Indiana
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- Indiana
- First-year award
- $206,927,897 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and Indiana Department of Health
- Program page
- in.gov/grow-rural-health
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- Indiana's plan includes "Growing Improved Patient Outcomes Through Enhanced Interoperability and Technology," which addresses "long-standing interoperability and cybersecurity gaps" in rural facilities, and initiatives for teleconsults and "Growing Telehealth Access and Infrastructure." The plan names AI several times, including "Continue development activities for the HIE Provider Portal including AI for clinical decision making," and the regional grants request for funding encourages subrecipients "to leverage AI for collaborative quality improvement efforts."
- AI named in the plan
- Yes
- Funding rounds
- Closed Telehealth Pilot Grants (Initiative 8, Growing Telehealth Access and Infrastructure); $1,860,000; deadline Jul 31, 2026; eligible: Organizations providing health services to or within rural counties; technology system vendors were also encouraged to apply
- Awarded Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) Regional Grants Program request for funding; $120 million per budget period; opened Mar 2, 2026, deadline Jul 1, 2026; eligible: One application per region, submitted by a regional coalition, "a broad network of entities that serve Hoosiers in the rural counties" of the region; letters of intent were due May 22, 2026
- Closed Clinical Social Worker Supervision Program request for funding (Initiative 11); deadline Jun 5, 2026
- Closed Rural Provider Recruitment, Retention and Capacity Project request for funding (Initiative 11); deadline Jun 5, 2026
- Closed Rural Healthcare Academies request for applications (Initiative 9); deadline May 25, 2026
- Awards
- Sept 3, 2026: about $120 million to 8 regional coalitions; nearly 200 subrecipients. Gov. Mike Braun announced GROW regional grants to all eight regions, from $9.7 million for Region 3 to $20.7 million for Region 2. Region 1's release lists an "Integrate Rural Access Network" that uses "AI-enabled healthcare navigation and virtual low acuity care." Announcement
- Next
- The regional grants run as a five-year funding period (FY27 to FY31), with "continuing applications to be submitted each year," and each region's amount "may be recalibrated" each November with Indiana's federal award. The regional grants page also lists "Total Surplus Funds Awarded: $16,249,593.22," dollars that remained after the first regional awards, without a date. The other 11 initiatives are statewide, and vendors apply through the Indiana Department of Administration. The telehealth initiative's page lists the telehealth pilot round as "Closed 7/31/26; grantees identified" and names no grantees. Working group members are encouraged to send insights and recommendations to [email protected], and the program offers email updates.
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, Grow Rural Health, program page, Grow Rural Health, about the program, Indiana's project narrative, GROW Regional Grants request for funding, GROW Regional Grants and recipients, Region 1 award release, Region 8 award release, Grow Rural Health FAQs, Initiative 8, telehealth, Telehealth Pilot Grants scope of work, Initiative 9, paraprofessional workforce, Rural Healthcare Academies request for applications, Initiative 11, behavioral health workforce
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