# South Dakota RHTP: Caregiver Support Programming

Education, resources, peer support groups, and respite care expansion for caregivers, part of the RHT program's First Round RFPs.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: RFP
- Issued by: South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) (South Dakota)
- Posted: 2026-02-25
- Application due: 2026-04-22
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://doh.sd.gov/press-releases/state-of-south-dakota-announces-first-round-of-rural-health-transformation-requests-for-proposals/

## Application package and source documents

- [SD - 2026 - State of South Dakota Announces Second Round of RHT Requests for Proposals (South Dakota RHTP round-two source)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fb434462-8b7e-4f92-a781-3608fbe9bcd7/file) — official: https://doh.sd.gov/press-releases/state-of-south-dakota-announces-second-round-of-rural-health-transformation-requests-for-proposals
- [SD - 2026 - State of South Dakota Announces First Round of RHT Requests for Proposals (SD DOH press release naming this program (Feb 25, 2026))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/377a90d4-831a-4797-8fa6-a724d5a3ae01/file) — official: https://doh.sd.gov/press-releases/state-of-south-dakota-announces-first-round-of-rural-health-transformation-requests-for-proposals
- [MI - 2026 - South Dakota NOFO Announcing First Round of RHTP Requests for Proposals for Caregiver Support and Workforce Training (NRHA rural-aging RHTP resource (mentions this NOFO))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/9b9a08dc-3ae8-4fdc-99c7-dcf1aa249d45/file) (primary) — official: https://www.ruralhealth.us/programs/center-for-rural-public-population-health/national-rural-age-friendly-initiative/implementing-rhtp-with-a-rural-aging-lens

More South Dakota RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/sd (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/sd.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/south-dakota-rhtp-caregiver-support-programming--3a824646b0 — data as of 2026-07-26.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.