CalRHT Accelerator Partner Grant Program

CalRHT Accelerator Partner Grant Program is sponsored by California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Offers funding to organizations serving California's rural communities to strengthen rural healthcare access, workforce, telehealth, and care coordination.

CalRHT Accelerator Partner Grant application portal now open Practice Management Tools Continuing Medical Education CalRHT Accelerator Partner Grant application portal now open WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Organizations serving California's rural communities can now apply for up to $8 million in funding through HCAI's CalRHT Accelerator Partner Grant Program to strengthen rural health care access, workforce, telehealth and care coordination.

Applications are due August 14, 2026, at 3:00 p. m. PT.

Organizations serving California's rural communities can now apply for funding through the California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) Accelerator Partner Grant Program. Applications are due August 14, 2026, at 3:00 p. m.

PT. Administered by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), CalRHT is part of the federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program, which is investing $233. 6 million in California to strengthen rural health care access, workforce, technology and long-term sustainability.

The first funding opportunity will award up to 25 “Accelerator Partners,” with grants of up to $8 million each, for a total of $39 million. Funding will support organizations that can implement innovative care models, strengthen regional partnerships, expand telehealth, improve care coordination, and enhance access to primary, maternity, chronic disease, and specialty care in rural communities.

Eligible applicants include rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Tribal health organizations, community-based organizations, public agencies and regional partnerships serving HRSA-designated rural areas.

Applications will be evaluated on innovation, implementation readiness, partnership strength, and the ability to improve Transformative Care Model performance measures, including hypertension control, diabetes management, colorectal cancer screening, prenatal care, and virtual care. Application materials and resources are available at hcai. ca.

gov/rural-health/calrht . Check out the CalRHT Partnership Directory for potential application partners. Questions?

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