Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) in partnership with Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) · Posted July 10, 2026
Application Due
July 31, 2026
Q&A Deadline
July 28, 2026
The LIFT Initiative aims to develop, support, enhance, and improve sustainable physical and behavioral healthcare access and outcomes in Utah's rural communities through scalable, data-informed telehealth strategies, reinforced by training and technical assistance. This RFA invites eligible rural providers and partners to apply for funding to implement telehealth and digital care projects — expanded telehealth access and utilization, increased telehealth-enabled sites and specialties, and reduced travel/wait times for rural patients. This RFA is only for telehealth projects; UETN will issue separate RFPs for the Alliance/consortium support portion of the LIFT initiative.
Eligible applicants must be legal entities (nonprofit, for-profit, governmental agency, tribal entity, educational institution, healthcare organization) operating in or directly serving one or more of Utah's 25 rural counties. Entities must demonstrate organizational capacity to manage federal sub-grant funds in compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 and must not be excluded from federal program participation (SAM.gov check required). Additionally, eligible entities must have established partnerships with rural Utah health facilities and demonstrated experience managing state and federal funding streams with rural partners. Applicants must have capacity to support rural health facilities in monitoring 5-year service commitments in rural Utah for clinical staff receiving individual recruitment or retention awards. All programmatic and compliance requirements from CMS, DHHS, and UETN RHTP directives must be met. Utah-based 501(c)(3) health organizations are specifically eligible according to the primary funding listing.
Request for Application (RFA) — application link and questions form on the state's funding opportunities page.
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Application Prep
Application #: Not specified in posted documents
Reference: Not specified in posted documents
Program: LIFT Initiative (Rural Health Transformation Program)
Match: None required (100% CMS/HHS funded per CMS disclaimer)
Performance: Not specified in posted documents
Key Dates:
Review Criteria:
Portal: https://dhhs.utah.gov/ruralhealth/funding-opportunities/
FAQ: https://dhhs.utah.gov/ruralhealth/funding-opportunities/
Contact
Utah RHTP Team
rhtp@utah.gov
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
opcrh@utah.gov
Application open
July 10, 2026
Questions due by
July 31, 2026 5:00 PM MT
Final Q&A posted
August 3, 2026 5:00 PM MT
Application due
July 31, 2026 5:00 PM MT