# Illinois RHTP: EMS and Mobile Healthcare — Mobile Health Infrastructure Funds

Funds mobile health infrastructure for primary care and behavioral health providers. Target: release funding opportunities/select providers Q3-Q4 2026.

## Key facts

- Status: Announced, not yet open
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) (Illinois)
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofit, Public Agency, Healthcare Provider, Behavioral Health Provider
- How to apply: Applicants will be invited and submit materials via instructions disseminated by IPHCA or CBHA as sub-award intermediaries. There is no standalone public RFP or application for this funding stream.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://hfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/hfs/info/fedresctr/rhtprogup03092026.pdf

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include Illinois-based primary care and behavioral health providers participating in the Rural Health Transformation Program. Funding is distributed via sub-awards to the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) and Community Behavioral Healthcare Association (CBHA) for further allocation to qualifying member organizations.

## Requirements

Applicants must be members of IPHCA or CBHA and operate as licensed primary care or behavioral health providers in Illinois' rural service areas. Funded activities must support mobile health infrastructure upgrades or service expansion and comply with all reporting and expenditure requirements established by HFS and CMS. All funds must be obligated before October 30, 2026 for Year 1 activities.

## Application package and source documents

- [IL - 2026 - Illinois RHTP (RHT Program Update (2026-03-09))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3641eae6-aba4-4ee3-a4a0-0c505c4535d8/file) (primary) — official: https://hfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/hfs/info/fedresctr/rhtprogup03092026.pdf
- [IL - 2025 - Illinois RHT Program (Illinois RHT Program Narrative (Nov 2025 CMS application))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/dd59b451-6c4d-4797-ae2a-a9954ffd356e/file) — official: https://hfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/hfs/info/fedresctr/rhtsprogramnarrative.pdf
- [IL - 2026 - ruralhealthtp (Illinois RHT Program Update Briefing (Nov 13 2025, IL General Assembly))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d32e11a8-37d9-465f-a62f-6116f4b59e12/file) — official: https://hfs.illinois.gov/info/fedresctr/ruralhealthtp.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-rhtp-ems-and-mobile-healthcare-mobile-health-infrastructure-funds--5d670b0fb2 — data as of 2026-07-26.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.