# Coordinating Care Across Wisconsin: Innovating Healthcare Through Partnership Grants (RHTP)

This five-year Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) opportunity invites applications for partnership grants focused on care coordination and healthcare innovation in rural and semi-rural Wisconsin. The program aims to address primary, specialty, and behavioral health workforce shortages, fragmented systems of care, and improve health outcomes among Medicaid-eligible and other rural populations. Funding is released in two phases: a six-month planning grant (Phase 1) and, for qualified applicants, a four-year implementation grant (Phase 2). Projects must establish or expand innovative and sustainable care partnerships that provide measurable health outcome improvements for rural and semi-rural communities.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Wisconsin)
- Posted: 2026-05-30
- Questions due: 2026-06-30
- Letter of intent due: 2026-08-21
- Application due: 2026-08-21
- Eligible applicants: Aging and Disability Resource Center, Behavioral Health Clinic, Community-Based Organization, Community Health Center, Primary Care Clinic, County Human Service Agency, Emergency Medical Services, Hospital, Health System, Local Health Department, Tribal Health Department, Long-Term Care Provider, Skilled Nursing Facility, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Rural Health Clinic, School, Educational Institution, Other Rural Partners
- How to apply: Online application submission via the DHS Grants Portal (https://grants.dhs.wisconsin.gov/).
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/coordinating-care-across-wisconsin-innovating-healthcare-through-partnership-grants.htm

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be health service providers or community partners of health service providers in Wisconsin counties outside of Milwaukee County, serving rural or semi-rural populations. Health services are broadly defined and include aging and disability resource centers, behavioral health clinics, community-based organizations, community health centers, primary care clinics, county human service agencies, emergency medical services, hospitals and health systems, local and Tribal health departments, long-term care providers, skilled nursing facilities, non-emergency medical transportation, pharmacists/pharmacies, rural health clinics, schools, educational institutions, and other rural partners. See Addendum Exhibit 1 for county definitions.

## Requirements

Applicants must propose new or expanded collaborative initiatives that improve care coordination and measurable health outcomes in rural or semi-rural Wisconsin. Proposals must include evidence of community need, a clear logic linking project activities to outcomes, a sustainability plan, and detail on the partnership structure. Applicants must submit all required forms, letters of support from formal partners (as applicable), and a planning period budget using the Coordinating Care Across Wisconsin Grant Budget Template. Funded activities must comply with DHS Allowable Cost Policy and applicable federal requirements; limitations apply to clinical services, capital, and administrative costs.

## Required attachments

- Project Narrative
- Budget Worksheet (Coordinating Care Grant Budget Template)
- Letters of Collaboration
- Organizational Chart
- Proof of Eligibility
- Letter of Application
- Planning period budget (using required template)
- Letters of support from formal partners (as applicable)

## Application package and source documents

- [WI - 2026 - Coordinating care across Wisconsin: Innovating healthcare through partnership grants (Download the full grant funding opportunity and addenda (PDF))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3f4bee65-662c-4877-9206-c8b79eceea5e/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rhtp/coordinating-care-across-wisconsin.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
- [WI - 2026 - Coordinating Care Across Wisconsin: Innovating Healthcare Through Partnership Grants (Wisconsin DHS solicitation detail page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d1dfc4e0-6af0-4ca0-81c2-6e9f4508fcca/file) (primary) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/coordinating-care-across-wisconsin-innovating-healthcare-through-partnership-grants.htm
- [Coordinating Care Across Wisconsin Grant Budget Template (Excel) (Coordinating Care Across Wisconsin Grant Budget Template (Excel))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/aae0f12c-aad7-43db-af21-7e492c446a22/file) — official: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rhtp/rhtp-coordinatingcare-grant-budget-template.xlsx

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/coordinating-care-across-wisconsin-innovating-healthcare-through-partnership-gra--e242899892 — data as of 2026-08-21.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.