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Illinois

Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Illinois
First-year award
$193,418,216 (CMS)
Lead agency
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)
Program page
hfs.illinois.gov/info/fedresctr/ruralhealthtp.html
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
Illinois's plan includes a Technological Innovation for Virtual Care initiative in which rural hospitals choose solutions "ranging from cybersecurity and broadband expansion to EHR modernization and automation tools," with priorities that include "Automation & AI, Data Analytics & Predictive Modeling." The plan also cites "AI and automation for eligibility verification, scheduling, and clinical documentation" and health IT funds for "AI-enabled clinical decision supports."
AI named in the plan
Yes
Funding rounds
Awards
  • Aug 1, 2026: $31,008,265 to Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. Grant for the Technological Innovation for Virtual Care initiative, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $15,500,000 and $10,500,000 to Illinois Primary Health Care Association and Community Behavioral Healthcare Association. Community Care Infrastructure grants, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The program's uses include health IT for population health management and "AI-enabled clinical decision supports." Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $14,000,000 to Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. Hospital Disease Prevention grant, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $16,500,000 to Illinois Department of Public Health. EMS Enhancement Grants to Resource Hospitals, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $9,000,000 each to Illinois Primary Health Care Association and Community Behavioral Healthcare Association. Mobile Healthcare Innovation grants, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $2,300,000, $2,300,000, $2,187,135 and $1,212,865 to SIHF Healthcare, OSF Healthcare System, Carle Foundation and Egyptian Health Department. Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives grants, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $14,000,000, $10,000,000 and $5,000,000 to University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Community College Board and Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. Healthcare Workforce Expansion grants, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $8,000,000 and $3,000,000 to Illinois Community College Board and University of Illinois at Chicago. Training Healthcare Support Workers grants, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
  • Aug 1, 2026: $4,500,000 to University of Illinois at Chicago. Rural Health Education Pipeline grant, for Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Announcement
Next
Most of Illinois's first-year money goes through grants listed in the state's grant catalog to statewide organizations and agencies, with periods starting Aug. 1, 2026; the award dates shown are the start of each grant period, because the catalog gives no announcement dates. HFS's hospital planning grant methodology allocates $28,191,393.00 equally among eligible hospitals, about $290,000 each if all 97 eligible hospitals apply; the catalog listed no funding notice or award for it when checked. HFS says subsequent program year funding "will be determined by federal CMS on an annual basis."
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, HFS program page, Illinois's project narrative, HFS program update, March 9, 2026, HFS hospital planning grant methodology, Illinois grant catalog, RHTP (CSFA 478-00-3951), ICCB, REACH funding notice, Illinois grant catalog, ROOTS (CSFA 684-00-4098), ICCB, ROOTS funding notice
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What the money can pay for: What does the Rural Health Transformation Program pay for?.

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