Arizona
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- Arizona
- First-year award
- $166,988,956 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), with the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity leading some grants
- Program page
- azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Initiatives/RHTP/index.html
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- Arizona's plan lists "Telehealth hub development, remote patient monitoring, upgrade medical diagnostic equipment and technology, including subsidizing electronic health records (EHRs)," "cybersecurity enhancements" and "improved Health Information Exchange (HIE) integration with single sign-on for providers," and says "All technology solutions will align with Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) interoperability standards." The plan does not name AI.
- AI named in the plan
- No
- Funding rounds
- Open Provider Retention and Well-Being Microgrant Program (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity); $1,000,000; opened Sept 18, 2026, deadline Oct 23, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals; the program "supports rural health care providers through targeted microgrants"; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Open Transition to Practice Program (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity); $3,000,000; opened Sept 18, 2026, deadline Oct 23, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals; the program "supports newly licensed health care providers in rural Arizona"; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Expansion of Mobile Digital Services Access Points, Clinics, and Crisis Services in Rural Communities; $8,500,000; opened Aug 3, 2026, deadline Aug 31, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Adopt Shared Services Consortiums; $5,000,000; opened Jul 31, 2026, deadline Aug 28, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Telehealth Digital Transformation, Adoption, and Care Coordination Grant; $17,000,000; opened Jul 17, 2026, deadline Aug 21, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Medical Diagnostic Equipment and Technology, including EHR Upgrades & Data Sharing Initiative; $30,000,100.32; opened Jul 17, 2026, deadline Aug 21, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Rural Health Innovative Care Pilot Program; $21,000,000; opened Jul 24, 2026, deadline Aug 21, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Technical Assistance for Operational and Fiscal Performance; $2,800,000; opened Jul 24, 2026, deadline Aug 21, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Patient Navigator Program (Rural Arizona Navigator Program, Arizona Department of Health Services); $5,000,000; opened Jul 30, 2026, deadline Aug 20, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Closed Opioid Antagonist Distribution Initiative; $1,500,000; opened Jul 10, 2026, deadline Aug 7, 2026; eligible: Organizations, not individuals, such as local governments, hospitals, community health centers, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes; specific eligibility is listed with each grant opportunity
- Next
- AHCCCS lists no subawards on its program page, which says "Year 1 funding is targeted to be fully committed by October 30, 2026." Each solicitation, with its specific eligibility, is posted through the state's eCivis grants portal, linked from the program page. Questions go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, AHCCCS program page and solicitations, Arizona's approved program narrative, AHCCCS, upcoming solicitations, July 9, AHCCCS, telehealth and diagnostic equipment solicitations, July 17, AHCCCS, new funding opportunities, July 24, AHCCCS, shared services and mobile services solicitations, Aug. 3, AHCCCS, Rural Arizona Navigator Program, Aug. 6, AHCCCS, Office of Economic Opportunity solicitations, Sept. 25
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