Illinois RHTP: Expansion of Incentives and Training Programs for Clinical Professionals

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

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

Summary

Incentive and training program expansion for clinical professions across state universities, community colleges, and hospitals. Target: award Q3 2026. Per official RHTP documents, Initiative 3.A funds will be distributed via formula/subaward (not open competition) to named higher education institutions and rural hospital consortia for clinical workforce incentive and education initiatives in Illinois.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are Illinois state universities, community colleges, and rural hospitals, as specified in the Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Initiative 3.A. Sub-awards are allocated according to named entities/formulas; not a traditional open competition.

Public UniversitiesCommunity CollegesHospitals

Requirements Checklist

Recipients must use funds for workforce incentive, recruitment, and clinical training program expansion in alignment with Initiative 3.A. Annual reporting on program metrics and workforce outcomes is required according to CMS/HFS guidelines. Funds must be obligated by 10/30/2026 for Y1.

Submission Instructions

Directed allocation via HFS. No open competitive RFP. Contact entity administrator for formula-based award progress status.

Source Documents

Primary: 1

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Application Prep

Application #: N/A (directed subaward)

Reference: Initiative 3.A

Program: Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

Match: None

Performance: FY2026-2031; Year 1 funds must be obligated by 10/30/26

Key Dates:

July 4, 2025 – HR 1 Signed
Sept 15, 2025 – NOFO Released
Nov 5, 2025 – Application Submitted
Dec 29, 2025 – Awards Announced
Jan 30, 2026 – Budget Amendment Submitted
Feb 25, 2026 – Funding Restriction Lifted
Q3 2026 – Award to sub-awardees
10/30/26 – Y1 Obligation deadline

Review Criteria:

Alignment with Initiative 3.A scope
Workforce recruitment, retention, and training outcomes
Compliance with CMS/HFS reporting guidelines
[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=29000000, budgetMax=29000000.
[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/info/fedresctr/index.html

FAQ: https://hfs.illinois.gov/info/fedresctr/index.html

Contact

Program

Rural Health Transformation Program

Department

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

hfs.ruralhealth@illinois.gov

AddedJul 26, 2026

UpdatedAug 18, 2026

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