# Idaho — Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

Idaho's Rural Health Transformation Program is in its early implementation phase under the Department of Health and Welfare, with cooperative contracts and subgrants executed through 2026. Following completion of the first year of funding, the program is awarding grants supporting behavioral health prevention, healthcare infrastructure, graduate medical education, and diabetes management. Guided by stakeholder input, it prioritizes rural provider capacity building, workforce recruitment and retention, innovative care models, technology expansion, and infrastructure modernization. Current structured plan tracks 5 key initiatives and 13 strategic goals.

## At a glance

- Federal awards to date: $368,672,744.74 (Year 1 $186.0M + Year 2 $182.7M)
- Implementation phase (RCJ): IMPLEMENTING
- Funding opportunities tracked: 26 (0 open or announced, 26 closed)
- Awards recorded: $296.2M to 28 recipients
- Critical Access Hospitals: 39
- Rural population share: 27%

## Current progress

Idaho has launched statewide solicitations and opened multiple RFPs and structured subaward opportunities for rural health providers under the Rural Health Transformation Program as of August–September 2026, including Data Analytics, Facility Renovation Verification, and sector-specific initiatives for workforce, behavioral health, and chronic disease. Multiple open subgrant and vendor opportunities are active, with technical assistance calls, application deadlines, and several contract awards in progress across infrastructure, workforce, and behavioral health areas. Notably, all Year 1 funding opportunities closed by September 2026 with awards made for data analytics, infrastructure, behavioral health, and other key areas, and contracts are active or in final procurement. These steps demonstrate sustained, active program implementation and ongoing expansion across Idaho. State opportunities: 24 total (24 past/closed), $130.8M listed funding. Key opportunities: Idaho RHTP Healthcare Infrastructure Support (HIS); Graduate Medical Education (GME) Expansion for Rural Idaho – FFY26; Idaho RHTP School-Based Family Support Hubs (SBFSHs). Strategy alignment: supports workforce, telehealth, prevention priorities. State opportunities: 24 total (24 past/closed), $130.8M listed funding. Key opportunities: Idaho RHTP Healthcare Infrastructure Support (HIS); Graduate Medical Education (GME) Expansion for Rural Idaho – FFY26; Idaho RHTP School-Based Family Support Hubs (SBFSHs). Strategy alignment: supports workforce, telehealth, prevention priorities.

## CMS published status (State Data Maps)

- State Policy Action commitments: 0 of 19
- Initiatives (5), current CMS stage of each:
  - Ensuring Accessible Quality Care Through Innovative Models — Stage 2
  - Implement Population Specific, Evidence-based Projects to Make America Healthy Again — Stage 2
  - Improving Rural Access to Care Through Technology — Stage 2
  - Investing in Rural Health Infrastructure and Partnerships — Stage 2
  - Sustaining Rural Workforce with Training, Recruitment, and Retention — Stage 2
- CMS data captured 2026-11-11, last confirmed 2026-11-11

## Open and announced opportunities

None open right now.

## Closed opportunities (26, most recent first)

- [Idaho Crisis Intervention Training](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-crisis-intervention-training--626e474f1d) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-09-21; $500,000 – $2.5M
- [Idaho RHTP Healthcare Infrastructure Support (HIS)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-healthcare-infrastructure-support-his--f94c1bda0b) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-18; $97.2M
- [Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program – Behavioral Health Prevention Programs Grant](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rural-health-transformation-program-behavioral-health-prevention-programs--13ae0ed81a) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-09-18; $100,000 – $200,000
- [Solicitation for Substance Use Prevention (RHTP)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/solicitation-for-substance-use-prevention-rhtp--03296845cc) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-09-18; $100,000 – $400,000
- [Idaho RHTP Healthcare Career Advancement (RHTPWBLCA1)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-healthcare-career-advancement-rhtpwblca1--07415d68bd) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-17; $200,000 – $4.5M
- [Idaho RHTP Statewide Chronic Disease Education Network](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-statewide-chronic-disease-education-network--c9b86266c0) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-15; $2.0M
- [Graduate Medical Education (GME) Expansion for Rural Idaho – FFY26](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/graduate-medical-education-gme-expansion-for-rural-idaho-ffy26--e79eddc182) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-09-14; $8.0M
- [Idaho Cognitive Care Pathway Network](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-cognitive-care-pathway-network--deee27ac48) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-08; $500,000 – $2.0M
- [Idaho Cognitive Health Workforce Response Network](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-cognitive-health-workforce-response-network--dcda969204) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-08; $500,000 – $2.0M
- [Idaho RHTP Diabetes Prevention and Management](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-diabetes-prevention-and-management--2bce30befe) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-08; $1.0M – $2.0M
- [Idaho RHTP School-Based Family Support Hubs (SBFSHs)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-school-based-family-support-hubs-sbfshs--ae3208b017) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-08; $6.0M
- [Idaho RHTP Chronic Disease Prevention and Cancer Screenings](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-chronic-disease-prevention-and-cancer-screenings--3398f8e4f1) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-09-08; $1.0M – $2.0M
- [Idaho RHTP Facility Technology Assessment](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-facility-technology-assessment--b349443aab) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-08-22
- [Rural Health Facility Renovation Independent Verification – RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-health-facility-renovation-independent-verification-rhtp--c7c0f411de) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-08-05
- [Data Analytics and Outcomes Evaluation - RHTP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/data-analytics-and-outcomes-evaluation-rhtp--908370c761) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-28
- [Idaho Health Alert Network Emergency Communications Upgrade](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-health-alert-network-emergency-communications-upgrade--eefdcafbdd) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-28
- [Idaho RHTP Contracted Administrator for Third-Party Ladder Payments](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rhtp-contracted-administrator-for-third-party-ladder-payments--3c28cb95ef) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-28
- [Rural Behavioral Health Prevention Infrastructure Subgrants](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-behavioral-health-prevention-infrastructure-subgrants--4f9bb11fab) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-28
- [Rural Cybersecurity Modernization Assessment](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-cybersecurity-modernization-assessment--c643d64b9e) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-16; $2.0M
- [Maternal & Perinatal Health Lead Agencies - Idaho RHTP (FFY26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/maternal-perinatal-health-lead-agencies-idaho-rhtp-ffy26--2f059e2695) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-07-10
- [RHTP FFY2026 Infrastructure & Operations Competitive Solicitations](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rhtp-ffy2026-infrastructure-operations-competitive-solicitations--aa7d07f1ad) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-06-21
- [Idaho Rural Behavioral Health and Pediatric Psychiatry Access Programs (FFY26)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-rural-behavioral-health-and-pediatric-psychiatry-access-programs-ffy26--1f9169f0e9) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-06-17
- [Idaho Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--9405a33b42) — AWARD; Closed; $186.0M
- [Idaho Federal RHTP Award: Year 2 (FY 2027)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-federal-rhtp-award-year-2-fy-2027--456de8079c) — AWARD; Closed; $182.7M
- [Idaho Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line (PPAL)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/idaho-pediatric-psychiatry-access-line-ppal--7ea00cacd0) — RFA; Closed

## Largest recorded awards

- More than 100 rural hospitals and providers — $180.0M (FY2025-2026)
- Idaho Military Division — $14.9M (FY2025-2026)
- Gritman Medical Center — $11.6M (FY2026-2027)
- Gritman Medical Center — $11.6M (FY2025-2026)
- State Board of Education — $8.0M (FY2025-2026)
- Benewah Community Hospital — $6.7M (FY2026)
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe — $6.5M (FY2025-2026)
- Kootenai Tribe of Idaho — $6.5M (FY2025-2026)
- Nez Perce Tribe — $6.5M (FY2025-2026)
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes — $6.5M (FY2025-2026)
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation — $6.5M (FY2025-2026)
- Bonner General Health — $5.8M (FY2026)
- Arkansas FAITH Program — $5.0M (FY2026)
- St. Mary’s — $4.9M (FY2026)
- Coeur D'Alene Tribe — $2.3M (FY2025)

## Official sources RCJ monitors

- [ID Release / Application](https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/idaho-awarded-nearly-1-billion-to-improve-rural-healthcare-access-affordability)
- [ID RHTP Primary](https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/rural-health-transformation-program-grant/about-rural-health-transformation-program-grant)
- [ID WebLink: School-Based Family Support Hubs folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37264&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID RHTP Funding Opportunities](https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/rural-health-transformation-program-grant/funding-opportunities-rural-health)
- [ID WebLink: Cognitive Health Workforce Response Network folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37239&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID WebLink: Cognitive Care Pathway Network folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37227&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID WebLink: Diabetes Prevention and Management folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37251&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID WebLink: Statewide Chronic Disease Education Network folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37371&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID WebLink: Healthcare Infrastructure Support folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37354&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)
- [ID WebLink: Chronic Disease Prevention and Cancer Screenings folder](https://publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=37215&dbid=0&repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/id — data as of 2026-11-12.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.