# Nevada Rural Health Innovation and Technology (RHIT) Initiative

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.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: Nevada Health Authority (NVHA) (Nevada)
- Posted: 2026-05-01
- Application due: 2026-07-06
- Funding: $27.0M
- Eligible applicants: Rural Hospital, Rural Clinic, Health Center, Tribal Nation, Tribal Health Organization, Provider-led Regional Consortium
- How to apply: Email required attachments to the Nevada Rural Health Transformation Project Team (RHTP@nvha.nv.gov) using the pre-populated email link (Submit Your Application for the RHIT Initiative RFA).
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/final-rhit-rfa-announcement.pdf

## 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

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.

## Required attachments

- RHIT Coversheet (Attachment A)
- Mandatory Response Questions (Attachment B)
- RHIT Budget Narrative and Budget (Attachment C)
- RHIT Project Narrative (Attachment D)
- Letters of Commitment (as applicable)

## Application package and source documents

- [NV - 2026 - Request for Applications: Nevada Rural Health Innovation and Technology (RHIT) Initiative, RHTP Budget Period 1 (BP1 = 12/29/25 – 10/30/26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e2d4e805-ca74-4a21-aa84-4a8ebfa31930/file) (primary) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/final-rhit-rfa-announcement.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - **Nevada's RHT Funding Opportunities**](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/c1f8eea1-d51a-4787-83ca-215b08733023/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/RHTP/rht-nofos
- [NV - 2026 - RHTP For More Information](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/23512bc2-5f1e-4560-b99d-0b7b4d5630b7/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/RHTP
- [NV - 2026 - Nevada RHT Program (nevada-rht-rhit-march.2026f)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8dbabc02-3070-4898-b2b8-429b7a309e4f/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/nevada-rht-rhit-march.2026f.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Nevada's RHT Program Award Information](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/54de183b-e843-4ccd-a519-08189dfba25d/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/RHTP/rhtp-about
- [NV - 2026 - Nevada RHT Funding Application (Attachment A: Cover Page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/bfc1c5fb-a47b-4d92-9bfd-9336e59bffef/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/rhit-initiative-grants-coversheet2.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Attachment B: MANDATORY RESPONSE QUESTIONS (Attachment B: Mandatory Response Questions)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fc84a5de-9add-483f-95e6-e8ae092dd389/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/rhit-attachment-b-mandatory-response-questions.pdf
- [NV - 2025 - Attachment C: Budget Narrative and Budget Template (Attachment C: Budget Narrative and Budget Template)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8e1861b1-3204-4357-a9f2-272c38716740/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/rhit-attachment-c-budget-narrative-and-budget-template.docx
- [NV - 2026 - Attachment D: Project Narrative Guidance for RHIT RFA (Attachment D: Project Narrative Guidance)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/10336702-1815-4ec3-bf71-570f970123e1/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/rhit-attachment-d-project-narrative-guidance.docx
- [NV - 2026 - Rural Health Innovation and Technology (RHIT) RFA Application & Scoring Walkthrough](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4685b169-28ff-4cea-b855-caa6650e90df/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht-workshops/nv_rhtp_rhit_rfa_may-28-2026.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - Request for Applications: Rural Health Innovation and Technology (RHIT) Initiative Budget Period 1](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/cb4f35e0-6d0f-48ad-876a-f2859e9375d2/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/final-rhit-rfa-announcement_6.3.26.pdf
- [NV - 2026 - **Nevada's RHT Funding Opportunities** (rht-nofos)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3e1a1578-49e2-413e-8f83-be9c599f4e35/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/RHTP/rht-nofos/
- [NV - 2026 - Attachment C: Budget Narrative and Budget Template (RHIT Attachment C Budget Narrative and Template)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/964252d4-3284-44da-8340-69c6355b0cd4/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/may-2026/rhit/rhit-attachment-c-budget-narrative-and-budget-template_6.3.26.docx

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-rural-health-innovation-and-technology-rhit-initiative--10da095a39 — data as of 2026-08-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.