New Hampshire issue new ~$25M Evaluation RFP, Iowa plans six new offerings
Maine webinar slides, Indiana adds committee members. Alaska and Oklahoma move funding forward.
New Hampshire’s GO-NORTH program releases its first RFP: Evaluation Services for Rural Health Transformation Grant
The Governor’s Office of New Opportunities and Rural Transformational Health (GO-NORTH) is seeking a qualified vendor to provide evaluation services for New Hampshire’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). GO-NORTH leads this statewide effort to improve rural health care by expanding access, improving quality, strengthening the workforce, modernizing technology, and supporting long-term financial sustainability. The RHTP includes five initiatives carried out with contracted hub organizations across the areas outlined above. Because of the program’s size and complexity, GO-NORTH is seeking an external evaluation service to provide objective oversight and clear reporting.
Iowa publishes six new Notices of Intent to Release
Notice of Intent to Release for School Based Services, RFP # MEDIOMC26023 (153.78 KB).pdf
Notice of Intent to Release for Mobile Integrated Health, RFP # PHTHOET27001 (184.22 KB).pdf
Notice of Intent to Release for Maternal Health Hub and Spoke, RFP # COMPADM26006 (123.35 KB).pdf
Notice of Intent to Release for Communities of Care Co-Location, RFP # COMPADM26005 (119.51 KB).pdf
Maine publishes March 2026 webinar materials
Indiana publishes regional committee members
Unique approach with dozens of members.
The GROW initiative brings the federal RHTP program to the state level. Indiana understands that rural communities know their own needs best and are well-positioned to create effective local solutions. The state has a strong track record of helping communities use data to identify their biggest opportunities and leverage local resources and partnerships to address them.
Legislation Watch
Primary RHT Legislative Actions
Alaska’s joint resolution dedicated to the RHTP, while Oklahoma’s HB4040 clears the House.
Alaska HJR32: A joint resolution explicitly titled “Rural Health Transformation Program” — the first Alaska bill directly addressing the RHTP as its primary subject rather than as a line item in a broader vehicle. The resolution passed the House 40–0 on third reading and has been reported out of the House Health and Social Services Committee, awaiting transmittal to the Senate. Alaska Beacon
Alaska’s $272 million annual RHTP award — $1.36 billion over five years, the highest per-capita allocation in the nation — requires multiple legislative actions to maintain the full federal commitment, including interstate licensure compacts and scope-of-practice expansions due by December 31, 2027. HJR32 adds to a growing Alaska RHTP legislative portfolio that already includes the operating budget (HB263), the signed supplemental (HB289), and the licensure compact bills (SB 281/HB 352) introduced in April. Alaska’s News Source
HJR32 passed the House unanimously and awaits Senate transmittal.
Oklahoma HB4040: The Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Act has passed the House and received its first reading in the Senate. The bill creates the statutory framework for Oklahoma’s RHTP implementation within the State Department of Health, complementing HB3066 (the workforce-specific Revolving Fund still in Senate Appropriations). Oklahoma’s $223.5 million RHTP award is already flowing, with grant applications open and 29 program initiatives underway. KGOU
HB4040 has passed one chamber and is now in the Senate for first reading.
Appropriation & Budgetary Links
Kentucky’s budget is delivered to the Secretary of State after the veto override session, Alaska’s operating budget is engrossed, and Rhode Island’s coverage bill stalls.
Kentucky HB500: The $32 billion biennial budget has been delivered to the Secretary of State — the final step making it law. Governor Beshear issued line-item vetoes and a 21-page veto message, but the Republican supermajority returned April 14–15 and overrode the vetoes as expected. Kentucky’s $212.9 million RHTP award, accepted in full by CMS, flows through this budget framework. Kentucky Lantern
HB500 is now law.
Alaska HB263: The operating budget has been engrossed — moving past the reconsideration notice from the previous cycle and clearing the way toward a final House vote. Alaska’s $272 million annual RHTP award requires this budget for spending authority. Alaska Public Media
HB263 is engrossed and positioned for final House passage.