# Healthy Hometowns: Mobile Integrated Health (RFP # PHTHOET27001) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, through RFP #PHTHOET27001, seeks applications to initiate or expand Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) services within rural Iowa. The program supports EMS agencies or community-based clinical providers in launching or broadening treat-in-place care, telehealth-enabled assessments, chronic disease management, post-discharge follow-up, prenatal and postpartum home-based support, medication reconciliation, and other in-home interventions. Applicants may propose to initiate a new MIH program or expand an existing MIH program to additional rural counties. The goal is to improve health outcomes for rural Iowans, reduce avoidable emergency department and inpatient utilization, and strengthen care capacity through coordinated, community-based services. This federally funded initiative, part of the CMS Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS-RHT-26-001), prioritizes projects that cover multiple rural counties and leverage telehealth and care coordination tools. ## Key facts - Status: Closed - Type: RFP - Issued by: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public Health (Iowa) - Posted: 2026-07-14 - Questions due: 2026-08-17 - Application due: 2026-09-01 - Eligible applicants: Local Government, Nonprofit, Healthcare Organization, EMS Agency, For-Profit, Academic Institution - How to apply: Electronic via https://iowagrants.gov/ - Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS) - Official source: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/19009/download ## Eligibility Eligible applicants include public, private, nonprofit, for-profit, academic institutions, or governmental entities currently providing Iowa Authorized EMS Services or community-based clinical services. Applicants must serve at least one county with rural eligibility determined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. All MIH services must be non-reimbursable under existing insurance. Applicants must use the ImageTrend Data System Community Care module for reporting and participate in the state's BEMTS pilot. Funds may not be used to purchase, lease, rent, or maintain vehicles including ambulances, aircraft, vans, cars, or any motorized vehicle for medical or transportation use. ## Requirements Awardees must initiate or expand MIH programs in rural Iowa, provide coordinated in-home care supplemented by telehealth and clinical equipment, establish reliable care delivery and follow-up strategies, and integrate data reporting using the ImageTrend Community Care module. Priority is given to projects serving three or more rural counties. Specific service, reporting, staffing, and deliverable requirements are detailed in RFP Section 2. ## Application package and source documents - [IA - 2026 - Mobile Integrated Health (Notice of Intent to Release (superseded by the formal RFP))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4b678eb7-d5de-4a86-910d-6cabf72be840/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18573/download?inline - [IA - 2027 - Healthy Hometowns: Mobile Integrated Health Request For Proposal # Phthoet27001 (Formal RFP # PHTHOET27001)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3c3ab2ad-8287-4d67-9046-64d1cae2845b/file) (primary) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/19009/download More Iowa RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ia (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ia.md) --- Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/healthy-hometowns-mobile-integrated-health-rfp-phthoet27001--c9ad0c6e5c — data as of 2026-09-02. Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.