Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) · Posted June 3, 2026
Official source: oklahoma.gov · Source last checked June 8, 2026
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Application Due
July 27, 2026
Q&A Deadline
June 19, 2026
Competitive, reimbursement-based grants up to $350,000 for eligible Oklahoma rural EMS and Community Paramedicine entities to purchase ambulances, community paramedicine SUVs, or other EMS vehicles. Awards are federally funded via CMS/HHS RHTP, aiming to improve rural emergency health access and response capacity. Up to 20 grants will be distributed; all vehicles must primarily serve (≥90%) rural Oklahoma communities per Attachment A list. Award recipients must provide a signed vendor contract by 12/31/2026 and expend funds with all reimbursement documentation submitted by 07/31/2027. Applicants must comply with state and federal procurement, demonstrate financial/organizational capability, and report utilization and impact for up to five years post-award.
Eligible applicants must be organizations currently providing emergency medicine, mobile integrated healthcare, community paramedicine, or related services in a rural Oklahoma community. Applicants must serve communities with populations of 55,000 or fewer residents outside Oklahoma and Tulsa counties, as listed in Attachment A. Applicants must have a physical location, either headquarters or a branch, in Oklahoma and demonstrate a history of serving rural Oklahoma communities, either directly or through formal partnership with locally rooted organizations or providers. Applicants must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), maintain active SAM.gov registration throughout the application, review, and award period, and have an active Certificate of Insurance. Fiscal sponsorship is permitted, but the fiscal sponsor must be the applying entity and all Organization Overview and Capacity information must be completed for the fiscal sponsor. Applicants suspended, debarred, otherwise excluded from federally funded programs, out-of-state applicants without an Oklahoma physical location, ineligible applicants, incomplete applications, and disqualified applications will not be funded.
Required attachments
Online submission through the Smartsheet application form linked from the OSDH RHTP funding page. The form does not allow applicants to save progress; uploads are limited to 250 MB per file.
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Application Prep
Application #: RHTP2026005
Reference: Federal award number RHTCMS332048-01-00; Unique federal award identification number RHTCMS332048
Program: Rural Health Transformation Program; Emergency Medical Service and Community Paramedicine Vehicles Funding Opportunity
Match: No cost-sharing component or requirement; 100% funded by CMS/HHS
Performance: One-year award; expenditures and invoices due to OSDH by 07/31/2027
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Contact
RHTP Program Team
Oklahoma State Department of Health
OklahomaRHTP@health.ok.gov
https
//oklahoma.gov/health/rhtp/rhtp-funding.html
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