# Nevada CBHT WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention Program RFA (Children's Behavioral Health)

Nevada Medicaid's Children's Behavioral Health Transformation (CBHT) project offers $2,000,000 in Rural Health Transformation funding from Nevada grant RHTCMS332074-01 for Budget Period 1 subawards that recruit and retain children's behavioral health providers serving rural Nevada through the Workforce Recruitment and Rural Access Program (WRRAP) Provider Recruitment and Retention initiative. The purpose is to increase access to specialty behavioral health services by incentivizing recruitment and retention of rural behavioral health care providers serving children in rural Nevada. Estimated funding tiers are: Tier 1 small recruitment programs ($20,000-$60,000, est. 6-10 awards), Tier 2 community workforce expansion ($60,001-$150,000, est. 4-8), Tier 3 regional workforce programs ($150,001-$200,000, est. 2-4), and Tier 4 large rural access initiatives ($200,001-$500,000, est. 1-2). BP1 is identified as 09/28/2026-08/30/2027; the project period runs from approval of subaward through August 30, 2027, and BP1 project funds must be completed and fully spent by August 30, 2027. Applications are due December 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT; final funding decisions will be made on or before January 15, 2027. Applicants may request additional funding in Budget Period 2 through the Rural Health Transformation WRRAP Recruitment and Retention RFA scheduled for release in March 2027.

## Key facts

- Status: Open
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Nevada Health Authority, Division of Nevada Medicaid (Children's Behavioral Health Transformation project) (Nevada)
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Application due: 2026-12-11
- Funding: $20,000 – $500,000
- Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations, For-profit organizations, Governmental organizations, Tribal organizations, Rural hospitals, Health care providers, Behavioral health providers, School health services programs
- How to apply: Email all final application documents to ChildrensBH@nvha.nv.gov using the pre-populated email link on the CBHT grants page for 'Submit Your Application for the CBHT WRRAP RR RFA' by December 10, 2026, 11:59 pm PT.
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/Grants/

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants are organizations, not individuals, that support recruitment and retention of behavioral health providers serving children in rural Nevada. The RFA identifies rural hospitals and behavioral health care providers operating in rural counties, including but not limited to providers or facilities in primary care (including dental), specialty, subspecialty, nursing, emergency medical services, paraprofessional, school health services, other health clinic and other health care provider settings. Nonprofit, governmental and for-profit organizations may apply. NVHA may also consider proposals from non-rural hospitals and health care systems that support rural training programs for rural provider systems if supported by strong letters of support from local or tribal health officials, rural hospitals and other health care providers in the impacted community. The RFA identifies rural/service-gap areas including Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey and White Pine counties; frontier regions; and Tribal communities within these rural counties. Applicants unsure whether a jurisdiction qualifies based on rural status may contact RHTP@nvha.nv.gov for a determination. Before funding, applicants are strongly encouraged/required to obtain a Nevada business license, active State of Nevada vendor ID, NevadaEPro account, Unique Entity ID and Employer Identification Number. No cost share or match is required.

## Requirements

Projects must support recruitment and retention of children's behavioral health providers in rural communities and must complete BP1 activities and spending by August 30, 2027; funds from one budget period may not be carried forward. Funding is paid to subrecipients on a monthly reimbursement basis. Eligible uses may include personnel supports such as bonuses, fringe benefits, housing stipends and incentive payments; travel; training; operating costs; contract/consultant costs; and other costs that directly support the approved recruitment and retention purpose. Certain items or services of value offered to individuals may require a five-year rural service commitment. Funds may not be used for pre-subaward costs, matching other funds, goods or services not allocable to the approved project, supplanting existing funding, construction, lobbying, promotional items, duplicate or billable clinical services, or clinician salaries/wage supports for facilities that subject clinicians to non-compete contractual limitations. Administrative costs are capped at 10% of overall program expenditures and indirect costs are not allowed. Subrecipients must follow the approved budget, obtain advance approval for budget changes, submit required reimbursement requests and progress reports, maintain separate accounting records, retain records for three years after final reimbursement, and participate in monitoring/site visits.

## Required attachments

- WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention Program Grants Coversheet (Attachment A)
- WRRAP Budget Narrative (Attachment B)
- WRRAP Budget Plan (Attachment C)
- WRRAP Project Narrative Guidance and Work Plan Template (Attachments D and E)
- Letters of Commitment, as applicable

## Application package and source documents

- [NV - 2026 - Nevada CBHT WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention Program RFA (Children's Behavioral Health) (Official program page (CBHT Rural Health Transformation Grant page))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/86cb314a-5957-431d-9944-f7c74c45c04e/file) (primary) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/Grants/
- [NV - 2026 - Children’S Behavioral Health Transformation Project: Nevada Workforce Recruitment & Rural Access Program (WRRAP) Provider Recruitment And Retention Program RFA Budget Period 1… (Application package - Request for Applications (CBHT WRRAP RR, BP1))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/23f31ebf-183b-4554-8240-d33b60833e3a/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/cbht_wrrap_rr_rfa_final_10.26.2026_.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Children’S Behavioral Health Transformation (CBHT) Wrrap Recruitment And Retention Request For Application (RFA) – Attachment A: Cover Sheet (Application package - Attachment A: Cover Page (fillable))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/883eb8fc-7104-4a1e-be3d-8c24d1e7732a/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/cbht-wrrap-rr-attachment-a_fillable-form.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Attachment B: Budget Narrative Template – Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation (CBHT) WRRAP Recruitment and Retention RFA (Application package - Attachment B: Budget Narrative)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f88080f1-c034-49a6-a68c-08e74585285c/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/cbht-wrrap-rr-attachment-b.docx
- [NV - 2026 - CBHT WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention Program RFA Budget Summary Attachment (Application package - Attachment C: Budget Plan)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/cb955058-bd81-47f8-801d-fdd37f1490de/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/cbht-wrrap-rr-rfa-attachment-c.xlsx
- [NV - 2027 - Attachment D: Project Narrative Guidance and Attachment E: Work Plan Template for Nevada CBHT WRRAP Provider Recruitment and Retention RFA (Application package - Attachments D & E: Project Narrative & Work Plan Template)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/82dcb1db-bd1d-4820-93c9-5737137af989/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/cbht-wrrap-rr-attachment-d-and-e.docx
- [NV - 2026 - Nevada RHT Children’s Behavioral Health Workforce Recruitment and Retention Advance Planning October 2026 (Program information flyer (October 2026))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b79eb577-061d-4a86-8cc3-230d10427ca8/file) — official: https://www.childrensbh.nv.gov/contentassets/cfcc8eb9674d4089b1c443bc9732a084/documents/wrrap-one-pager_october-2026.pdf
- [NV - 2025 - Nevada's Revised RHT Program Notice of Award (NOA) - Fully Funded 02/19/2026](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/0a89e6f0-b257-4943-b729-4a26833eed6e/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/noa_rhtcms332074-01-02.pdf
- [NV - 2027 - Budget Narrative Nevada RHT Grant Budget Period 2 (10/31/26 – 10/30/27) Non-Compete Continuation Application Grant #RHTCMS332074-01-02](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f98c1def-97ce-46e1-b8ed-2adc99c6a8ec/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/bp2/budget-narrative-bp2-ncc-ada-rem.pdf
- [NV - 2025 - Nevada RHT Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f343b38f-1044-46a5-a163-9735303f3ac9/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/revised-budget-narrative_year-1.pdf
- [NV - 2025 - Nevada RHT Grant Application](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9e3f0bf3-15b9-4a73-8edb-f850f3b4859f/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/bp2/project-narrative-bp2-ncc-ada-rem.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - RHT Applicant Guide Budget Period 2 Overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e6c2f10e-bab6-4368-b71d-84ad6dbd2e1d/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/rhtp-applicant-guide.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Nevada RHT Requests for Applications (RFAs) Questions and Answers FY26 RHT Budget Period 1 (nvha-rht-rfa-qa-5.29.26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8d436fae-1e8e-4bb9-9e79-2ed7412ec1b4/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/nvha-rht-rfa-qa-5.29.26.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Notice Of Public Workshop Nevada RHTP Workforce Recruitment & Rural Access Program – Rural Workforce/Residency Programs](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/10256e81-5595-4942-8c81-e692fe0f3940/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht-workshops/rht-public-workshop-wrrap-rfa-6.4.26-final.pdf

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

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/nevada-cbht-wrrap-provider-recruitment-and-retention-program-rfa-children-s-beha--dbfdc7672e — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.