Rural Health Transformation Program tracker › Delaware
Delaware
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- Delaware
- First-year award
- $157,394,964 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS)
- Program page
- dhss.delaware.gov/dph/rural-health-transformation-program
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- Delaware's plan funds "AI Scribes: HIPAA-compliant tools that reduce documentation burden" and remote patient monitoring "devices and services not covered by insurance" for rural providers and FQHCs, and says "All mobile health units will connect to the patient electronic medical record (EMR) and link with the DHIN," which the plan says oversees "a leading health information exchange." Its Catalyst Fund for Telehealth and Remote Monitoring says "Funded products may include AI-enabled sensors for wound and infection risk detection, conversational AI for wellness monitoring and social connection."
- AI named in the plan
- Yes
- Funding rounds
- Closed Rural Tech Catalyst Fund program operator request for proposals (Delaware Prosperity Partnership); up to $680,000 for the program operator; up to $5 million for direct payments to participating startups; opened Sept 21, 2026, deadline Oct 5, 2026; eligible: Organizations to design and run a rural health innovation accelerator; the partnership "seeks Respondents with demonstrated capability" in areas such as startup acceleration and healthcare commercialization
- Next
- DHSS lists 15 projects with Year 1 budgets, many to be awarded competitively, and says "Funds are considered 'awarded' once the budget is approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)" and "a signed agreement is in place." The state has not posted a list of subawards. CMS said on Sept. 24, 2026 that "nearly $23 million" is going to Delaware's three federally qualified health centers for electronic medical record upgrades, remote patient monitoring, cybersecurity and mobile care. The Catalyst Fund partnership expects to select an operator on Oct. 26, 2026. Inquiries go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, DHSS program page, Delaware's project narrative, Delaware Prosperity Partnership, Catalyst Fund, Rural Tech Catalyst Fund request for proposals, CMS, Delaware health center awards
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