Rural Health Transformation Program - Perinatal and Pediatric Behavioral Health Teleconsultation and Education Project is sponsored by Tennessee Department of Health. This inaugural funding opportunity of the Rural Health Transformation Program supports the use of technology to expand access to behavioral health education and consultation services, designed to improve health outcomes for women, infants, and children in rural communities.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Rural Health Transformation Program Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:CMS-RHT-26-001 Funding Opportunity Title:Rural Health Transformation Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Health Expected Number of Awards:50 Assistance Listings:93.

798 -- Rural Health Transformation Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Sep 15, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Nov 05, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Nov 05, 2025 Archive Date:Dec 05, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 50,000,000,000 Eligible Applicants:State governments Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Description:The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program helps State governments to support rural communities across America in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes by transforming the healthcare delivery ecosystem.

The RHT Program focuses on promoting innovation, strategic partnerships, infrastructure development, and workforce investment. States will help rural communities meet these strategic goals: ·**Make rural America healthy again:** Support rural health innovations and new access points to promote preventative health and address root causes of diseases.

Projects will use evidence-based, outcomes-driven interventions to improve disease prevention, chronic disease management, behavioral health, and prenatal care. ·**Sustainable access:**Help rural providers become long-term access points for care by improving efficiency and sustainability.

With RHT Program support, rural facilities work together—or with high-quality regional systems—to share or coordinate operations, technology, primary and specialty care, and emergency services. ·**Workforce development:** Attract and retain a high-skilled health care workforce by strengthening recruitment and retention of healthcare providers in rural communities.

Help rural providers practice at the top of their license and develop a broader set of providers to serve a rural community’s needs, such as community health workers, pharmacists, and individuals trained to help patients navigate the healthcare system. ·**Innovative care:** Spark the growth of innovative care models to improve health outcomes, coordinate care, and promote flexible care arrangements.

Develop and implement payment mechanisms incentivizing providers or Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to reduce health care costs, improve quality of care, and shift care to lower cost settings. ·**Tech innovation:** Foster use of innovative technologies that promote efficient care delivery, data security, and access to digital health tools by rural facilities, providers, and patients.

Projects support access to remote care, improve data sharing, strengthen cybersecurity, and invest in emerging technologies. Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.

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