Note: Today is the Year 1 obligation deadline. Utah used it to name who holds its money and Louisiana used it to say it’s done. RHTP Verified Intelligence tracks where that money goes next.
In this issue:
North Carolina sets a November 5 webinar for the Rural Health Innovation Fund
Louisiana completes all Budget Year 1 award notifications, Budget Year 2 announcements in January 2027
Missouri routes approximately $11 million in Workforce Retention and Enablers funding through its 27 ToRCH Care Hubs
Missouri’s $39.7 million for 26 providers is the IFB #DSS26015 Smart Growth and Service Line Modification (Horizon 2) award
Texas’s $87 million for 129 rural providers is the October 23 batch on its List of Award Recipients
Utah names 41 Year 1 awardees in its RHTP Awardee Announcement, $154 million of it to subgrant administrators
North Carolina sets a November 5 informational webinar for the Rural Health Innovation Fund
NCDHHS updated its program page to say the $20 million fund’s “application process is now open,” and added an informational webinar Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12 pm.
We covered the fund October 1: five tiers up to $250,000, run by NCDIT’s Office of Digital Opportunity. The dates haven’t moved:
Readiness Intake form, opened September 30
Full application due November 16, 2026
Questions to RHIF@nc.gov
