Florida
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- Florida
- First-year award
- $209,938,195 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
- Program page
- ahca.myflorida.com/rural-health-transformation-program.html
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- AHCA's program webinar lists 15 initiatives, including Tele-ICU (eICU), hub-and-spoke telestroke, tele-specialties and imaging, health information exchange onboarding and Remote Patient Telemonitoring, which would "Provide home devices and AI-supported monitoring for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and heart failure." The state's application abstract commits to "Advance telehealth, remote monitoring, and health information exchange and encounter notification systems."
- AI named in the plan
- Yes
- Funding rounds
- Awarded Six requests for applications: Preventive Care & Care-at-Home Bundle, Specialty & Acute Care Bundle, Rural & Satellite Clinics, Workforce Development, Health & Lifestyle, and Value-Based Purchasing; more than $188 million; opened Apr 22, 2026; eligible: For-profit and not-for-profit Florida health care providers, community organizations and other qualified entities located in, or actively serving patients in, eligible rural communities
- Awards
- Aug 11, 2026: nearly $188 million to more than 80 awards. Year 1 subawards serving 31 rural counties, for clinical training and rural rotations, start-up funding for rural and satellite clinics, mobile health units, remote patient monitoring and advanced telehealth services. The governor's office says AHCA "has awarded the full scope of Florida's RHTP funding" with this round; the award list gives organizations and amounts. Announcement
- Next
- AHCA's FAQs say "All Budget Year 1 funds must be obligated by October 30, 2026" and that continuation funding beyond the first budget period "is contingent on satisfactory performance." The requests for applications were posted on the MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendor Information Portal. Questions go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, AHCA program page, AHCA, program webinar, Feb. 18, 2026, Florida's application abstract (CMS), AHCA FAQs, AHCA, funding opportunities, April 22, Governor's office, Year 1 awards, Year 1 award list
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