# Iowa Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Iowa: $209,040,063.71, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Iowa's Year 2 award is $216,007,657.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Iowa)
- Posted: 2026-01-30
- Funding: $209.0M
- How to apply: Not applicable (award notice; applications are closed)
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Eligibility

Eligibility was for bidders who applied to RFP #PHTHORC2601 for rural healthcare workforce recruitment; no new applications are being accepted.

## Requirements

Execute a final written contract with the agency Ability to provide specified healthcare workforce within rural Iowa locations

## Application package and source documents

- [US - 2026 - CMS RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e04c82f9-6d26-4d92-8db9-7715c2a38d4a/file) (primary) — official: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf
- [US - 2026 - RHT Program Overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e6dd59cf-4228-45ce-8888-31634918e482/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview
- [IA - 2025 - RHTP – Healthy Hometowns](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e8991ced-d7b9-4b98-a58c-7a7fd1d68ca7/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17492/download?inline
- [IA - 2026 - Healthy Hometowns (e7db6c)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/571fd55d-eb1e-4a1b-b358-2675d6e653d7/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17493/download?inline
- [IA - 2026 - Healthy Hometowns](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3c87793d-79d2-416d-8350-318cd0cd3018/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17489/download?inline
- [IA - 2025 - Iowa RHTP (Healthy Hometowns) (15e303)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/c7ef32cd-b6cd-4ff8-8f26-2d5f2f75b310/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17724/download?inline
- [IA - 2025 - Healthy Hometowns Iowa’s RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/67ad6146-34e9-45e0-964a-63859ab82a33/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17552/download?inline
- [IA - 2026 - Iowa Federal RHTP Award (FY2026-FY2030)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fc57522e-511a-4968-9795-e29904c7e05b/file) — official: https://governor.iowa.gov/vision-iowa-0/health-care-0
- [IA - 2025 - Iowa RHTP (Healthy Hometowns)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3f360766-78dc-4077-ba72-408c6918cb31/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/17491/download?inline
- [IA - 2026 - Best and Brightest – Rural Healthcare Workforce Recruitment (Best and Brightest - Rural Healthcare Workforce Recruitment (Notice of Intent to Award))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a46836f1-ff16-409d-b67f-f3a98be1a245/file) — official: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18094/download?inline
- [IA - 2026 - Iowa first in the nation to award RHTP funding (Gov. Reynolds press release, 2026-01-30: Iowa first in the nation to award RHTP funding (PHTHORC26009 $66.0M + PHTHORC26010 $12.6M))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/035f0ea2-47ac-453f-8982-374279e14918/file) — official: https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-01-30/iowa-first-nation-award-rural-health-transformation-program-funding

More Iowa RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ia (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ia.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/iowa-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--95f4da4306 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.