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Ohio

Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Ohio
First-year award
$202,030,262 (CMS)
Lead agency
Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
Program page
odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/rural-health-transformation-program/rural-health-transformation-program
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
Ohio's plan says "Ohio is primed to expand the use of EMRs" because the state has "a fully integrated health information exchange (HIE) in place," and its Rural Health Innovation Hubs cover "telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, interoperability of data systems." The plan's text does not name AI. The program page sets a technology goal to "support access to remote care, improve data sharing, strengthen cybersecurity, and invest in emerging technologies," and its list of eligible activities, which mirrors CMS's list of approved uses of funds, includes "artificial intelligence."
AI named in the plan
No
Funding rounds
Awards
  • Aug 26, 2026: $3.15 million to Ohio Pharmacists Association ($2 million) and State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy ($1.15 million). Pharmacy initiative awards to link pharmacies, federally qualified health centers and outpatient hospital pharmacies in Ohio's 73 rural counties to a health information exchange, and to help rural providers integrate OARRS, the state's prescription drug monitoring program, into electronic health records and pharmacy dispensing systems. Neither the governor's nor CMS's release names AI. Announcement
  • Jul 1, 2026: $10 million to Ohio University. Rural health workforce development, including health care exploration for eighth-grade and high school students and paid health care apprenticeships. The governor's office called it the state's first Rural Health Transformation Program award; the release does not name a technology or AI project. Announcement
Next
ODH's solicitation list gives opening and closing dates but no amounts or status; statuses here are set from those dates, and the Pharmacy Initiative is shown as awarded on the strength of the governor's Aug. 26 "pharmacy initiative awards." Seven of the 15 listings, covering five solicitations, are posted on OhioBuys, the state's procurement site, which could not be read for this tracker; those rows link to ODH's list. The Dental Access Collaborative solicitation closes Oct. 13, 2026. ODH told applicants for the networks and hubs round that "The selected agency will be notified of funding in October." The OhioSEE posting gives two closing dates, Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, 2026.
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, ODH program page, Ohio's project narrative, ODH solicitation invitations, School-based health center solicitation (RT27), Networks and hubs bidders call slides (DOH59718), Governor's office, statewide award, Governor's office, Ohio University award, Governor's office, pharmacy initiative awards, CMS, Ohio pharmacy awards
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