Mississippi posts CMS Award, Oklahoma granteee award map
Lots of legislative action and partner info sessions
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In this issue:
Legislation Watch: TN, AK, NY, CA
Alabama posts more info on workshops
Colorado to host grantee partnership meeting
Kansas announces CHW + AFIM Announces Webinar
Mississippi posts Notice of Award and details on Comprehensive State Health Plan RFP, due June 4
Oklahoma posts detailed map of Community-Led Wellness Hubs: Microgrants Funding Recipients
Legislation Watch: TN, AK, NY, CA
Tennessee — HB2631 / SB2690: Governor Bill Lee signed the $58.3B FY26/FY27 appropriations act (now Public Chapter 1142) with the $206.9M RHTP Year-1 federal award and $125M state shared-savings for rural hospitals embedded; first competitive RFP round opens July 6. Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 25
Alaska — HB263: The FY27 operating budget carrying spending authority for Alaska’s $272M RHTP Year-1 award passed the House April 14 with a $1,500 PFD; the Senate countered April 24 with a $1,000 PFD plus a $150 energy-relief payment, and Governor Mike Dunleavy and legislative leaders reached a compromise framework May 18. Alaska Beacon, May 18
New York — S09003 / A10003 (Aid to Localities) and S09000 / A10000 (State Operations): Governor Kathy Hochul’s FY27 budget is nearly two months past the April 1 deadline due to policy disagreements with the legislature, and New York’s $212M Year-1 RHTP allocation cannot reach providers in 47 rural counties until either chamber’s final concurrence happens. The Daily Gazette
California — AB1923 (flagged — indirect): Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) reauthorized the Distressed Hospital Loan Program with another $300M; passed Assembly 77-0 on May 27 with urgency clause and is now in the Senate. The bill doesn’t touch RHTP funds directly but Soria explicitly framed it as a state backstop to the same federal Medicaid cuts that RHTP is meant to offset. CalMatters, Feb 14
Sources:
Chattanooga Times Free Press — TN launches first RHTP grants
Alaska Beacon — Budget deal with $1,000 PFD and energy rebate
The Daily Gazette — Rural NY providers await transformation funds
Alabama posts more info on workshops
ADECA is hosting workshops to provide an in-depth overview of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP) and the eleven initiatives developed for Alabama. See the memo below for more information:
ARHTP Roadshow Workshop Announcements (May 26 – 28, 2026)
NOTE: The location of the Montgomery workshop on Thursday, May 28, has been changed to the Gordon Persons Building. Please see the memo for details.
Colorado to host grantee partnership meeting
Partnerships for Grantees:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Join us for a session focused on helping potential grantees create meaningful partnerships with healthcare and community organizations, as well as vendors. Register here.
Kansas announces CHW + AFIM Announces Webinar
The Community Health Worker + Accountable Food is Medicine Program (CHW + AFIM) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at noon. This webinar will discuss the Request for Applications (RFA) for clinics seeking funding to support Community Health Workers withing the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Click here to sign up for the CHW + AFIM webinar
West Virginia out with Q&A for Personal Health Accelerator - Designing and Implementing a Statewide Local Health Challenge Competition
