Capital and infrastructure)
$377KRRS1: This single payment stabilizes rural prenatal care by restoring local services and adding onsite imaging, diagnostics, home blood pressure and glucose monitors, and IV infusion. Mothers get earlier detection and fewer forced trips. (Consumer technology)
$1.5MPeripartum Depression Screening and Support. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$180KExpanding core Perinatal Telephonic Psychiatric Consultation Service Program (TiPS): provider to provider consultation, care coordination with referrals and resource connections, and training to help providers identify and treat prenatal and postpartum behavioral health conditions. (Prevention and chronic disease)

Behavioral Health$7.7M

$223KEssential upgrades: a backup generator, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation renovations and equipment, new flooring, and updated computers. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.3MEmbedding a Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), a team based approach where primary care providers, behavioral health managers, and psychiatric consultants coordinate care, track outcomes, and expand timely behavioral health access in rural Pennsylvania. (Behavioral health)
$1.1MA statewide access system led by University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), combining rapid telemedicine treatment, peer recovery support, regional care coordination, and local treatment partnerships into one coordinated network. (Behavioral health)
$718KA statewide access system led by UPHS and UPMC, combining rapid telemedicine treatment, peer recovery support, regional care coordination, and local treatment partnerships into one coordinated network. (Behavioral health)
$4MRaising awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in rural Pennsylvania and meeting rising demand for the service. (Behavioral health)
$365KEssential facility upgrades: a backup generator, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation renovations and equipment, new flooring, and updated computers. (Capital and infrastructure)

Aging and Access$9.5M

$2.1MA coordinated, home based follow up model for rural Pennsylvanians using trained paramedics and local emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. (Appropriate care availability)
$93KThe Lutheran Home at Kane to build a state of the art nurse aide training center. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.7MOlder adults in rural Northwestern, Central, and Northeastern Pennsylvania, this strengthens access to comprehensive, person-centered care through the Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model. (Behavioral health)
$230KMinor renovations and retrofitting to expand PACE and Integrated Behavioral Health access for older adults in rural Northwestern, Central, and Northeastern Pennsylvania through the LIFE PACE model. (Capital and infrastructure)
$621KExpanding the fire sprinkler system to cover the assisted living portion of the campus, supporting safer, more independent, lower cost care as an in lieu of provider for Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). (Capital and infrastructure)
$850KRedesigning Pennsylvania's Aging and Disability Resource Center, PA Link, to strengthen leadership, partnerships, and infrastructure so individuals with complex needs can more easily find and access supportive services. (Consumer technology)
$2.7MStructuring statewide and facility level investments across six standardized intervention tracks focused on operational feasibility, facility readiness, and measurable quality improvement. (IT advances)
$1.1MRural clinical partners like Primary Health Network, this builds on Penn State's Primary Care Medic proof of concept to prepare information technology (IT) support and infrastructure, including curriculum delivery, telehealth workflows, secure field deployment, endpoint management, helpdesk support, and implementation readiness. (Training and technical assistance)

EMS-Transportation$14.3M

$368KLIFE Lawrence, Armstrong, and Butler Counties to each purchase a new Micro Bird bus, enhancing transportation access across three rural counties. (Appropriate care availability)
$143KLewistown, Clearfield, and Watsontown Comprehensive Treatment Centers to each purchase a passenger transportation van, expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services in rural and underserved communities. (Appropriate care availability)
$13.4MStrengthening Pennsylvania's rural EMS system, including equipment for EMS personnel and the purchase of an ambulance, to deliver the best possible emergency care. (Appropriate care availability)
$64KHyndman Area Health Center to purchase a wheelchair accessible van, establishing non emergency transportation for patients lacking safe, reliable rides to medical appointments. (Appropriate care availability)
$184KThe Guidance Center to purchase four vehicles, providing safe, reliable transportation to behavioral health, crisis stabilization, specialty medical, and maternal health services for enrolled individuals. (Appropriate care availability)
$77KTransitions Healthcare Gettysburg to acquire a customized transport van with a specialized stretcher chair system for non-emergency medical transportation. (Appropriate care availability)
$88KCameron County Ambulance Service to convert and expand its training room into a flexible, professional grade space supporting Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Advanced EMT (AEMT) instruction, hands on skills development, and continuing education. (Capital and infrastructure)

Technology and Infrastructure$43.2M

$4.7MReplacing and upgrading diagnostic imaging equipment across rural hospitals, including computerized tomography (CT) scanners, an X-ray unit, a fluoroscopy system, a mammography unit, and ultrasound equipment, ensuring continued local access to essential imaging services. (Appropriate care availability)
$3.5MExpanding and equipping operating rooms and surgical capabilities across St. Luke's Carbon, St. Luke's Monroe, Geisinger St. Luke's, and Washington County Hospital (WCH), including sterile storage, new operating room (OR) equipment, and neuro navigation and 3D imaging technology to meet growing surgical demand. (Appropriate care availability)
$573KFacility improvements at Cornerstone Care's Mount Morris and Rogersville sites and the Greensboro health center, including new roofing, generators, IT upgrades, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enhancements, a new dental operatory, and a prescription vending system. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.1MSkilled nursing and long term care facility upgrades, including parking lot and mechanical system repairs, lighting, flooring, laundry equipment, access control systems, resident transportation vehicles, and 120 specialized low profile beds to reduce falls and injuries. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.9MLehigh Valley Hospital's Pocono and Schuylkill campuses to purchase ultrasound machines, Teladoc carts, RetinaVue scanners, smart beds, stretchers, and behavioral health unit safety upgrades, expanding telehealth and specialty care access. (Appropriate care availability)
$1MCorry Memorial Hospital to upgrade radiology and inpatient critical care technology, including a new radiology system, ventilator, cardiac monitoring system, call bell system, and IV pumps. (Appropriate care availability)
$753KWellspan Waynesboro Hospital (WWH) to modernize its outpatient wound and IV therapy clinic space and replace ultrasound and echocardiogram equipment. (Appropriate care availability)
$241KGaughn's Drug Store to renovate its space and expand telehealth pharmacy and clinical visit capacity. (Appropriate care availability)
$166KColumbia, Montour, Snyder, and Union (CMSU) Counties to replace aging field IT equipment and purchase a passenger van, supporting mobile staff and client connections. (Appropriate care availability)
$190KCenter for Behavioral Health and Discovery House Comprehensive Treatment Centers (Farrell, Cranberry Township, New Castle, and Duncansville) to each purchase a passenger transportation van expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services in rural Pennsylvania, and to complete facility enhancements, including flooring, painting, and security infrastructure upgrades, supporting patient safety and quality of care. (Behavioral health)
$2.9MReplacing aging and failed Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditions (HVAC) and air handling systems across rural hospitals, including an operating room air handling system, a rooftop air handling unit, a twenty year old HVAC system, and minisplit units at Bucktail Medical Center, restoring safe environmental controls and continuity of care. (Capital and infrastructure)
$4MRenovating resident care areas, including lobbies, resident room corridors, resident rooms, resident bathrooms, dining rooms, and gym and physical therapy rooms, at Darway, Epworth, Meadow View, and Weatherwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Centers to address resident safety, infection control, and rehabilitation capacity needs. (Capital and infrastructure)
$953KFarrell, Cranberry Township, New Castle, and Duncansville Comprehensive Treatment Centers to each purchase a passenger transportation van expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services, and to complete facility enhancements, including flooring, painting, and security upgrades. (Capital and infrastructure)
$1.2MCornerstone Care's Mount Morris and Rogersville sites and the Greensboro health center to complete facility upgrades, including a new dental operatory, a prescription vending system, roofing, generators, IT upgrades, and ADA enhancements. (Capital and infrastructure)
$668KPurchasing diagnostic imaging equipment, including a mammography unit, a breast ultrasound machine, a medical vacuum system, and a fluoroscopy system, along with supporting operating room technology, to maintain rural access to imaging services. (Capital and infrastructure)
$2.7MSafety and infrastructure upgrades at rural senior care facilities, including parking lot and mechanical system repairs, lighting, flooring, painting, laundry equipment, access control systems, transportation vehicles, roofing, chiller systems, air handlers, walk in refrigeration, and elevators. (Capital and infrastructure)
$2.9MBehavioral health facility stabilization and safety projects, including documentation and video conferencing technology, water damage and sewage repair, inpatient bathroom and ligature resistant door upgrades, ADA accessible routes, stair improvements, and roof replacement at a rural mental health hospital. (Capital and infrastructure)
$2.9MCritical electrical infrastructure upgrades, including a cogeneration engine upgrade at Robert Packer Hospital, ten automated transfer switches to connect hospital systems to backup generators, and replacement of major electrical distribution infrastructure at Wyoming County Healthcare Center (WCHC). (Capital and infrastructure)
$985KChan Soon Shiong Medical Center at Windber to complete elevator repairs and modernization supporting patient safety, access to care, and emergency readiness. (Capital and infrastructure)
$678KReplacing aging roof infrastructure to maintain safe, reliable, and high quality healthcare services. (Capital and infrastructure)
$190KSt. Luke's Hospital Carbon Campus to purchase new operating room equipment and build a sterile storage space, enhancing surgical workflows and efficiency. (Capital and infrastructure)
$129KWWH to modernize its outpatient wound and IV therapy clinic space and replace ultrasound and echocardiogram equipment. (Capital and infrastructure)
$248KWayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) to renovate space supporting women's health and obstetric care in Pike County, add a gutter system in Wayne County, and invest in AI and technology. (Capital and infrastructure)
$269KGaughn's Drug Store to renovate its space, expanding in person clinical visits, telehealth pharmacy services, and prescription dispensing capacity. (Capital and infrastructure)
$1MA rural pharmacy serving Montour and surrounding counties to install a modular compounding suite, upgrade its HVAC system, and add hazardous drug compounding capacity. (Capital and infrastructure)
$325KRepairing a collapsed sewer line and drainage structure and installing an Internet Protocol (IP) based paging and communication system. (Capital and infrastructure)
$108KLehigh Valley Hospital Pocono to modify its behavioral health unit and purchase ultrasound equipment, telehealth carts, retinal screening scanners, and anti ligature door upgrades, stabilizing rural health access. (Capital and infrastructure)
$1MA six month Health Tech Ecosystem Audit contract, developing service blueprints for rural care journeys, a stakeholder map with power analysis, a current state architecture diagram of Pennsylvania's rural Health Information Exchange (HIE) with Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) readiness assessment, and future state architecture options for the Department to consider. (IT advances)
$476KStabilizing rural facility infrastructure and communication systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) supported documentation and video conferencing at Corry Counseling, sewer and drainage repair with IP based paging and wireless handset replacement, and roof, flooring, chiller, and resident call system upgrades at a senior care facility. (IT advances)
$1.2MReplacing aging telecommunications systems at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and implementing a modern Voiceover Internet Protocol (VoIP) system at Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove, improving call reliability, care coordination, and resident and family communication. (IT advances)
$750KWMCHC to renovate space supporting women's health and obstetric care in Pike County, add a gutter system in Wayne County, and invest in AI and technology. (IT advances)
$499KNulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center to implement a centralized technology platform supporting Rapid Access Psychiatric Services and Community Based Intensive Treatment across rural Pennsylvania. (IT advances)
$387KThe Guthrie Clinic Pulse Center Pilot, a technology enabled care model using centralized virtual telesitting and virtual nursing support to extend bedside capacity, reduce avoidable safety events, and ease rural nursing workload without added on site staff. (Program administration)
$2.6MThe Guthrie Clinic Pulse Center Pilot operating expenses, supporting a technology enabled care model that uses centralized virtual telesitting and virtual nursing to extend bedside capacity, reduce avoidable safety events, and ease rural nursing workload without added on site staff. (Training and technical assistance)

Workforce$42.8M

$1MIndiana University of Pennsylvania to retrofit a building for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school. (Capital and infrastructure)
$5.2MThe University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine to retrofit Regional Training Centers, partnering with rural hospitals and health centers to train dental hygienists, dental assistants, and general practice residents where they live, addressing rural dental workforce shortages. (Capital and infrastructure)
$4.9MIndiana University of Pennsylvania's administrative expenses to establish the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school. (Program administration)
$24.4MEducational awards to establish Indiana University of Pennsylvania's College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school. (Workforce)
$4.1MProgram funding for the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine's Regional Training Centers, partnering with rural hospitals and health centers to train dental hygienists, dental assistants, and general practice residents where they live, addressing rural dental workforce shortages. (Workforce)
$3.3MTemple University Kornberg School of Dentistry to launch a rural dental clinic and education center in Tamaqua, training students to serve Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, and adjacent counties while providing dental care to Medicaid patients. (Workforce)
$61KEarly career exploration helping students take their first step toward a future in health care. (Workforce)

Program operations$2.8M

$800KGrantees to establish and manage Rural Care Collaboratives across eight Pennsylvania regions, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North Central, Northern Tier, Southwest, Southern Alleghenies, and South Central, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services Office of Policy Development. (Fostering collaboration)
$585KAdministrative costs for Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program salaries, supplies, fringe benefits, and travel. (Program administration)
$305KAdministrative costs for Department of Health (DOH)-specific RHT Program funding. (Program administration)
$493KAdministrative costs for RHT Program funded programs. (Program administration)
$576KProgram Evaluation. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

What CMS has announced for Pennsylvania

Aug 19, 2026
$35 Million Investment to Advance Screening Technology, Secure Additional Operating Rooms, and Modernize Rural Pennsylvania Healthcare ↗

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