# Community Health Workers Grants: Strengthening the Rural Health Workforce in Wisconsin

Funding opportunity listed on Wisconsin DHS Current Grant Funding Opportunities.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Wisconsin)
- Posted: 2026-06-07
- Application due: 2026-08-07
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofit, Community-based organization, Tribal Organization
- How to apply: Applications must be submitted electronically through the Public Procurement (eSupplier) Portal.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/community-health-workers-grants-strengthening-rural-health-workforce-wisconsin.htm

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants are community-based organizations, non-profits, and tribal entities serving rural communities within Wisconsin. Entities must demonstrate experience working with community health workers.

## Requirements

Applicants must submit a completed application form, project narrative, detailed budget, letters of support, and evidence of prior rural workforce engagement. See the RFA for all required components.

## Required attachments

- Application form
- Project narrative
- Detailed budget
- Letters of support

## Application package and source documents

- [WI - 2026 - Community Health Workers Grants: Strengthening the Rural Health Workforce in Wisconsin (Wisconsin DHS solicitation detail page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/610aa3ff-92f3-4b83-a7c0-69ffe37404d7/file) (primary) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/community-health-workers-grants-strengthening-rural-health-workforce-wisconsin.htm
- [WI - 2015 - Designing a Comprehensive Community Health Worker (CHW) Program CHW Integration Toolkit for Local and Tribal Health Departments in Wisconsin (Wisconsin CHW Integration Toolkit Assessment, P-03746 (PDF))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/eaf00293-d238-47a5-ba65-ff0363a3804b/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p03746.pdf
- [Community Health Workers Grant Budget Template (Excel) (Community Health Workers Grant Budget Template (Excel))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e8e07489-c721-43af-ac3c-3d64965cc9b4/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rhtp/rhtp-communityhealthworkers-grant-budget-template.xlsx
- [WI - 2026 - Community Health Workers Grants: Strengthening the Rural Health Workforce in Wisconsin (community-health-worker-grants) (Download the full grant funding opportunity and addenda (PDF))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/98db4aad-17aa-4bc8-86a4-87e861f1ed62/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rhtp/community-health-worker-grants.pdf
- [WI - 2026 - Current Grant Funding Opportunities (WI DHS Current Grant Funding Opportunities listing)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4b239a59-3de4-4c60-895f-3543578e87c1/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/business/solicitations-list.htm

More Wisconsin RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/wi (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/wi.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/community-health-workers-grants-strengthening-the-rural-health-workforce-in-wisc--edb6a1c212 — data as of 2026-08-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.