# North Carolina Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to North Carolina: $213,008,356.47, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; North Carolina's Year 2 award is $216,824,573.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (North Carolina)
- Funding: $213.0M
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Application package and source documents

- [US - 2026 - RHT Program Overview](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e6dd59cf-4228-45ce-8888-31634918e482/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview
- [US - 2026 - CMS RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e04c82f9-6d26-4d92-8db9-7715c2a38d4a/file) (primary) — official: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf
- [NC - 2026 - North Carolina RHTP Award Announcement](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f7648430-ef37-428e-8bdd-1971855fbb50/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/
- [NC - 2026 - NCRHTP Holds First Advisory Committee Meeting (NCRHTP Holds First Advisory Committee Meeting)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/5b83e390-e517-43c0-be0e-d6e182fcfaf6/file)
- [NC - 2025 - North Carolina Launches RHT (Award evidence — reconciled 2026-09-27)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e71396a8-f8ed-4078-8bfb-7b3fba32247c/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/92426-rhtp-yearoneannuarreportexecutivesummary/download
- [NC - 2026 - RHT Program Annual Report (North Carolina RHTP Year 1 annual report)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/054c4cdf-315f-4b9f-ba8f-705e3d8b5965/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/north-carolina-rhtp-annual-report/download
- [NC - 2026 - NC RHTP Newsletter: Oct. 12, 2026 (NC RHTP newsletter — activity award evidence)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/2f68e62a-860e-42bf-aa02-06d8c2aa73b0/file) — official: https://mailchi.mp/dhhs.nc.gov/rhtp-newsletter-10-12-26?e=7ac6c89a3f
- [NC - 2025 - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Submits RHT Plan to CMS (NCDHHS press release: RHT plan submitted to CMS (Nov 2025))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/be74813e-d138-4bea-9c40-a163c5dabfa2/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2025/11/21/north-carolina-applies-200-million-rural-health-transformation-program
- [NC - 2026 - NC RHTP Newsletter: Nov. 3, 2026 (NC - 2026 - NC RHTP Newsletter: Nov. 3, 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6876c16f-244d-4eac-80b8-64a212588644/file) — official: https://mailchi.mp/dhhs.nc.gov/rhtp-newsletter-11-3-26?e=7ac6c89a3f
- [NC - 2026 - NC Department of Health and Human Services Launches Dashboard of Year 1 RHTP Awards; CMS Announces $100 Million for Year 2 (NC - 2026 - NC Department of Health and Human Services Launches Dashboard of Year 1 RHTP Awards; CMS Announces $100 Million for Year 2)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/b27749e7-2647-4363-b23c-4a0978b00873/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2026/11/02/state-launches-new-rural-health-transformation-program-dashboard?utm_term=0_-9b60c926d1-434336826&mc_cid=a07e17c127&mc_eid=UNIQID
- [NC - 2025 - NC RHTP Awarded Projects and Budget Allocations for Year 1 (NC - 2025 - NC RHTP Awarded Projects and Budget Allocations for Year 1)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e3a9bc67-8740-4f9d-b881-34e9c971c4c7/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/nc-locator/list-of-projects-year-1/printable?source=/about/department-initiatives/rural-health-transformation-program/transforming-rural-health-north-carolina-our-progress
- [NC - 2027 - Transforming Rural Health in North Carolina: Our Progress (NC - 2027 - Transforming Rural Health in North Carolina: Our Progress)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/cadf7867-9703-495c-96e0-7e42197fda29/file) — official: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/department-initiatives/rural-health-transformation-program/transforming-rural-health-north-carolina-our-progress?utm_term=0_-9b60c926d1-434336826&mc_cid=a07e17c127&mc_eid=UNIQID

More North Carolina RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nc (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nc.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/north-carolina-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--f048c6adfd — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.