Illinois RHTP: Investment in Technological Infrastructure for Rural Providers

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

Technology infrastructure investment for rural hospitals, RHCs, FQHCs, pharmacies, and clinicians. Target: award to hospitals Q4 2026. This is part of Initiative 2.B Technological Innovation for Virtual Care, under Illinois's Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year CMS-supported effort to improve rural healthcare access and delivery through major infrastructure and workforce investments. Awards are allocated via formula and sub-award to ICAHN (via Illinois Connected Care Collaborative, IC3).

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural pharmacies, and rural clinicians as defined by Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program guidelines.

Rural HospitalRural Health Clinic (RHC)Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)Rural PharmacyRural Clinician

Requirements Checklist

Applicants must participate in eligible rural healthcare services, demonstrate infrastructure needs related to virtual care or technology modernization, and comply with ICAHN/IC3 sub-award guidelines. All funds must be obligated before the end of the relevant budget period.

Required attachments

Proof of eligibility as rural provider (hospital, RHC, FQHC, pharmacy, or clinician)

Application Prep

Application #: Not applicable (sub-award, no open NOFO)

Reference: Initiative 2.B

Program: Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

Match: None required (100% CMS/HHS funded)

Performance: FY2026-2031; initial obligation deadline October 30, 2026 for Y1 funds

Key Dates:

Sep 15, 2025 – NOFO Released
Dec 29, 2025 – Awards Announced
Jan 30, 2026 – Budget Amendment
Feb 25, 2026 – Funding Restriction Lifted
Q4 2026 – Awards to Hospitals

Review Criteria:

Sub-awards/allocations, not competitive proposal-based; compliance with ICAHN/IC3 guidelines, provider eligibility, demonstration of infrastructure need
[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=40200000.
[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://icahn.org/connectedcare/

Contact

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

info@hfs.illinois.gov

Sub-award administration contact (via ICAHN/IC3)

AddedJul 26, 2026

UpdatedAug 18, 2026

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Illinois RHTP: Investment in Technological Infrastructure for Rural Providers

Summary

Eligibility

Requirements Checklist

Submission Instructions

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