# Arizona Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Arizona: $166,988,955.92, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Arizona's Year 2 award is $165,014,474.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Arizona)
- Posted: 2025-12-29
- Funding: $167.0M
- Eligible applicants: State Health Department (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System)
- How to apply: Document submissions and reporting through GrantSolutions and Payment Management System (PMS).
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Eligibility

Award recipient is the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System as designated in the approved application.

## Requirements

- Submit revised budget by 1/30/2026 due to temporary funding restriction - Non-Competing Continuation applications (NCC) required annually for funding of subsequent budget periods - Quarterly and annual programmatic and financial reporting in GrantSolutions and PMS - Comply with all programmatic, administrative, and cooperative agreement terms in the NOFO and this award - Maintain up-to-date reporting in SAM/FAPIIS if total federal awards exceed $10,000,000 - Collaboration with CMS on performance, evaluation, and administrative requirements

## Required attachments

- Revised Budget (SF-424, SF-424A, Budget Narrative)
- Project Narrative (if budget changes conflict with previous narrative)
- AOR Cover Letter (for budget restriction lifting)

## Application package and source documents

- [US - 2026 - CMS RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e04c82f9-6d26-4d92-8db9-7715c2a38d4a/file) (primary) — official: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf
- [US - 2026 - RHT Program Overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e6dd59cf-4228-45ce-8888-31634918e482/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview
- [AZ - 2025 - Request for Information for RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/392ab9d4-c3fc-4d02-9a82-a00dca3fbdfc/file) — official: https://crh.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-09/250908_RFI_AZ_RHTP_AHCCCS.pdf
- [AZ - 2025 - Arizona RHTP (Initiatives)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d6e23bb8-2591-4531-a073-f2d292c5b424/file) — official: https://www.azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Initiatives/
- [AZ - 2025 - Accessing Behavioral Health Services in Schools](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/91191f4e-750d-4933-842c-455351a00871/file) — official: https://www.azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Initiatives/BehavioralHealthServices/
- [AZ - 2026 - Arizona’s Approved Budget Narrative](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/94509c6b-4e61-41b5-910f-f199e6c68b44/file) — official: https://www.azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Downloads/Initiatives/RHTP/Arizona'sApprovedBudgetNarrative.pdf
- [AZ - 2026 - Arizona RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/47291dd2-d79d-4c4f-bcd3-55cf0f73dcf0/file) — official: https://www.azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Downloads/Initiatives/RHTP/Arizona'sApprovedProgramNarrative.pdf
- [AZ - 2025 - Arizona RHTP Application Overview Public Webinar (November 13, 2025) (RHTP Post-Submission Public Webinar (Nov 13 2025))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/0e18e1b8-ac2f-42b6-955e-e80c8b9c2439/file) — official: https://crh.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-12/251113_AZ_RHTP_Post-Submission-Stakeholder-Engagement-Webinar.pdf
- [AZ - 2025 - Transforming Rural Health: ADHS Highlights (Transforming Rural Health: ADHS Highlights)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d057cfa0-3948-4ab4-abee-5398e38a75c3/file) — official: https://crh.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2026-06/ADHS.pdf

More Arizona RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/az (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/az.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/arizona-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--a25ff62415 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.