# Ohio Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Ohio: $202,030,262.02, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Ohio's Year 2 award is $201,926,470.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Ohio)
- Posted: 2025-09-15
- Application due: 2025-11-05
- Funding: $202.0M
- Eligible applicants: State Health Department
- How to apply: Grants.gov
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf

## Eligibility

One application per state; eligible applicant is the state (Ohio).

## Requirements

Submit a robust investment plan to structurally transform rural health care delivery. Workplan with creative, clear approaches and stakeholder engagement. Ambitious, credible, measurable outcomes tied to improvements in patient care, access, and cost reduction. Projected impact explanation on rural residents, scalability, and transformative effect. Detailed sustainability plan beyond the grant period.

## Application package and source documents

- [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
- [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

More Ohio RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/oh (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/oh.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/ohio-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--784735dd24 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.