Provider Interoperability initiative (Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program)

Provider Interoperability initiative (Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program) is sponsored by VHHA Foundation. Virginia has opened its first Rural Health Transformation Program funding opportunity, with approximately $14 million available to strengthen healthcare technology infrastructure in rural communities.

Virginia Health Care Foundation | Rural Health Virginia Health Care Foundation Now Open: Provider Productivity Request for Applications The Provider Productivity Request for Applications (RFA) is open under Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program.

Applications are due September 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern VHCF anticipates awarding between $7 million and $9 million under this funding opportunity to support adoption of digital productivity tools, including AI-enabled decision-support, documentation, and workflow automation, to reduce administrative burden, ease provider burnout, and allow rural clinicians to focus more of their valuable time on patient care.

View the Provider Productivity Pre-Application Webinar slides here . Provider Interoperability & Provider Productivity FAQ Responses (updated 9/2/2026) are available here . Please see FAQs #7 and #22 for updated guidance regarding SAM.

gov registration requirements. PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATION MATERIALS & RESOURCES Application Submission Form Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Submission Form Application Submission Checklist PROVIDER INTEROPERABILITY The Provider Interoperability RFA application deadline has now closed. Thank you for your interest.

VHCF anticipates awarding approximately $14 million under this funding opportunity to transform rural health care providers’ digital health care infrastructure through investments in network capacity, electronic health records, cybersecurity, and electronic health data exchange.

Collectively, these investments should allow Virginia’s rural health care providers to “leapfrog” legacy health care infrastructure and enable more targeted and connected care delivery in rural communities. About Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program Virginia’s RHTP was established under Section 71401 of Public Law 119-21 and is administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

CMS awarded the Commonwealth a cooperative agreement designating the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) as primary recipient. VHCF is a subrecipient of DMAS and administers the Provider Interoperability sub-initiative.

This subaward is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $189,544,888 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CMS/HHS or the U.S. Government.

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