Nevada Rural Health Innovation and Technology (RHIT) Initiative

Summary

Funds technology and health innovation projects in rural Nevada. Intended to expand digital health tools, telehealth infrastructure, and data-driven care improvements. Projects must address practical, real-world technology needs in rural or frontier health care delivery and align with one of three tracks: core health IT, provider-facing digital health, and consumer-facing tools. Strong focus on interoperability, security, and sustainability.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: rural and frontier healthcare providers and provider organizations (hospitals, clinics, health centers); Tribal Nations, Tribal health organizations, Tribal healthcare providers; provider-led regional consortia serving rural/frontier providers. Applicants must retain project leadership, governance, compliance, and sustainability responsibility. Counties, local govt. agencies, academic institutions, community orgs, school-based health programs, and tech vendors may participate only as partners/subgrantees (not as prime applicants) unless they directly deliver healthcare services.

Requirements Checklist

• Submit complete application: Attachment A (RHIT Coversheet), Attachment B (Mandatory Response Questions), Attachment C (Budget Narrative and Budget), Attachment D (Project Narrative), Letters of Commitment (if required). Applications must align with program tracks, demonstrate capacity, and show sustainability. Applicants must be registered as State of Nevada vendors prior to funding. Projects must comply with federal and state privacy, security, and interoperability standards.