Rural Health Transformation funding in Rhode Island

First-year award: $156M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $114M; 73% of the award; This figure stops at Jul 31, 2026. CMS has announced more for Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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 APM incentive application closed November 2. The state's own pages blocked my check, so I could not look for later rounds.

The state's pages could not be fully confirmed on that review. Check with the program office directly.

Closed rounds (2)

Nov 2, 2026
Closed
APM Incentive Payment Program
Initiative 11
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.
Oct 20, 2026
Closed
Hospital-at-Home
Initiative 5
Read the official notice ↗Checked Oct 28, 2026.

Where Rhode Island's money has gone so far

As Rhode Island 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$45.4M
Provider payments$20.4M
Innovative care$17.9M
Fostering collaboration$6.8M
Capital and infrastructure$6.6M
Prevention and chronic disease$6.4M
Program administration$6.1M
Behavioral health$4.6M
IT advances$1K
Training and technical assistance$1K

Read the detail with care. The line items below differ from the headline by $241. The figures are shown as CMS printed them.

Initiative detail

Integrated Rural Population Health Infrastructure$4.5M

$9KExecutive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) direct costs to coordinate state health strategies, identify gaps, and expand availability of care under Initiative 1. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.2MGuidesoft and Uncommon Solutions to provide contracted support and strategy development for community clinical care hubs and networks, ensuring rural residents have access to the right type of care. (Appropriate care availability)
$169KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to implement community engagement strategies, build stakeholder partnerships, and support long term collaboration under Initiative 1 network development. (Fostering collaboration)
$50KRhode Island League of Cities and Towns (RILCT) to support convenings of members, including rural municipalities, informing collaboration as part of an integrated health strategy. (Fostering collaboration)
$208KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$88KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system. (Fostering collaboration)
$2.5MRILCT and RIDOH to support integrated care approaches that improve prevention and management of chronic disease. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$166KEOHHS, RIDOH, and RILCT direct and administrative costs supporting program administration and integrated population health infrastructure under Initiative 1. (Program administration)
$112KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 1. (Program administration)
$14KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 1. (Program administration)
$2KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 1. (Program administration)

Rural Community-Integrated and Mobile Health Services$7.4M

$1.7MRIDOH mobile health units targeting areas of greatest need, and RIDOH and EOHHS coordination of state health strategies to expand availability of care under Initiative 2. (Appropriate care availability)
$428KRhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for improved educator awareness of and skills to address behavioral health needs in schools. (Behavioral health)
$688KRIDOH to provide access to mental health support for disabled students in rural areas. (Behavioral health)
$26KRIDOH and EOHHS to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 2. (Fostering collaboration)
$126KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$19KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 2. (Fostering collaboration)
$1.8MRIDOH for activities that will help individuals prevent chronic disease. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$452KRIDOH, RIDE, and EOHHS administrative costs supporting mobile, community integrated health programs and rural school health strategies under Initiative 2. (Program administration)
$68KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 2. (Program administration)
$9KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 2. (Program administration)
$1KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 2. (Program administration)
$750KRIDE for delivery of behavioral health services in schools. (Provider payments)
$1.4MRIDOH for delivery of clinical services through mobile health units. (Provider payments)

Expanding Access to Rural Community Resources$336K

$4KDirect costs and RIDOH coordination to expand availability of care and align state health strategies under Initiative 3. (Appropriate care availability)
$29KEOHHS and RIDOH to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 3. (Fostering collaboration)
$121KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$26KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 3. (Fostering collaboration)
$81KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to support program administration under Initiative 3. (Program administration)
$65KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 3. (Program administration)
$8KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 3. (Program administration)
$971Guidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 3. (Program administration)

Rural EMS Health Access and Integration$9.5M

$6.2MRIDOH and EOHHS to improve rural emergency medical services (EMS) expertise and physical resources, ensuring appropriate availability of emergency care for rural residents under Initiative 4. (Appropriate care availability)
$200KRIDOH for minor renovations & equipment upgrades to improve capacity of rural EMS agencies. (Capital and infrastructure)
$37KRIDOH and EOHHS to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 4. (Fostering collaboration)
$174KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$27KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 4. (Fostering collaboration)
$853KFunds to RIDOH to help with innovative strategies for preventing and managing chronic illness. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$635KRIDOH and EOHHS direct and administrative costs supporting rural EMS improvements and program administration under Initiative 4. (Program administration)
$94KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 4. (Program administration)
$12KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 4. (Program administration)
$1KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 4. (Program administration)
$1.2MRIDOH for delivery of emergency medical services in rural RI. (Provider payments)

Rural Hospital-at-Home Program$17M

$15.8MHospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI) to assess needs for a rural hospital at home program, providing people with acute care services where they are. (Appropriate care availability)
$1KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 5. (Appropriate care availability)
$326KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$50KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 5. (Fostering collaboration)
$59KEOHHS and RIDOH to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 5. (Fostering collaboration)
$52KHARI to help rural-serving hospitals adopt innovative care strategies, including to support adoption of hospital-at-home models. (Innovative care)
$500KHARI, EOHHS, and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting the rural hospital at home program and overall program administration under Initiative 5. (Program administration)
$176KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 5. (Program administration)
$22KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 5. (Program administration)
$3KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 5. (Program administration)

Expanding Behavioral Health Services Availability in Rural Regions$11.1M

$37KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 6. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.2MThe Westerly Area Rest Meals (WARM) Center to expand availability of care for a rural subpopulation with unmet needs. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.4MBehavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) for non- clinical services and behavioral health programming. (Behavioral health)
$1.1MRIDOH for non-clinical services for implementation of addiction medicine programs. (Behavioral health)
$2.2MBHDDH for minor renovations & equipment upgrades required for crisis stabilization & clinics approved to increased rural access to behavioral health services. (Capital and infrastructure)
$43KEOHHS and RIDOH to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 6. (Fostering collaboration)
$216KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$35KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 6. (Fostering collaboration)
$375KEOHHS, BHDDH, and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting program administration and improved behavioral healthcare access for rural residents under Initiative 6. (Program administration)
$116KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 6. (Program administration)
$15KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 6. (Program administration)
$2KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 6. (Program administration)
$1.9MBHDDH for delivery of behavioral health services in new crisis stabilization unity and recovery community centers. (Provider payments)
$2.3MRIDOH for delivery of clinical services as part of rural addiction medicine integration activities. (Provider payments)
$100KWARM Center for delivery of clinical behavioral health services as part of their medical respite work. (Provider payments)

Strengthening Rural Oral Health Delivery Through Innovation and Integration$2.7M

$750KRIDOH for work to rightsize provision of dental care to given needs. (Appropriate care availability)
$61EOHHS direct costs for overall program activities to expand availability of care, broken out for impact on Initiative 7. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.6MRIDOH for minor renovations & equipment upgrades required for launching a specialty dental center. (Capital and infrastructure)
$11KRIDOH and EOHHS to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 7. (Fostering collaboration)
$50KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$8KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 7. (Fostering collaboration)
$182KRIDOH and EOHHS direct and administrative costs supporting oral health programs and program administration under Initiative 7. (Program administration)
$27KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 7. (Program administration)
$3KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 7. (Program administration)
$398Guidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 7. (Program administration)
$81KRIDOH for delivery of clinical dental services in new specialty care center. (Provider payments)

Building Capacity for Block Island Health and Human Services$3M

$286KBlock Island Health Services. (Appropriate care availability)
$200EOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 8. (Appropriate care availability)
$8KBIHS to work with behavioral health experts to support greater capacity on the island long- term. (Behavioral health)
$1.2MBlock Island Health Services (BIHS) for equipment upgrades needed for program goals, as well as other approved minor renovations to support stronger health infrastructure. (Capital and infrastructure)
$57KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$9KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 8. (Fostering collaboration)
$10KEOHHS and RIDOH to implement community engagement strategies and expand availability of care under Initiative 8. (Fostering collaboration)
$1.1MBIHS for creative strategies to help rural residents prevent illnesses and manage their health. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$103KBIHS, EOHHS, and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting Block Island health system capacity and program administration under Initiative 8. (Program administration)
$31KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 8. (Program administration)
$4KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 8. (Program administration)
$454Guidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 8. (Program administration)
$198KBIHS for clinical services required for care transformation strategies. (Provider payments)

Modernizing Health Care Delivery for the Narragansett Indian Tribe$1.1M

$1KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and support RHTP initiatives under Initiative 9. (Appropriate care availability)
$624KThe Narragansett Indian Tribe (NIT). (Appropriate care availability)
$105KEOHHS direct costs for overall program activities to expand availability of care, broken out for impact on Initiative 9. (Capital and infrastructure)
$4KEOHHS and RIDOH to implement community engagement strategies and expand availability of care under Initiative 9. (Fostering collaboration)
$23KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$4KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 9. (Fostering collaboration)
$235KTribe for public health interventions which will help to prevent illness and injury before they occur. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$5KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs for program administration and overall program activities under Initiative 9. (Program administration)
$96KNIT administrative needs to support modernization of care. (Program administration)
$12KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 9. (Program administration)
$2KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 9. (Program administration)
$183Guidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 9. (Program administration)

Rural Workforce Program$24.6M

$8.6MDepartment of Labor and Training (DLT) to implement rural health workforce development programs, including upskilling and training activities. (Appropriate care availability)
$4.2MRIDE career and technical education activities, building a greater talent pipeline to right size the rural health workforce long term. (Appropriate care availability)
$3.5MRIDOH to identify care needs, build training and development infrastructure, and coordinate state health strategies to meet identified needs. (Appropriate care availability)
$1.2MRhode Island Health Center Association (RIHCA) to build residency program infrastructure, producing a stronger pipeline of health providers for rural Rhode Islanders. (Appropriate care availability)
$38KGuidesoft and EOHHS to develop workforce strategies and support overall program activities, building a stronger pipeline of health providers for rural residents under Initiative 10. (Appropriate care availability)
$642KChild & Family Services of Newport to provide behavioral health expertise (crisis intervention training for improved skills, but not licensure). (Behavioral health)
$300KRI College to provide training (upskilling) for behavioral health. (Behavioral health)
$1.3MFunds to RIDE for minor renovations & equipment upgrades needed for rural health career & technical education program. (Capital and infrastructure)
$69KEOHHS to implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships focused on workforce development. (Fostering collaboration)
$2.6MA program connecting providers with different experiences to drive quality improvement. (Fostering collaboration)
$22KRIHCA and Guidesoft workforce development program management, coordinating stakeholders and hospitals to establish partnerships. (Fostering collaboration)
$591KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$91KRDW Group for communications strategies supporting collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the program under Initiative 10. (Fostering collaboration)
$56KRIHCA to support workforce development, including through innovative strategies. (Innovative care)
$1.1MEOHHS, RIDOH, RIDE, DLT, and RIHCA direct and administrative costs supporting rural workforce development, including programs in rural schools, under Initiative 10. (Program administration)
$318KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 10. (Program administration)
$40KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 10. (Program administration)
$5KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 10. (Program administration)

Supporting Hospitals and Primary Care in Value-Based Payment Transition$31.9M

$2KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 11. (Appropriate care availability)
$136KEOHHS, RIHCA, and RIDOH to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 11. (Fostering collaboration)
$665KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$105KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 11. (Fostering collaboration)
$17.7MCare Transformation Collaborative (CTC)-RI, HARI, Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC), and RIHCA to provide implementation support and strategic planning for value based payment structures among primary care practices, hospitals, providers statewide, and health centers, excluding actual incentives. (Innovative care)
$375KEOHHS, CTC-RI, HARI, OHIC, RIHCA, and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting the transition to value based payment and care models under Initiative 11. (Program administration)
$358KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 11. (Program administration)
$45KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 11. (Program administration)
$5KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 11. (Program administration)
$12.5MCTC-RI to implement alternative payment models (APM) incentive structure for primary care practices. (Provider payments)

Rural Health Information Technology Modernization Program$948K

$1KEOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 12. (Appropriate care availability)
$24KEOHHS to implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships under Initiative 9. (Fostering collaboration)
$345KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond under Initiative 12. (Fostering collaboration)
$75KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 12. (Fostering collaboration)
$59KRIDOH to engage stakeholders and build meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 11. (Fostering collaboration)
$1KEOHHS direct costs to support modernization of state health IT approaches. (IT advances)
$230KEOHHS and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting program administration and modernized HIT strategies under Initiative 12. (Program administration)
$186KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 12. (Program administration)
$24KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 8. (Program administration)
$3KGuidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 12. (Program administration)
$1KEOHHS direct costs to support health IT modernization efforts, including through training & technical assistance. (Training and technical assistance)

Rural Health Data and Workforce Tracking System$90K

$116EOHHS and RIDOH direct costs to expand availability of care and coordinate state health strategies under Initiative 13. (Appropriate care availability)
$8KEOHHS and RIDOH to engage stakeholders and implement community engagement strategies, building meaningful partnerships for long term collaboration under Initiative 13. (Fostering collaboration)
$33KAlvarez & Marsal to support program management and infrastructure work, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating partnerships for implementation and beyond. (Fostering collaboration)
$7KGuidesoft and RDW Group to provide contracted support for community engagement, partnership, and communications strategies, building collaboration across the rural healthcare system under Initiative 13. (Fostering collaboration)
$22KEOHHS and RIDOH direct and administrative costs supporting program administration and improved data and tracking systems under Initiative 13. (Program administration)
$18KAlvarez & Marsal for program wide administrative support, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 13. (Program administration)
$2KChace Ruttenberg & Freedman for legal services supporting the program, allocated for its proportional impact on Initiative 13. (Program administration)
$263Guidesoft contracted staff providing administrative support services for Initiative 13. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

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Sep 4, 2026
$5.48 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce Pipeline in Rural Rhode Island ↗

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