# Rural Health Transformation Program 2026: Enhancing Rural Cancer-Focused Healthcare (NJ RHTP Activity 5.3b)

Funds sustainable policy, systems, and environmental changes to reduce cancer burden and improve survivorship care in rural New Jersey. Supported activities include cancer prevention education and outreach, cancer survivorship workshops, clinical trial enrollment initiatives, faith-based women’s health partnerships focused on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, and policy advocacy. Funding is aligned with the NJ Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and prioritizes underserved rural populations, especially uninsured and underinsured. Allowable costs include program staff, training and curriculum, evaluation, educational materials, in-state travel, and up to 10% indirect costs.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFA
- Issued by: New Jersey Department of Health - Division of Health Promotion, Community Health & Wellness Unit (New Jersey)
- Posted: 2026-03-16
- Application due: 2026-04-10
- Funding: $87,500
- Eligible applicants: Rural hospitals, Critical access hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural health clinics, Local health departments, Nonprofit organizations serving rural communities, Tribal health organizations, Academic/healthcare-affiliated institutions partnering with rural entities
- How to apply: Portal submission via https://dohsage.intelligrants.com/
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://nj.gov/rural-health-transformation/documents/njrht-2026-rfa-improving-chronic-disease-outcomes.pdf

## Eligibility

Eligible applicants include rural hospitals and critical access hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics, local health departments, nonprofit organizations serving rural communities, tribal health organizations, and academic or healthcare-affiliated institutions partnering with rural entities. Eligibility is limited to applicants serving uninsured and underinsured individuals in designated rural counties and census tracts as defined by federal, state, or Road Ruggedness Scale (RRS) criteria: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, Warren; plus ten (10) census tracts in Bergen, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic. Applicants serving areas meeting federal HRSA rural definitions may receive priority consideration.

## Requirements

Applicants must propose activities benefiting uninsured and underinsured residents in designated rural areas. Funds cannot pay for services reimbursable by Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance. Required scope includes evidence-based cancer prevention strategies, survivorship workshops, clinical trial access expansion, faith-based/community partnerships, and policy review/change. Applicants must submit Letters of Collaboration from partners and/or vendor quotes. Program staff, educational materials, training, evaluation, equipment, and in-state travel are allowable expenses. Indirect costs capped at 10%. Monthly expenditure and quarterly progress reports are required.

## Required attachments

- Letters of Collaboration
- Vendor quotes for proposed purchases

## Application package and source documents

- [NJ - 2026 - Request for Applications (RFA) - RHT Grant (RFA source document)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a20a2b38-4e21-40ae-ace7-e12ffd8028b8/file) (primary) — official: https://nj.gov/rural-health-transformation/documents/njrht-2026-rfa-improving-chronic-disease-outcomes.pdf

More New Jersey RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nj (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nj.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-health-transformation-program-2026-enhancing-rural-cancer-focused-healthca--83700f5465 — data as of 2026-08-31.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.