# Kansas — Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

The Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program, administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, is in its second year of implementing a structured statewide plan to improve rural health outcomes. Current major grant programs include Community Health Worker and Accountable Food is Medicine grants, Non-Emergency Transportation, Regional Partnership programs, and Transformative Capital Investments, with active technical assistance and application opportunities underway. The program maintains a focus on workforce development, care model innovation, and sustainability for rural health systems, emphasizing ongoing stakeholder engagement and competitive funding cycles. Implementation remains active, with core initiatives tracking progress across multiple strategic goals. Current structured plan tracks 5 key initiatives and 8 strategic goals.

## At a glance

- Federal awards to date: $447,794,124.45 (Year 1 $221.9M + Year 2 $225.9M)
- Implementation phase (RCJ): IMPLEMENTING
- Funding opportunities tracked: 16 (4 open or announced, 12 closed)
- Awards recorded: $100.4M to 62 recipients
- Critical Access Hospitals: 83
- Rural population share: 30%

## Current progress

Kansas continues active implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program, with multiple Year 2 RFAs open for key initiatives including Non-Emergency Transportation and Community Health Worker + Accountable Food Is Medicine. Over $222 million has been awarded to rural providers across Year 1, and technical assistance is ongoing. Application windows for major grant programs remain open, pending final CMS budget approval for Year 2 funding. State opportunities currently include active RFAs in technology modernization, transportation, capital investment, and workforce innovation. State opportunities: 4 active (4 closing soon, 10 past/closed), $38.2M listed funding. Key opportunities: KS - 2026 - Regional Partnership Grant Program; Non-Emergency Transportation Grant Program (NEMT) – Year 2 (Kansas RHTP 4.3); Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program RFA (Kansas, Year 2). Strategy alignment: supports workforce, telehealth, prevention priorities.

## CMS published status (State Data Maps)

- State Policy Action commitments: 4 of 19
- Initiatives (5), current CMS stage of each:
  - Build a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce — Stage 2
  - Enable Value-Based Care — Stage 2
  - Expand Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs — Stage 2
  - Harness Data and Technology — Stage 2
  - Secure Local Access to Primary Care — Stage 2
- CMS data captured 2026-11-11, last confirmed 2026-11-11

## Open and announced opportunities

- [Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program RFA (Kansas, Year 2)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/transformative-capital-investment-grant-program-rfa-kansas-year-2--2cc4c8d199) — RFA; Closing soon; due 2026-11-13; $3.0M
- [KS - 2026 - Regional Partnership Grant Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/ks-2026-regional-partnership-grant-program--507a5fba9f) — RFA; Closing soon; due 2026-11-13; $5.0M
- [Community Health Worker + Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant Program (CHW+AFIM) – Year 2](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/community-health-worker-accountable-food-is-medicine-grant-program-chw-afim-year--69b7011798) — RFA; Closing soon; due 2026-11-18; $1.5M
- [Non-Emergency Transportation Grant Program (NEMT) – Year 2 (Kansas RHTP 4.3)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/non-emergency-transportation-grant-program-nemt-year-2-kansas-rhtp-4-3--3a101bfd58) — RFA; Closing soon; due 2026-11-18; $3.0M

## Closed opportunities (12, most recent first)

- [Kansas Dementia-Related Behavioral Supports in Rural Nursing Facilities Pilot](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-dementia-related-behavioral-supports-in-rural-nursing-facilities-pilot--4855ab14d9) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-08-21; $200,000
- [Kansas Healthworks — Centralized Verification Organization (CVO) RFP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-healthworks-centralized-verification-organization-cvo-rfp--db16e2f8de) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-08-04
- [Interfacility Transport Project Request for Applications](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/interfacility-transport-project-request-for-applications--1627b274cd) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-07-31
- [Kansas Healthworks — All-Kansas Payer Scorecard Program RFP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-healthworks-all-kansas-payer-scorecard-program-rfp--b18613049e) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-31
- [Interfacility Transport Project Request for Applications (Kansas RHTP 4.3.1)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/interfacility-transport-project-request-for-applications-kansas-rhtp-4-3-1--43cf593180) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-07-31; $870,959
- [Kansas Healthworks — Revenue Support Program RFP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-healthworks-revenue-support-program-rfp--c13af4645d) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-30
- [Kansas Healthworks — Rural Hospital CFO Mentoring and Financial Leadership Support Program RFP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-healthworks-rural-hospital-cfo-mentoring-and-financial-leadership-support--b4b2bb31a7) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-07-29
- [Emerging Technology Program – Rural Health Transformation Plan (Kansas Program Year 1)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/emerging-technology-program-rural-health-transformation-plan-kansas-program-year--9d01568582) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-07-10; $1.0M – $9.5M
- [Community Health Worker + Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant Program (CHW+AFIM)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/community-health-worker-accountable-food-is-medicine-grant-program-chw-afim--c26ee762c7) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-06-19; $95,000 – $150,000
- [REH Conversion/Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program (REH/CAP)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/reh-conversion-transformative-capital-investment-grant-program-reh-cap--310a2ff17d) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-03-20; $15.0M
- [Kansas Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--f7e3dcb22e) — AWARD; Closed; $221.9M
- [Kansas Federal RHTP Award: Year 2 (FY 2027)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/kansas-federal-rhtp-award-year-2-fy-2027--26abadf97d) — AWARD; Closed; $225.9M

## Largest recorded awards

- Stormont Vail Health — $7.7M (FY2026)
- Children's Mercy Hospital — $6.1M (FY2026)
- Great Plains Health Alliance — $5.0M (FY2026)
- Recovery Unlimited — $4.3M (FY2026)
- Garden City Community College — $3.4M (FY2026)
- Gove County Medical Center — $3.0M (FY2026)
- Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System — $3.0M (FY2026)
- Common Spirit Kansas — $3.0M (FY2026)
- UKHS Great Bend — $3.0M (FY2026)
- Clara Barton Medical Center — $2.9M (FY2026)
- Pratt Regional Medical Center — $2.9M (FY2026)
- Citizen's Foundations (Citizens Health) — $2.8M (FY2026)
- Special Olympics Kansas — $2.5M (FY2026)
- Clay County Medical Center — $2.5M (FY2026)
- Freeman Fort Scott Hospital — $2.5M (FY2026)

## Official sources RCJ monitors

- [KS RHTP Primary](https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/2361/Rural-Health-Transformation-Program)
- [KS Release / Application](https://www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Components/News/News/876/55)
- [KS Healthworks (KHA Foundation) RHTP Projects](https://www.kha-net.org/aboutkha/healthworks/projects/rhtp/)
- [KS KDADS Funding Opportunities (Aging Services)](https://www.kdads.ks.gov/partners-providers/funding-opportunities)
- [KS Governor Newsroom](https://www.governor.ks.gov/newsroom)

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