California opens EHR Modernization Grant Program
Kanas, Kentucky, and Utah launch dollars
Perma-resources:
2026 Q2 Newsletter Activity Index: state-by state, topic-by-topic deeplinks
Q2 RFP Review / Q3 RFP Watcher: Every procurement from Q2, near-term contracting outlook, and state-by-state analysis
The 50-State RHTP Field Guide: downloadable PDF with RHT personality, program maturity, federal outlays, open procurements, engagement activity, rural geography, and contacts
In this issue:
North Dakota clarifies: no, you can’t buy a massage chair
Missouri launches Missouri Doula Association partnership
California opens EHR Modernization Grant Program
Kansas debuts a set of four finance-and-revenue RFPs
Kentucky publishes Community Health Worker Specialized Certificate RFA
Utah pushes Food Security Grant and SPRINT closes Aug 7
North Dakota clarifies: no, you can’t buy a massage chair
North Dakota updated its wellness-equipment guidance after applicants apparently took “Mindfulness, Yoga and Stress” a little literally: the page now states that zero-gravity and massage chairs are not an allowable expense, even when marketed as mindfulness or stress relief.
Our change-monitor even caught the vendor links — an Ogawa massage chair and an “Aqua Thermassage” table — that made their way onto the Q&A before the state drew the line. A related clarification confirms clinics aren’t eligible under the hospital-based equipment opportunity, though clinic staff may use equipment housed in the critical access hospital. It’s a small item, but it’s a useful early read on how ND is policing the edges of “wellness” spending.
Missouri launches Missouri Doula Association partnership
Missouri announced a partnership between DSS (through RHTP), the DHSS Office on Women’s Health, and the Missouri Doula Association — with $732,660.43 awarded to MDA to expand rural doula training, credentialing, and integration into care teams, including Medicaid billing support and recruitment pipelines. The same update points to a separate Hub Anchor announcement, confirming Missouri is building out its regional hub structure. This is one of the first concrete, named, dollar-attached sub-awards we’ve seen flow from a state’s RHTP allocation — a template other states will likely copy.
