CT NOFO 26OHS001: Rural Health Transformation Program (AI-Enabled Care Coordination & RPM)

Summary

The program seeks to fund provider-led initiatives that advance healthcare access, improve chronic disease management, and realize sustainable technology-enabled care models fully integrated with Connecticut’s health information exchange.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are healthcare providers or organizations delivering patient care, and local public health departments (municipal entities) operating in Connecticut’s rural areas. Technology vendors may only participate as subcontractors or partners. Eligible types include (non-exhaustive): hospitals and health systems, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), behavioral health providers, independent medical practices, municipal and state health departments, and academic medical centers.

Requirements Checklist

• Applicants must demonstrate capacity for measurable transformation, submit a project narrative describing AI-enabled care coordination and remote patient monitoring use, provide a detailed budget, and document workflow integration with Connie (Connecticut’s health information exchange). Required attachments include organizational capacity statements, financial stability documentation, risk assessments, compliance attestations, and a completed budget workbook. Performance-based funding and annual progress milestones apply. Funds must be expended in the applicable budget year (no carryover).