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Nevada

Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Nevada
First-year award
$179,931,608 (CMS)
Lead agency
Nevada Health Authority (NVHA)
Program page
nvha.nv.gov/Community/Rural_Health_Transformation
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
Nevada's project narrative creates a Rural Health Innovation & Technology (RHIT) Grant for telehealth, remote patient monitoring, electronic health records, cybersecurity and "modern digital health and AI tools," and says "app-based conversational AI can provide coaching, reminders, and education." The plan limits consumer-facing AI tools to no more than half of the RHIT grant's available funds each year and sets a target that "for each rural region, at least one AI health tool grant will be awarded per FY, starting FY2027."
AI named in the plan
Yes
Funding rounds
Awards
  • Aug 6, 2026: $26.9 million to 37 projects, from 64 applicants requesting $42 million. Awards for care models to prevent and manage chronic disease and for primary and preventive care, behavioral health and maternal and infant care, including "expanded tele-behavioral health services across ten rural counties." The release says Nevada has awarded "nearly $150 million" in program awards, "supporting 158 projects across 17 counties." Announcement
  • Jun 9, 2026: $36 million. First round of awards, from the Rural Health Flex Fund for "one-time critical, unmet infrastructure needs and technology gaps," covering medical technology, emergency and rescue equipment, ambulances, telehealth capabilities, diagnostic services, mobile care and dialysis services, among others. Announcement
Next
The program pages that the Governor's Office releases link to, at www.nvha.nv.gov/RHTP, including a list of funded projects, refused automated access, so open funding rounds and recipient lists could not be read; the rounds above come from Nevada Medicaid provider announcements. The Governor's Office says "final award amounts and project totals remain subject to change" while negotiations and reviews of proposed expenditures continue. A July 29 Governor's Office release headlined "Nevada Invests Over $50 Million to Strengthen Rural Healthcare Workforce and Expand Access Across the State" carries the text of the June 9 announcement, so no workforce award is listed. Questions go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, NVHA program overview, Nevada's project narrative, Nevada Medicaid, Flex Fund applications, Nevada Medicaid, tribal funding applications, Governor's Office, first awards, Governor's Office, $26.9 million in awards, Governor's Office, July 29 release
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