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Connecticut

Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Connecticut
First-year award
$154,249,106 (CMS)
Lead agency
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS)
Program page
portal.ct.gov/dss/rural-health-transformation-program
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
Connecticut's plan has a Data and Technology initiative for "Supporting the adoption of AI-enabled remote patient monitoring, virtual care platforms, and connected devices," "Building shared IT infrastructure and telehealth capacity for rural hospitals and providers" and "Expanding participation in Connecticut's HIE (Connie) by subsidizing onboarding costs."
AI named in the plan
Yes
Awards
  • Sept 16, 2026: $50 million to Four rural hospitals and one technical assistance vendor. Grant agreements with Day Kimball Hospital ($20.23 million), Sharon Hospital ($13.12 million), Hartford HealthCare's Windham and Charlotte Hungerford hospitals ($12.65 million) and Mathematica ($3.98 million) for technical assistance to the hospitals. The governor's office says the hospitals will "expand digital and telehealth capacity," among other changes. Announcement
Next
DSS says it is "Connecticut's lead agency for RHTP, partnering with other state agencies to implement 30 projects," and that subrecipient "funding will be restricted to federally approved projects." It directs organizations to its program page and the state procurement portal for funding opportunities; none was listed on the program page when checked. DSS's PACE FAQ, dated Aug. 18, 2026, says a request for proposals to select an organization to run one PACE Center in the Northwest Hills region "is expected to be released in late 2026 or early 2027, pending CMS review and approval." Questions go to [email protected]. The state gives its first-year award as $154,249,105.53.
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, DSS program page, DSS program documents, Connecticut's project narrative, Governor's office, $50 million in grant agreements, CMS, Connecticut awards, DSS, PACE FAQ, Aug. 18, 2026
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What the money can pay for: What does the Rural Health Transformation Program pay for?.

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