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

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Montana: $233,509,358.76, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Montana's Year 2 award is $239,740,669.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Montana)
- Posted: 2025-12-29
- Funding: $233.5M
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## 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
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP Vendor Fair FAQ and Program Guidance](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/de4cd4fb-b882-4d78-8df5-ea679d01d6cd/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/Vendor-Fair-Questions.pdf
- [MT - 2025 - Montana RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/2402117b-7cf2-46d5-b068-3b65f08e92d9/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTP-Stakeholder-Committee-20260122.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP 2026 Meeting Agenda](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b518e068-a35a-493b-842b-8ee8b4a1b9ed/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTPAgenda01-22-2026.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP Plan](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6dcf5e0d-79a8-40ff-8cd0-0aab8fe4d853/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTP-Plan.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana Summary Of Montana’s Application For The Rural Health RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/2f2a127f-8c7c-4deb-bfa3-fc9772c504f9/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTP-Project-Summary.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP (RHTPBudgetNarrative)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/820b9f1a-1022-4b35-856d-14cf55a5c756/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTPBudgetNarrative.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/2eb66770-0213-446c-8555-7365337e81be/file) — official: https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2025-2026/CFHHS/Meetings/January_13_2026/1d-DPHHS-Slides.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP (MT-RHTP-Stakeholder-Advisory-Committee-Meeting-Summary-012226)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e38a06bf-d0c2-4bab-b816-53a44a643179/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/MT-RHTP-Stakeholder-Advisory-Committee-Meeting-Summary-012226.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP (RHTPVendorFair)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/cec34c6f-9572-4d90-82c6-b618bd22b7a6/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/RHTPVendorFair.pdf
- [MT - 2025 - Department of Public Health and Human Services Annual Performance Report FY2025](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/bfd29417-47e7-422b-a343-099586a9ad5d/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/StatutorilyRequiredReports/2025FYDPHHSAnnualPerformanceReport09302025.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP Stakeholder Advisory Committee August 6, 2026 (Montana award recipients)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/14b07c58-6193-4519-9ad1-0dd4c76cb18c/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/assets/RuralHealthTransformation/SAC/RHTP-SAC-Meeting-20260806.pdf
- [MT - 2026 - RHTP funding award: Announcement sets stage for work to begin (MHA RHTP Latest News Archive — precise award figure ($233,509,359))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/25d8b264-da2f-4df6-958f-e89032e6ae5d/file) — official: https://mtha.org/rhtp-latest-news-archive
- [MT - 2027 - Montana Landing Page (updated: November 11, 2026) (DPHHS RHTP homepage -- states the precise award figure ($233,509,358.76))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8d6170e3-2532-485b-b608-6e4c4d579a2f/file) — official: https://dphhs.mt.gov/RuralHealthTransformationProgram
- [MT - 2026 - Montana RHTP Implementation Team Overview at Montana Healthcare Conference October 8, 2026 (Award source)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4b1785b2-630c-4d54-b662-02a83fd438d8/file) — official: https://mtha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/10_8_MHC_MRIT_presentation.pdf

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

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/montana-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--4e33e13dab — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.