Iowa Department of Health and Human Services · Posted February 23, 2026
Application Due
June 12, 2026
Q&A Deadline
August 31, 2026
Best and Brightest Medical Equipment program under Healthy Hometowns (RHT), associated with RFP PHTHORC26011. Umbrella Iowa RHT program portal. Individual procurements/notices are tracked as separate opportunities. Notice of intent to release RFP COMPADM26007 for Cardiovascular Health Hub and Spoke networks in Iowa. Notice of intent to release RFP COMPADM26006 for Maternal Health Hub and Spoke networks in Iowa. Notice of intent to release RFP PHTHOET27001 for Mobile Integrated Health projects in Iowa.
Eligible applicants are Iowa rural health care providers, rural hospitals, networks, and organizations serving rural census tracts as defined by the Goldsmith Modification. Approximately 47.5% of Iowans reside in rural census tracts; eligibility for individual RFPs may include specific focus areas such as chronic disease, maternal health, and integrated service networks as further defined in solicitation documents. Eligible applicants include Iowa-based provider organizations, healthcare networks, and agencies able to demonstrate legally executed agreements between hub and spoke sites. Rural provider partnerships are encouraged.
Required attachments
Applications and responses are to be submitted via the Iowa HHS grant portal or IowaGrants (https://iowagrants.gov/) as specified in each funding announcement. Select procurements (e.g., RFI# COMPADM26006) must be submitted via email to the Issuing Officer as directed in the RFI document. Applications will be accepted via IowaGrants (https://iowagrants.gov/) following the RFP release.
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Application Prep
Reference: PHTHORC26011
Program: Healthy Hometowns (Iowa RHT) Source document: Informational Webinar (Feb 23, 2026).
Key Dates: Notice of Intent webinar: Feb 23, 2026
Review Criteria:
Portal: https://iowagrants.gov/
FAQ: https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/healthy-hometowns-iowas-rural-health-transformation-plan
Budget Range
Contact
General program questions
healthyhometowns@hhs.iowa.gov
RFI# COMPADM26006
Stacey Hewitt
stacey.hewitt@hhs.iowa.gov