# Healthcare Resiliency Program: Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Procurement Opportunity

The Tennessee Department of Health's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) offers competitive grants through the Healthcare Resiliency Program: Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Procurement Opportunity (RFA #34320-20127). This initiative aims to advance healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural Tennessee, with an emphasis on hospital sustainability, modernization of health technology, and enhanced care for mothers, children, and older adults. Funded by CMS/HHS, this RFA supports locally-driven, innovative solutions to reverse rural hospital decline and foster sustainable health system transformation. Supplemental webinars, information sessions, application materials, and updated budget templates are available via the TDH Procurement Opportunities website and the Partner Portal. All interested providers are encouraged to download the most current RFA documents and contract templates when preparing their submissions.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Tennessee Department of Health (Tennessee)
- Posted: 2026-07-02
- Application due: 2026-08-03
- Funding: $33.0M
- Eligible applicants: Rural Hospital, FQHC, Non-profit, Community-based Organization
- How to apply: TDH Partner Portal: https://tndeptofhealth.caspio.app/tdh-partner-portal/home
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.tn.gov/health/procurement.html

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include rural hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, non-profit and community-based organizations, and other healthcare providers registered with the State of Tennessee.

## Requirements

Proposals must demonstrate strategies for improving rural healthcare access, supporting maternal and child health, and enhancing sustainability for rural hospitals. Applicants must show commitment to innovation and provide plans for community engagement, technology modernization, and outcome reporting.

## Application package and source documents

- [TN - 2026 - rural (Source listing page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9bc8edde-4fb3-42d2-9caa-2168efed0f2e/file) — official: https://www.tn.gov/health/rural.html
- [TN - 2026 - Request For Application # 34320-20127 Amendment # 1 For Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Healthcare Resiliency Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/47ac0def-5e9f-47b3-a304-141624180c22/file)
- [TN - 2024 - Request for Application (RFA) #34320-20127 Healthcare Resiliency Program: Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Procurement Opportunity](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f8db1183-7513-4a37-a775-21aeebf794aa/file) (primary)
- [TN - 2026 - Request For Application #34320-20127 Amendment #2 For Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Healthcare Resiliency Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9b1aad2e-c719-49d6-957a-f9c936590bcb/file)
- [TN - 2026 - Healthy Resiliency Program: Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Procurement Opportunity](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ecfa0ca0-51ce-4e4f-a74e-a58b630021e1/file)
- [TN - 2024 - Amendment 1 for Request for Application (RFA) #34320-20127 Healthcare Resiliency Program: Make Rural Tennessee Healthy Again Procurement Opportunity](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/5890cdbe-e3b2-4ef4-ae07-cfa07dd39c21/file)
- [TN - 2025 - overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/00ccbf1b-cbae-4955-9a01-0206c9705136/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/initiatives/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview
- [TN - 2026 - Tennessee Landing Page (updated: October 12, 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/87d34cb1-cdc1-4e2c-89f6-6f4662a624d9/file) — official: https://tha.com/advocacy/rural-health-transformation-program

More Tennessee RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/tn (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/tn.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/healthcare-resiliency-program-make-rural-tennessee-healthy-again-procurement-opp--2fba7c0892 — data as of 2026-08-19.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.