Rural Health Transformation funding in Utah

First-year award: $196M
Reported put to work, as of Jul 31, 2026: $75M; 38% of the award
Application rounds open today: 2

Build a plan for Utah →Official state program ↗

Rounds to look at

Nov 20, 2026
Open
SUPPORT and LINCS technology RFA
SPRINT UETN
Opened October 23. The state's notice says MDT, a daylight time, in November, so confirm the closing time with the administrator.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Nov 20, 2026
Open
SHIFT 3.1, RISE 2.5, FAST 4.2 and 4.3
UHA SPRINT
Opened October 23. Confirm the closing time and time zone with the administrator.
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 9, 2026.

What the state review found, as of Nov 9, 2026

The official table lists technology and hospital transformation applications open until November 20 at 5 p.m. Mountain. The workforce pipeline rounds closed October 29. Eligibility varies by key action.

Closed rounds (1)

Oct 29, 2026
Closed
2.3 Grow Our Own and 2.4 Non-GME Rural Healthcare Pipeline
RISE
Read the official notice ↗Checked Nov 7, 2026.

Where Utah's money has gone so far

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

IT advances$24.8M
Innovative care$14.6M
Prevention and chronic disease$13.1M
Capital and infrastructure$9.9M
Program administration$6.3M
Workforce$4.1M
Fostering collaboration$2.2M

Read the detail with care. No information provided for Initiatives 4, 6. The figures are shown as CMS printed them.

Initiative detail

for Health (PATH)$24.9M

$500KCategory J funds for minor building alterations, renovations, and permanent facility infrastructure upgrades to strengthen rural food supply chains. (Capital and infrastructure)
$9.4MCategory J funds for physical activity infrastructure, including sidewalk improvements, bike lanes, and trail wayfinding. (Capital and infrastructure)
$1.3MAdministrative consultant expenses to manage the outreach and application process for rural built environment grants. (Fostering collaboration)
$9.9MStrengthening rural food infrastructure and local producer supply chains. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$2.8MRe-establishing the Gold Medal Schools program in rural local educational agencies (LEAs). (Prevention and chronic disease)
$64KSubject matter expertise (SME) and administrative oversight of the PATH 1.1 - Strengthening Rural Food Infrastructure, 1.4 - Community Care Hub and 1.5 - Support Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services. (Program administration)
$558KAdministrative expenses for the fiscal stewardship and oversight of the PATH 1.1 Rural Food Infrastructure initiative. (Program administration)
$376KAdministrative expenses for the comprehensive fiscal stewardship and project oversight of PATH 1.2: Strengthen physical activity and nutrition in schools. (Program administration)

Rural Incentive and Skill Expansion (RISE)$7.3M

$3MExpanding rural non-graduate medical education (GME) healthcare workforce career training. (Innovative care)
$96KIndividual rural clinical preceptor capacity stipends. (Program administration)
$49KThe fiscal stewardship and oversight of the RISE 2.3 initiative. (Program administration)
$49KThe fiscal stewardship and oversight of the RISE 2.4 initiative. (Program administration)
$156KFunds for individual rural clinical preceptor capacity stipends. (Workforce)
$4MProgrammatic funds to create 'Grow Our Own' high school-to-certification healthcare pathways. (Workforce)

Sustaining Health Infrastructure for Transformation (SHIFT)$12.8M

$11.6MRural emergency medical services (EMS) through mobile innovation, training, and community paramedicine integration. (Innovative care)
$335KNon-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to remove barriers to healthcare access. (Prevention and chronic disease)
$853KThe fiscal stewardship and oversight of the SHIFT 3.3 Rural EMS initiative. (Program administration)

Leveraging Innovation for Facilitated Telehealth (LIFT)$26.5M

$925KThe development and management of the Utah Telehealth Alliance consortium and statewide needs assessment. (Fostering collaboration)
$24.8MScalable rural telehealth infrastructure projects, technology, and services. (IT advances)
$663KThe fiscal stewardship and oversight of the LIFT 5.1 Scalable Telehealth Projects. (Program administration)
$82KThe fiscal stewardship and oversight of the LIFT 5.2 Telehealth Consortium. (Program administration)

Leveraging Interoperability Networks to Connect Services (LINCS)$41K

$41KAdministrative oversight and SME for supporting LINKS 7.1 - Modernize Interoperability and 7.4 - Semantic Data Model. (Program administration)

Program operations$3.5M

$3.5MProgrammatic oversight, regulatory reporting, and compliance audits. (Program administration)

Source: RHTP Obligated Funds Report ↗

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