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

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Tennessee: $206,888,882.11, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Tennessee's Year 2 award is $210,344,524.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Tennessee)
- Funding: $206.9M
- 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 - 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
- [TN - 2026 - Tennessee to Release 1st Grant Funding Opportunity of RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/612e657e-7105-4633-98bd-92b1c43923e3/file) — official: https://www.tn.gov/health/news/2026/5/15/tennessee-to-release-1st-grant-funding-opportunity-of-rural-health-transformation-program.html
- [TN - 2025 - RHTP Application Opportunity Number: CMS-RHT-26-001 Project Narrative Submitted by the State of Tennessee Tennessee Department of Health November 5, 2025](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/1755280c-d209-4081-915a-30974535fb00/file) — official: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/TN_RHTF_Application_Full_Document.pdf
- [TN - 2025 - See Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's Announcement of Tennessee's Proposal](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/05be2cf1-9c4c-410f-8fcb-e6dcacc26afe/file) — official: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/Release_11.5.2025.pdf

More Tennessee RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/tn (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/tn.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/tennessee-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--06a6636f24 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.