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

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Colorado: $200,105,604.17, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Colorado's Year 2 award is $197,164,933.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Colorado)
- Funding: $200.1M
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Application package and source documents

- [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
- [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
- [CO - 2026 - Colorado RHTP (Final_Colorado_RHTP_Budget_Narrative)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/226ec5e2-9185-47b4-be42-1794107951a8/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Final_Colorado%20RHTP%20Budget%20Narrative.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f261a304-bc51-4c22-bf87-c1773d10fe40/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/rhtp-advisory-committee
- [CO - 2026 - Understanding the Impact of H.R.1 and Federal Changes to Medicaid (Migrated from duplicate federal row)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f88c5a3e-1304-4c9d-a5a9-a9a7785f3e33/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/impact
- [CO - 2026 - Colorado RHTP: Project Summary](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/17536be6-8dcd-4c76-8deb-2d0bea96008c/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Project%20Summary%20%281%29.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - Colorado RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/1d3a0c3e-4be1-4521-8bae-219e87a1ef59/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Final%20Colorado%20Rural%20Health%20Transformation%20Program%20%28RHTP%29%20Advisory%20Committee%20Charter.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado RHTP (3-17-26_RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Transcript)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e1030795-3fdc-4143-9148-27d770278f6a/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/3-17-26%20RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Transcript.pdf
- [CO - 2030 - Colorado RHTP (Consolidated support doc)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/63b8db90-3297-4d00-b0b0-9f5a0481bc35/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/rural-health-transformation-program
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/201bf6b4-25a3-4d21-a6ed-a46154e0938d/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20CMS%20Funding%20Restrictions_0.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee March 17, 2026 11:00 - 1:00 PM](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ee158ca0-a2d2-44ad-a48d-fe9418c0142b/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Slides%203.17.26.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee Meeting (RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Meeting_Minutes_3.25.26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6759fb7a-38fc-44d7-a0a4-e3c67b2093a8/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting_Meeting%20Minutes%203.25.26.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado RHTP (3-25-26_RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Transcript)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/61cf30a3-f4e9-468e-b23d-71a67c4be1e2/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/3-25-26%20RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Transcript.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda: May 11, 2026](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d15447ba-3616-458a-aa60-214692a1d405/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Slides%205.11.26.final_.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Overview (Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Stakeholder Committees and Collaborations)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/415f5ef2-9209-410a-b2a4-0a656401ab82/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/committees-boards-and-collaboration
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado RHTP (Project_Narrative_(1))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/59cc4fac-2d47-4430-ac50-a999de0b8aee/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Project%20Narrative%20%281%29.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - RHTP - Colorado](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/77f2ff7d-bf10-4e38-ab16-f674d2fdb5f5/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Colorado%20RHTP%20Budget%20Narrative.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - Supporting Documents](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/7643366b-4fd9-463f-aaa2-83342aca0d18/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Supporting%20Documents.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - RHTP Applicant FAQs December 22, 2025](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/84e6a87b-a040-40d5-998f-915333952ddf/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Applicant%20FAQs_122225_.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - Eligible Rural Health Providers and Partners 4.2026](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/c4099546-ae0f-4a0d-9599-bf019e566313/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Eligible_Rural_Health_Providers_and_Partners_4.2026.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee Meeting](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/25ae5a46-a60b-4b71-a4bc-e55cfdef322d/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting_Meeting%20Minutes%203.10.26.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee March 10, 2026 12:00 - 2:00 PM LINK](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/7cb24a52-c19f-4a9c-9c39-77d56f1dc879/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Slides%203.10.26.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado First Colorado RHTP Advisory Committee meeting](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/96373ded-41cf-46ae-9124-0e5df709e261/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/March%2010%202026%20RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20meeting%20transcript.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado’s RHTP Advisory Committee meeting Minutes](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fd547db7-6aa5-49db-8849-c04058ddd423/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting_Meeting%20Notes%203.17.26.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee March 25, 2026 8:00 - 10:00 AM](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/49ef3823-aad7-42ed-8a92-f987163d93b4/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Slides%203.25.26.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee Meeting (RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Meeting_Minutes_4.2.2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/7d251ed2-2331-4c85-8b67-23b05aff6379/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Meeting_Minutes_4.2.2026.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee April 2, 2026 3:00 - 5:00 PM](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/493bafe9-869b-4980-a674-aef12efd7124/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_4.2.26.pdf
- [CO - 2025 - Colorado RHTP (RHTP_Advisory_Committee_Meeting_Transcript_4.2.26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/91f43cc2-dc1f-4ed7-b69b-c7360ef35c7b/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%20Transcript%204.2.26.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - H.R.1 Presentation for Legislative Leadership](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f240fc3b-658f-4087-86bf-477ef71258e4/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/HR%201%20Presentation%20for%20Legislative%20Leadership%207.30.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - Eligible Rural Health Providers and Partners 4.20.2026](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e5f470d3-b5b2-4195-8fe8-9b94f824cfbb/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Eligible_Rural_Health_Providers_and_Partners_4.20.2026.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - Colorado RHTP Budget Overview (Colorado_RHTP_Budget_At-A-Glance)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/dec8bf4b-721e-496a-ae21-9e8675ccb78d/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Colorado%20RHTP%20Budget%20At-A-Glance.pdf
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP History](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/57f581f8-fa5c-4bed-acdc-4f5b5da43096/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/rhtp-program-history
- [CO - 2026 - RHTP Advisory Committee October 26, 2026 Meeting Agenda (Award source)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9f0064eb-78ea-4b73-ba67-be489dff8935/file) — official: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/g/files/lrnvjt4251/files/RHTP%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%2010.26.26.accessible.pdf

More Colorado RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/co (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/co.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/colorado-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--8cc7a97250 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.