Iowa Just Put $328M(?) out — first deadline (LOI) is August 10

Jul 16, 2026

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In this issue:

Idaho posts Legislative Oversight Committee info
Tennessee posts Q&A for Healthcare Resiliency Program: Health Technology & Innovation Short-Range
Kentucky opens $800K to build the CHW workforce its plan depends on (& no AI)
Washington opens $11.5M Provider Technology Fund grant
Texas notifies re: Rural Texas Strong - Initiative 4, Round 2 Posting
Mississippi out with two new opps
Iowa Just Put $328M(?) out — first deadline (LOI) is August 10

Idaho posts Legislative Oversight Committee info

26 pages, 116 Q&A responses. Schedule unchanged — applications still due 7/27, 2:00pm CT. But the answers materially widen who can play:

For-profit health-tech companies are explicitly eligible as LEAD applicant — TDH confirms this six separate times (Q28, 36, 60, 61, 65, 82), and states outright that “eligible lead applicants are not limited to the illustrative list provided in Section I.”
No pre-identified provider or site partner required at application (Q25, 26, 62).
No TN Secretary of State registration needed at application — only before contract execution (Q66). Out-of-state firms may register solely to apply (Q67). Companies not yet operating in Tennessee but entering by 2027 qualify (Q29).
No minimum, no maximum, no predetermined award count (Q39, 42, 71, 76). $33M total.
Scoring disclosed: Community Need 35 / Project Plan 35 / Evaluation Plan 10 / Sustainability 10 / Budget 10.
The RFA’s 5-page limit “was left in error” (Q55).
Short and Long Range share the same evaluator pool — applicants to both “can and should reference each other.”