Illinois RHTP: Disease Prevention Grants to Hospitals

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

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No Application Deadline

Noncompetitive — recipients are administratively selected by the issuing agency, not chosen through an open application process.

Summary

Formula-based grants to rural hospitals for chronic-disease programming (diabetes prevention, mental health first aid, tobacco cessation). Target: award via formula Q3 2026.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are rural hospitals and hospital networks in Illinois. Sub-awards may be directed to Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) as specified in budget allocations. Only entities meeting CMS rural designation and state requirements may apply.

HospitalsHospital Networks

Requirements Checklist

Funds must be used for chronic disease prevention programs. Grant recipients must obligate funding before October 30, 2026 (Year 1 period end). Award reporting and participation in the Rural Health Transformation Program required.

Required attachments

Proof of rural designation
Budget documentation
Program plan for disease prevention

Submission Instructions

Formula-based allocation; no open competitive application. Sub-awardee(s) are selected per program criteria. Contact Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services or ICAHN for details.

Application Prep

Application #: Not listed in Program Update

Reference: Section 71401 of Public Law 119-21

Program: Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

Match: 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS

Performance: Year 1 funding must be obligated by 10/30/26

Key Dates:

Sep 15, 2025 – NOFO Released
Nov 5, 2025 – Application Submitted
Dec 29, 2025 – Awards Announced
Jan 30, 2026 – Budget Amendment
Feb 25, 2026 – Funding Restriction Lifted
Q3 2026 – Formula awards

Review Criteria:

CMS rural designation
Illinois healthcare provider criteria
Chronic disease program plan
Initiative 1.C. Sub-awardee: ICAHN (Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network). Year 1 budget: $14,000,000. Target: award via formula Q3 2026. Sourced from Illinois's official multi-initiative "RHT Program Update" (2026-03-09), documenting all CMS-approved RHTP implementation-plan budget lines. This is a committed budget allocation rolled out via named sub-awardee(s)/formula, not a traditional competitive RFP with a fixed due date. Ingested via /check-news-coverage on 2026-07-26.
[budget-audit 2026-08-11] Budget marked unknown: no linked non-ignored document contains structured budget/award data or readable dollar-denominated budget evidence. Prior values preserved in this note: budgetMin=, budgetMax=14000000.
[QC 2026-09-06] postedDate cleared -- was set from a general document/page date (not this specific program's own confirmed posting), which was causing effectiveStatus() to wrongly display this as "Open" once that date passed, even though no real per-program solicitation has actually been published. Genuinely still UPCOMING pending a real NOFO/RFP.
[QC 2026-09-12] isNoncompetitive set true -- this record's own extracted text states a formula/subaward distribution to a named sub-awardee with no competitive application process, not merely a not-yet-extracted due date. Source: Illinois HFS "RHT Program Update" (2026-03-09). Found via a live-site follow-up to /check-news-coverage.

Portal: https://hfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/hfs/info/fedresctr/rhtprogup03092026.pdf

Contact

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

https://hfs.illinois.gov/contactus.html

AddedJul 26, 2026

UpdatedAug 18, 2026

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Illinois RHTP: Disease Prevention Grants to Hospitals

Summary

Eligibility

Requirements Checklist

Submission Instructions

Source Documents