West Virginia’s $10M value-based-care on-ramp, plus new RFGAs from Arizona and Utah
New Mexico extends its Rural Health Innovation Fund to Aug 3
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In this issue:
New Mexico extends the Rural Health Innovation Fund RFP deadline to Aug 3
In brief: CO, OK, ND, WY
Deadlines on the radar
West Virginia posts three linked SmartCare Catalyst AFAs — $10M for a substance-use value-based-care runway, closing Aug 10, with the solicitation Q&A forms now live
Arizona posts two more AHCCCS RFGAs — a Rural Health Innovative Care Pilot and Operational & Fiscal Performance technical assistance, both due Aug 21
Utah opens the PATH 1.4 Community Care Hub RFGA — $2M in Year 1, one award, closing Aug 17
Mississippi posts a consultant opportunity to design a statewide Health Information Exchange procurement
New Mexico extends the Rural Health Innovation Fund RFP deadline to Aug 3
The New Mexico Health Care Authority has issued a second amendment to the Rural Health Innovation Fund (RHIF) RFP, moving the application deadline to 5:00 p.m. MDT on Monday, August 3, 2026. RHIF backs community-designed, community-led projects addressing locally identified needs in the state’s rural, frontier, and Tribal communities — preventive care, behavioral health and substance-use services, non-medical drivers of health, and eligible facility or equipment improvements. Applications are submitted through the state’s Submittable portal.
View the RFP and application requirements:
https://www.hca.nm.gov/rht/Apply online:
https://nmhca-rhtp.submittable.com/submit/359313/rural-health-innovation-fund-rhif-rfp
In brief: CO, OK, ND, WY
Colorado posted a new CMS Fact Sheet on Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure (Category J), dated July 27, on its RHTP program page — useful federal guidance for anyone budgeting construction or equipment against RHTP dollars.
Oklahoma’s EMS & Community Paramedicine Vehicles and Doula Expansion NOFOs both closed July 27 and have come off the funding page; the OSDE Project 695 school-Medicaid grant (Sept 11) we covered on July 22 is now posted there with three EdPlan Health info sessions.
North Dakota added a fresh round of Q&A to its School-Based Wellness Equipment funding opportunity — allowable-cost clarifications on playground and used cardio equipment, and eligibility for onsite schools at Qualified Residential Treatment Programs.
Wyoming pinned down the deadlines on its Submittable portal: the RHTP tech-vendor RFPs close July 31 and the RFAs close August 2 — the two most imminent dates in this issue. (We covered the RFPs when they posted July 11; the firm close dates hadn’t been stated until now.)
Deadlines on the radar
New Mexico — Rural Health Innovation Fund RFP — August 3 (extended)
West Virginia — three SmartCare Catalyst AFAs — August 10
Utah — PATH 1.4 Community Care Hub RFGA — August 17 (questions by August 13)
Arizona — Rural Health Innovative Care Pilot & Operational/Fiscal Performance TA RFGAs — August 21
