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

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to Vermont: $195,053,740.44, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; Vermont's Year 2 award is $189,996,036.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (Vermont)
- Posted: 2025-12-29
- Funding: $195.1M
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://taggs.hhs.gov/Detail/AwardDetail?arg_AwardNum=RHTCMS332047&arg_ProgOfficeCode=190

## Application package and source documents

- [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
- [US - 2026 - CMS RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/e04c82f9-6d26-4d92-8db9-7715c2a38d4a/file) — official: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/rural-health-transformation-50-state-spotlights.pdf
- [VT - 2026 - VT - RHTP Application Preparation Resources](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a7fd7a1f-5374-4c67-9fbc-6c0d9ff8ca04/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/
- [VT - 2026 - Bi-Weekly Updates: Vermont Health Care Transformation (April 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d5f84ca7-6704-4d83-b3c5-4d964318dfd2/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/health-care-transformation
- [VT - 2025 - Vermont's RHTP Overview and Upcoming Application Timeline](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ff87e33e-ecae-4d5f-bffb-dcf5c5240b90/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/hr1-faqs
- [VT - 2026 - H.R.1 Documents and Resources | Health Care Reform](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f3020342-bebd-45f5-a3fe-987f3c865eb8/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/hr1-documents-and-resources
- [VT - 2026 - CMS-RHT-26-001 RHTP Application Submission from the State of Vermont](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d6bf570e-1a6a-466d-a0b5-f40101b56cdb/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/document/rhtp-narrative
- [VT - 2026 - Vermont Federal RHTP Award (FY2026-FY2030)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/148ebaf9-0085-47e0-897e-f3a120dba8ee/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/document/rhtf-summary
- [VT - 2026 - Vermont’s RHT Program Activity Details](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a988a286-c7f1-489c-be1c-87e896a7cb5f/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/document/rhtp-application-activity-details-12-2025
- [VT - 2026 - Vermont RHT Program Application Project Narrative (CMS-RHT-26-001)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d07167c3-4263-4194-be01-1ba1a9f44b4e/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/sites/hcr/files/documents/Vermont%20RHT%20Program%20Application%20Project%20Narrative%2002-11-26.pdf
- [VT - 2024 - RHTP Vermont Hospital Transformation Plan](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6df88230-e600-4e4a-854e-09f6e4c1a765/file) — official: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/sites/hcr/files/documents/Current%20Hospital%20Plans.pdf
- [VT - 2025 - Award Information (Official HHS TAGGS award detail page (RHTCMS332047) -- authoritative federal award tracking system)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/64f942c9-82d1-4cd7-9385-f5c6be232d81/file) (primary) — official: https://taggs.hhs.gov/Detail/AwardDetail?arg_AwardNum=RHTCMS332047&arg_ProgOfficeCode=190

More Vermont RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/vt (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/vt.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/vermont-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--629cb4e337 — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.