# Illinois Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Illinois: $193,418,216.21, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Illinois's Year 2 award is $190,458,454.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Illinois)
- Funding: $193.4M
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Application package and source documents

- [US - 2026 - CMS RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e04c82f9-6d26-4d92-8db9-7715c2a38d4a/file) (primary) — official: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf
- [US - 2026 - RHT Program Overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e6dd59cf-4228-45ce-8888-31634918e482/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview
- [ID - 2025 - Letter in Support of Illinois' RHT Program Application (CMS-RHT-20-001) (Illinois RHTP application support letter)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8a7e6318-b635-419e-8200-979ec47cabf2/file) — official: https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/budzinski.house.gov/uploads/2025/11/Rural-Health-Transformation-Program_IL-Congressional-Letter-of-Support_Budzinski.pdf
- [IL - 2026 - For Media (Illinois HFS media index containing RHTP award announcement)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9ef53962-e0df-4748-b4d1-542885b52372/file) — official: https://hfs.illinois.gov/info/media.html

More Illinois RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/il (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/il.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/illinois-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--ca63fbfb5a — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.