# Kentucky Federal RHTP Award: Year 2 (FY 2027)

CMS's Year 2 (FY 2027, Budget Period 2) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Kentucky: $211,330,598.82, announced November 9, 2026. That is -$1,574,991.74 (-0.74%) compared with Year 1 ($212,905,590.56). CMS awarded $10 billion across all 50 states in Year 2, the same total as Year 1.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Kentucky)
- Posted: 2026-11-09
- Funding: $211.3M
- Eligible applicants: State Health Department
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-announces-10-billion-second-year-rural-health-transformation-awards-all-50

## Application package and source documents

- [US - 2026 - CMS Awards $10B in Year 2 Rural Health Transformation Funding Across All 50 States (CMS press release, Nov 9, 2026 (Year 2 awards by state))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/95170fd8-98ac-49da-bffe-8c02d1d2db66/file) (primary) — official: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-announces-10-billion-second-year-rural-health-transformation-awards-all-50
- [US - 2026 - CMS Announces $10 Billion Year 2 Awards for Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS fact sheet: RHTP Year 2 awards)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/c19c3158-4769-4e0a-bcb0-cbe0d51f493d/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/rural-health-transformation-program-year-2-awards

More Kentucky RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ky (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ky.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kentucky-federal-rhtp-award-year-2-fy-2027--621dbc66b6 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.