# Montana FY26 DPHHS Community Integrated Health Pilot Site Grant

RHTP-funded Community Integrated Health pilot-site grant for rural Montana emergency medical service agencies. Funding may support FTE, equipment, supplies, travel, and other approved expenses. 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.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) (Montana)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Application due: 2026-09-15
- Eligible applicants: Emergency medical service agencies, Local rural EMS agencies
- How to apply: Montana Submittable application portal
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.covidreliefmt.org/submit/995bcfc8-3a9d-408d-b5c5-bb6fd947645d/fy26-dphhs-community-integrated-health-pilot-site-grant-application

## 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

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
- CIH program scope of work
- Property records for equipment (if applicable)

## Application package and source documents

- [MT - 2026 - FY26 DPHHS Community Integrated Health Pilot Site Grant Application (e97d58) (Source listing page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/319a05c4-17d1-4573-94ca-98f2015ddab5/file) (primary) — official: https://www.covidreliefmt.org/submit/995bcfc8-3a9d-408d-b5c5-bb6fd947645d/fy26-dphhs-community-integrated-health-pilot-site-grant-application
- [MT - 2026 - Trump Administration Announces New Funding to Expand Rural EMS and Bring More Care Directly to Patients Across Montana (Official Montana Community Integrated Health award announcement)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/95d23512-6622-4eec-8a9e-806a9469ff1f/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-announces-new-funding-expand-rural-ems-bring-more-care-directly-patients-across

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-fy26-dphhs-community-integrated-health-pilot-site-grant--ff0fffb55d — data as of 2026-10-24.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.