# New Mexico — Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

The New Mexico Rural Health Transformation Program runs from 2026 to 2030 with annual performance-based funding to support providers, communities, and statewide infrastructure. Major focus areas include workforce development, system sustainability, community-based innovation, and improved access to care—including specialty, maternal, behavioral health, and chronic disease services—for rural, frontier, and tribal populations. Current structured plan tracks 5 key initiatives and 6 strategic goals.

## At a glance

- Federal awards to date: $422,529,376.25 (Year 1 $211.5M + Year 2 $211.0M)
- Implementation phase (RCJ): IMPLEMENTING
- Funding opportunities tracked: 11 (0 open or announced, 11 closed)
- Awards recorded: $74.0M to 6 recipients
- Critical Access Hospitals: 14
- Rural population share: 35%

## Current progress

Six Regional Hub Organizations have been selected and funded for Healthy Horizons, with over $74 million awarded in regional funding. Multiple major RFPs, including Administrative Services Organization and Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation, are currently under evaluation or accepting applications. Stakeholder Advisory Committee applications remain open, and project infrastructure is being established across rural and tribal communities. Additional provider-level opportunities are expected to launch following contract awards. State opportunities: 8 total (8 past/closed), $170.3M listed funding. Key opportunities: Administrative Services Organization (ASO) RFP – New Mexico Rural Health Transformation Program; Rural Health Innovation Fund (New Mexico RHT Program); Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI) RFP. Strategy alignment: supports workforce, care access priorities.

## CMS published status (State Data Maps)

- State Policy Action commitments: 6 of 19
- Initiatives (5), current CMS stage of each:
  - Bridge to Resilience: Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center — Stage 1
  - Healthy Horizons: Expanding Specialty Care Access and Chronic Disease Management — Stage 1
  - Rooted in New Mexico: Building Tomorrow's Rural Health Workforce — Stage 1
  - Rural Health Data Hub: Establishing a Health Analytics Platform — Stage 1
  - Rural Health Innovation Fund: Enabling Community-Designed, Community-Led Change — Stage 1
- CMS data captured 2026-11-11, last confirmed 2026-11-11

## Open and announced opportunities

None open right now.

## Closed opportunities (11, most recent first)

- [Rural Health Data Hub Administrator (RHDHA) RFP (New Mexico RHT Program)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-health-data-hub-administrator-rhdha-rfp-new-mexico-rht-program--fe18e19f07) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-09-25
- [NM - 2026 - Ob/Gyn Services in Northwest New Mexico (RFA 27-630-8000-0037)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/nm-2026-ob-gyn-services-in-northwest-new-mexico-rfa-27-630-8000-0037--6d198a9f10) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-09-11; $1.0M
- [Rooted in New Mexico (RiNM) RFP — Rural Health Workforce](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rooted-in-new-mexico-rinm-rfp-rural-health-workforce--0a5dfede3a) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-09-04
- [Rural Health Innovation Fund (New Mexico RHT Program)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/rural-health-innovation-fund-new-mexico-rht-program--4e1e645149) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-08-03; $47.0M
- [Healthy Horizons RFA (New Mexico RHT Program)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/healthy-horizons-rfa-new-mexico-rht-program--6f7c17c4cb) — RFA; Closed; due 2026-07-06; $250,000 – $1.0M
- [Center for Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation (CRHSI) RFP](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/center-for-rural-health-sustainability-innovation-crhsi-rfp--21a53912e0) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-06-12; $25.1M
- [Administrative Services Organization (ASO) RFP – New Mexico Rural Health Transformation Program](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/administrative-services-organization-aso-rfp-new-mexico-rural-health-transformat--ce5439e698) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-06-05; $96.1M
- [ASO Services for Rural and Behavioral Health Program Administration](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/aso-services-for-rural-and-behavioral-health-program-administration--8f955e1c53) — RFP; Closed; due 2026-05-28
- [New Mexico Rural Health Care Delivery Fund Stabilization Grant FY27-29](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/new-mexico-rural-health-care-delivery-fund-stabilization-grant-fy27-29--e7b96c61b2) — GRANT; Closed; due 2026-04-19; $50.0M; state-funded, not RHTP
- [New Mexico Federal RHTP Award: Year 1 (FY 2026)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/new-mexico-federal-rhtp-award-year-1-fy-2026--ea7b9383ee) — AWARD; Closed; $211.5M
- [New Mexico Federal RHTP Award: Year 2 (FY 2027)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/new-mexico-federal-rhtp-award-year-2-fy-2027--1fe72f2db1) — AWARD; Closed; $211.0M

## Largest recorded awards

- Six Regional Hub Organizations (Healthy Horizons; names not published) — $74.0M (FY2026)
- Cibola General Hospital / Gallup Community Health — amount not published (FY2026)
- Eastern Plains Council of Governments — amount not published (FY2026)
- Gila Regional Medical Center — amount not published (FY2026)
- Nor-Lea Hospital District — amount not published (FY2026)
- The Regents of the University of New Mexico — amount not published (FY2026)

## Official sources RCJ monitors

- [NM HCA RHT (alt URL)](https://www.hca.nm.gov/rht/)
- [NM Release / Application 2](https://www.hca.nm.gov/2025/12/30/new-mexico-medicaid-receives-211-5-million-to-strengthen-rural-health-care)
- [NRHA linked funding/procurement page](https://www.hca.nm.gov/rural-health-transformation-program)

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