# West Virginia Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)

CMS's Year 1 (FY 2026, Budget Period 1) Rural Health Transformation Program award to West Virginia: $199,476,098.72, as listed on CMS's State Data Maps. CMS announced Year 2 (FY 2027) awards on November 9, 2026; West Virginia's Year 2 award is $202,081,355.

## Key facts

- Status: Closed
- Type: AWARD
- Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (West Virginia)
- Funding: $199.5M
- 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
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHTP (Stakeholder_Letters_of_Support_v9.0)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4f86dbb9-980f-4311-863e-a58c9e41c2aa/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/Stakeholder%20Letters%20of%20Support_v9.0.pdf
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia Congressional Delegation Letter of Support](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f0831cfa-2c48-494b-b752-c59a89310b79/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/WV%20delegation%20RHF%20Letter%20of%20Support.pdf
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/068f7ff0-b426-4541-b4e8-c04e1f13b3dd/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/Legislative%20Leadership%20Letter%20of%20Support.pdf
- [WV - 1900 - RHT Letters of Support](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d6c4b24b-71bd-463f-9905-4efa78dbdc12/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-letters-of-support
- [WV - 1900 - RHT Application](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a5cafc7d-90ba-45ff-be9e-493ce7c58e25/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-application
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHT (WV RHT) Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/6b4d65ad-37e1-4155-b37c-fb90298a172d/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/Governor%27s%20Endorsement%20Letter.pdf
- [WV - 2026 - WV Department of Health](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/1b10d532-731f-4f7d-a7c6-f52dbdab55ec/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/
- [WV - 2026 - rhtp listserv](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/69262a09-5f61-4de7-8966-f657f377909d/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/rhtp-listserv
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP (WV_RHTP_Frequently_Asked_Questions)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fc74dede-9ac2-40c9-96d6-f5d61025bebe/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/WV%20RHTP%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/1b4c690d-e307-4bea-82d1-270d74e41f2f/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-detailed-summary
- [WV - 2026 - RHT Strategic Priorities](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/87557ac3-010e-45a0-b209-ab9cf0c36692/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-strategic-priorities
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP (rht-flagship-initiatives)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/d986c8a6-595e-4fb5-8674-6b646c38863e/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-flagship-initiatives
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHT Program Application](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8385066d-ea07-4f7b-86d0-21aa110a5d09/file) — official: https://governor.wv.gov/rht-public-input
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP Staff Directory](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f2798f58-a334-4d62-8e87-9ede53e92d3b/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/staff
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP Application Preparation Resources](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/58bd661d-d79c-4306-931b-902deecdccf5/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/rhtp-resources
- [WV - 2041 - Meet the RHTP Team](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/f7844902-6485-4ac6-96fe-02c0e192e956/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/node/2041
- [WV - 2026 - Governor Morrisey Announces $2.4 Million Award to Ascend WV to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce (Ascend WV $2.4M award (Mountain State Care Force / RHTP))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/0253e685-c363-447b-81ce-df4006db9791/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-24-million-award-ascend-wv-strengthen-healthcare-workforce
- [WV - 2026 - Governor Morrisey Announces Award to Expand Nursing Education and Strengthen West Virginia’s Healthcare Workforce (Award evidence — reconciled 2026-09-27)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/ee3006ec-3e87-436c-9fc0-e4c78d8a0825/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-award-expand-nursing-education-and-strengthen-west-virginias
- [WV - 2025 - Governor Morrisey Announces First RHTP Awards (Award source)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/fa86111e-c3e7-44a0-b784-b70131d45740/file)
- [WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHTP (WV RHTP) – Announced Awards (WV - 2025 - West Virginia RHTP (WV RHTP) – Announced Awards)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/91bcd7a0-784c-402c-9dca-92048941a266/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2026-11/Released%20RHTP%20Awards.pdf
- [WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP – Announced Awards (Year 1, updated 10.30.26) (WV - 2026 - West Virginia RHTP – Announced Awards (Year 1, updated 10.30.26))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/4bdaf21b-3a70-475e-97cd-ff5f98ee8f8e/file) — official: https://health.wv.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/Released%20Awards_0.pdf

More West Virginia RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/wv (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/wv.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/west-virginia-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--6b05f8f17a — data as of 2026-11-11.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.