# Maryland RHTP: NourishMD Expansion — Small Grocers and Mobile Markets

Expands the NourishMD program to small grocers and mobile markets serving rural food deserts.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Maryland Department of Health, Office of Population Health Improvement, State Office of Rural Health (Maryland)
- Posted: 2026-04-15
- Eligible applicants: Small Grocers, Mobile Market Operators, Nonprofits, Local Agencies
- How to apply: Applications to be submitted electronically via the Maryland Department of Health designated application portal (link to be released with official NOFO).
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://health.maryland.gov/pophealth/Pages/Rural-Health-Transformation-Program.aspx

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include small grocers and mobile market operators serving rural food deserts in the 18 state-designated rural areas of Maryland. Applicants must demonstrate an ability to improve healthy food access and address food insecurity.

## Requirements

Applicants must propose projects that expand access to nutritious foods in rural food deserts, provide budgets not to exceed $1.6 million, and detail timelines and anticipated community impact. Applications will be evaluated on clear potential impact across the RHTP focus areas, demonstrating alignment with CMS core principles of choice and competition, and capacity to empower rural residents to eat for health.

## Application package and source documents

- [MD - 2025 - Pages - RHTP (Source listing page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/89d1003f-6ffb-458b-b52c-6d39e33fdb14/file) (primary) — official: https://health.maryland.gov/pophealth/Pages/Rural-Health-Transformation-Program.aspx

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

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/maryland-rhtp-nourishmd-expansion-small-grocers-and-mobile-markets--b7d25cdd66 — data as of 2026-08-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.