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Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Montana
First-year award
$233,509,359 (CMS)
Lead agency
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)
Program page
dphhs.mt.gov/RuralHealthTransformationProgram
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
Initiative 5 of Montana's plan, "Deploy Modern Health Care Technologies to Guide Rural Health Interventions," covers "Modernizing EHRs for rural providers through community-connect models" and "Increasing HIE data sharing and developing tools within the HIE," and lets providers "integrate evidence-based remote patient monitoring devices." For shared services under Initiative 2, the plan says "Vendors offering favorable rates to leverage the latest AI-enabled technology, with a clearly demonstrated history of success with similar-sized providers, will be prioritized."
AI named in the plan
Yes
Funding rounds
  • Closed Community Integrated Health Pilot Site Grant; opened Sept 1, 2026, deadline Sept 15, 2026; eligible: EMS agencies located in or serving rural areas of Montana that can administer a community integrated health program
  • Awarded DPHHS EMS Equipment Grant; $4 million in first-year grants; opened Jul 16, 2026, deadline Aug 15, 2026; eligible: EMS agencies located in or serving rural areas of Montana, based on need
Awards
  • Sept 29, 2026: $8.7 million to 78 EMS agencies: equipment for 75, including three tribal governments, and ambulances for four. Gov. Greg Gianforte, CMS and DPHHS announced 238 pieces of equipment, such as IV pump systems, ventilators and cardiac monitors, with awards from $3,200 to $308,637, and four ambulances at about $340,000 each. The announcement names no technology or AI project. Announcement
Next
DPHHS's grants page lists the community integrated health grant as expired Sept. 15, 2026, and its August 2026 stakeholder presentation lists the launch of a "first wave of EHR modernization grant programs for providers/facilities" among its upcoming activities for August and September. DPHHS's FAQ says most initiatives will use competitive bidding through bids.mt.gov, where the state sought proposals for the Rural Health Center of Excellence. The grants page says "All grant opportunities will be available on Submittable." Questions go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, DPHHS program page, Montana's plan, DPHHS grants page, DPHHS, rural EMS grants open, DPHHS, community integrated health grant, Governor's office, EMS awards, DPHHS stakeholder committee presentation, Aug. 6, 2026, DPHHS FAQs, DPHHS, Center of Excellence proposals
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