Nevada out with $30M RFP for Chronic Disease and Behavioral Health (RHOAP), New Mexico publishes 2 procurements
News from Florida, Colorado, and Alaska
In this issue:
Florida publishes Grant Writing Resources for Applicants
Colorado upcoming events, including Advisory Committee Meeting today
News: Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding (Alaska Public Media)
Nevada launches $30M RFP for Rural Health Outcomes Accelerator Program (RHOAP)
New Mexico publishes two huge procurements: ASO and CRHSI
Florida publishes Grant Writing Resources for Applicants
Disclaimer: The materials and resources provided here are supplemental guidance only and are intended to support applicants in developing their proposals. They do not replace, revise, or override any official funding announcement from the Agency. In the event of any conflict, the funding announcement governs. Applicants are responsible for ensuring full compliance with all funding announcement requirements.
Colorado upcoming events, including Advisory Committee Meeting today
Webinars
Allowable/Non-Allowable Expenses:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m.
Join us for a one-hour webinar on allowable vs. non-allowable expenses, facilitated by the HCPF RHTP team. The main presentation will take about 30 minutes, with Q&A time to follow. This webinar will be essential for any RHTP applicants in their program planning and in designing budgets. Register here.
How to Prepare for this Grant:
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m.
Join us for a one-hour webinar that will help you prepare for this grant in advance of the RFA, Q&A will follow. Register here.
Future Topics, dates coming soon
Vendor and Partnerships
How to fill out the RFA
Rural Health Transformation Program Advisory Committee Meeting: Monday, May 11, 4-4:45 p.m.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82567327481
News: Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding (Alaska Public Media)
Alaska received $272 million in the first round — the largest per-capita award in the country and the second largest overall — and is on track for nearly $1.4 billion over five years. The state’s Department of Health says it received nearly 1,800 proposals for how to spend just the first tranche, but legislators say funding restrictions, including a prohibition on using the money to construct or expand healthcare facilities and a deadline that requires the first round to be allocated by the end of September and fully spent within the following year, do not match Alaska’s logistical reality. Alaska Public Media
The resolution’s main sponsor, Rep. Genevieve Mina (D-Anchorage), chair of the House Health and Social Services Committee, told colleagues during March floor debate that lawmakers needed more guidance from CMS before they could weigh the trade-offs the state is being asked to make. As per Alaska Public Media: “We want more clarity on what these provisions would mean in terms of the award that we currently have and the money that we lose. We don’t have that guidance right now.” Sen. Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage), chair of the Senate Health and Social Services Committee, said in the same coverage that “It’s not clear that that money can go where it’s most needed. It’s not a huge amount of money relative to the challenges we face.”
Behind the resolution sits a more concrete fiscal worry: Alaska’s RHTP application committed the state to passing a series of interstate license compacts and a pharmacist scope-of-practice expansion, none of which have cleared the Legislature. CMS has not specified how much money could be clawed back or withheld from future grants if those bills aren’t passed by the end of 2027. KYUK HJR32 passed both chambers and is awaiting transmittal to the governor. As a resolution, it cannot be vetoed.
