# Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI) RFP

This RFP invites proposals to establish the Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation, providing support for rural health systems transformation through sustainability and innovation initiatives in NM.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFP
- Issued by: New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) / RHT Program (New Mexico)
- Posted: 2026-04-12
- Application due: 2026-06-12
- Funding: $25.1M
- Eligible applicants: Eligible Organization
- How to apply: Online application via CRHSI Application Portal Portal: https://www.hca.nm.gov/rht
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/RHTP_CRHSI_RFP_27-630-1000-0003.pdf

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include providers, organizations, and entities serving rural, frontier, or tribal communities in New Mexico, as defined by the RHT Program. See formal RFP for full requirements.

## Requirements

Applicants must establish and operate the Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI), delivering sustainability and innovation initiatives for rural health transformation in New Mexico. Projects should support rural, frontier, and tribal communities and focus on improved access to specialty, maternal, behavioral, and chronic disease care, workforce strengthening, and community-led health solutions (see RHT Program overview).

## Application package and source documents

- [NM - 2026 - Improving Lives Throughout New Mexico: The RHT (RHT) Program (NM RHT program landing page (general program context, not CRHSI-specific))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/cb6d7e98-a4f1-4017-a93d-4eb2b74e42f0/file) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/rht
- [NM - 2026 - Improving Lives Throughout New Mexico: The RHT (RHT) Program (d1440f)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4b06568c-3dc7-42b4-a517-9f746260e271/file) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/rht/
- [NM - 2026 - Request for Proposals (RFP) - Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI) (CRHSI RFP #27-630-1000-0003)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/07232407-8b2c-4bc5-877d-02dbeab1b436/file) (primary) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/RHTP_CRHSI_RFP_27-630-1000-0003.pdf
- [NM - 2026 - State of New Mexico RHTP Application Budget Narrative (Approved NM RHT Budget Narrative (Revised) — Table 17: Bridge to Resilience $25,100,772.81)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b2bfbcca-aff3-4b26-a3c2-7b10c0bdf259/file) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/Approved_New-Mexico-RHT-Budget-Narrative-Revised-03.26.pdf
- [NM - 2026 - Center for Rural Health Strategy & Innovation (CRHSI) RFP Amendment #27-630-1000-0003 June 1, 2026 (CRHSI RFP Amendment #1 (June 1, 2026))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/27131434-7e3f-4f88-aa94-7fbb756756c1/file) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/HCA_Amendment-1_RFP27-630-1000-0003-CRHSI.pdf
- [NM - 2026 - RFP# 27-630-1000-0003 Q&A for Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI) (CRHSI RFP Q&A / FAQ)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/7b55c0b3-1973-44fe-8776-3d076630cae7/file) — official: https://www.hca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/HCA_QA_RFP27-630-1000-0003-CRHSI.pdf

More New Mexico RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nm (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nm.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/center-for-rural-health-sustainability-innovation-crhsi-rfp--21a53912e0 — data as of 2026-08-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.