Montana FY26 DPHHS Community Integrated Health Pilot Site Grant

Summary

This grant is provided via Montana’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), Initiative 3.2, and must be consistent with the state's CMS-approved RHTP plan. Agencies awarded equipment must purchase equipment through a DPHHS-approved vendor or group purchasing organization. Equipment, vehicles, technology, and supplies purchased with grant funds must be used for the approved CIH scope of work and eligible rural or frontier service area, maintained in accordance with manufacturer and agency requirements, recorded in the recipient’s property records, and made available for DPHHS monitoring. All equipment purchased must follow Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.313.

Eligibility

Open to emergency medical service agencies located in and/or serving rural areas of Montana. Eligibility includes the ability to administer a Community Integrated Health program and obtain medical-director oversight.

Requirements Checklist

• All purchases using grant funds, including equipment, vehicles, technology, and supplies, must be used for the approved Community Integrated Health (CIH) scope of work in eligible rural or frontier service areas. Equipment must be purchased through DPHHS-approved vendors or group purchasing organizations, maintained according to manufacturer and agency requirements, recorded in agency property records, and made available for DPHHS monitoring. Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.313 applies to all equipment purchases.

Required attachments

• Proof of medical-director oversight