# South Dakota RHTP Enhancing Sustainable Emergency Medical Services Awards — 25 Projects

South Dakota announced approximately $7.2 million in Rural Health Transformation funding for 25 projects strengthening rural, Tribal, and frontier EMS through workforce recruitment and training, leadership, regional collaboration, communications and dispatch, technology and data integration, telemedicine, and clinical quality improvement.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: South Dakota Department of Health (South Dakota)
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=94f44f08973fc3507fc1b480f053afe7

## Application package and source documents

- [SD - 2026 - Gov. Rhoden Strengthens Emergency Medical Services Through RHT Grants (Official EMS award announcement)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/55c44bb3-63fd-4e7c-8fd3-270be6a8b462/file) (primary) — official: https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=94f44f08973fc3507fc1b480f053afe7
- [SD - 2026 - Gov. Rhoden Announces Year Two RHT Funding (South Dakota RHTP primary page)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ae4bda4a-b7f2-44fd-9618-cda790436558/file) — official: https://doh.sd.gov/healthcare-professionals/rural-health/rural-health-transformation/rht-press-releases
- [SD - 2026 - In this section RHTP (SD DOH RHT page (award press release list))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e86f1302-ca49-4140-8fbf-4c9f80dac60e/file) — official: https://doh.sd.gov/healthcare-professionals/rural-health/rural-health-transformation

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-enhancing-sustainable-emergency-medical-services-awards-25-pro--747bca5479 — data as of 2026-10-05.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.