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Oklahoma

Rural Health Transformation Program

Program

Oklahoma

First-year award

$223,476,949 (CMS)

Lead agency

Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)

Program page

oklahoma.gov/health/rhtp

Contact

The program office's contact details

Where the plan names technology

Oklahoma's plan sets a goal to "Connect 75% of rural providers to EHR system," and its Building Health Data Utility initiative covers "improving interoperability through Health Information Exchange (HIE) enhancement" and "cybersecurity infrastructure." A Technology Cooperative for primary care and behavioral health providers would arrange group purchasing of "AI-enabled clinical documentation tools," and the Moving Upstream initiative "Leverages RPM, AI-based screening, and consumer-facing digital platforms," including "app-based conversational AI assistants."

AI named in the plan

Yes

Funding rounds

Open Health Information Exchange and EHR Assistance, Year 1 application (Oklahoma Health Care Authority); deadline Dec 31, 2026; eligible: Eligible rural health care providers seeking to participate in Oklahoma's statewide health information exchange or to implement, replace, optimize or expand certified electronic health record systems
Open ROOTS Competitive Grant, Year 2 application (State Department of Education); up to $10,000 for approved equipment; deadline Oct 15, 2026; eligible: Rural PK-12 schools
Closed PRIMS (Personnel Recruitment for Implementing Medicaid Services) Project 695 Competitive Grant (State Department of Education); up to 90% of the salary and benefits of a new position; opened Jul 9, 2026, deadline Sept 11, 2026; eligible: PK-12 districts outside Oklahoma and Tulsa counties
Awarded Behavioral Health Integration: Medications for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder; $2.8 million in budget Year 1; deadline Jul 10, 2026; eligible: Organizations currently providing services in Oklahoma
Awarded Rural Regional Reorientation (RRR) Program (RHTP2026002); Estimated Total Program Funding: $20 million, up to $4 million per application; opened Apr 20, 2026, deadline Jun 12, 2026; eligible: Clinical or social service providers located in and serving Oklahoma, including counties, school districts and tribal governments; county health departments are not eligible
Awarded Chronic Disease Management Program (RHTP2026003); $15.2M in Year 1 budget, up to 15 awards of $1 million to $5 million; deadline Jun 8, 2026; eligible: Community-based organizations, health care providers, tribal entities, higher education institutions, municipalities, state agencies and local governments with an Oklahoma location that serve rural Oklahoma
Awarded Community-Led Wellness Hubs: Microgrants; up to $100,000 per county; deadline Apr 13, 2026; eligible: Organizations operating in or serving a rural county, in communities of 55,000 or fewer residents
Awarded ROOTS Competitive Grant, Year 1 (State Department of Education); $10,000 per school site; eligible: Rural PK-12 schools
Awarded Emergency Medical Service and Community Paramedicine Vehicles; up to 20 grants, with individual awards of up to $350,000; eligible: Organizations currently providing mobile emergency medicine services in rural Oklahoma
Awarded Expanding Care: Doulas Program; at least $2,500,000 in one or more awards; eligible: Organizations or individuals with a track record of successful doula programming and partnerships in rural communities

Awards

awards of up to $100,000 per county to 68 awards as of June 30, listed by county. Community-Led Wellness Hubs microgrants, which the state's March 16 release says fund "one-time purchases of equipment and other lasting assets"; Southwestern Oklahoma State University "was awarded nearly $200,000 in RHTP Microgrant funding to support Washita and Roger Mills counties." Announcement
$10,000 per site to Sixty PK-12 rural school sites selected by the State Department of Education. ROOTS grants for Presidential Fitness Testing and physical education equipment and training. Announcement
listed individually, from $114,358 to $4,000,000 to Twenty organizations, including hospitals, behavioral health centers, cancer centers and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Rural Regional Reorientation grants for facility upgrades, equipment, telepsychiatry, mobile clinics and service expansion. Mercy Health Oklahoma Communities' $3,938,438 award includes room updates with "AI-assisted virtual nursing, safety monitoring, translation, and specialist connectivity." Announcement
listed individually, from $30,603.50 to $2,615,529.21 to Fifteen organizations, including hospitals, clinics, the Choctaw Nation, the Comanche Nation and the Wyandotte Nation. Chronic Disease Management Program grants for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, COPD, stroke and other conditions, including remote monitoring and care coordination. Announcement
$137,841.17, $90,171.53 and $1,000,000 to Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Mercy Health Oklahoma Communities and Andor Health, LLC. Behavioral Health Integration grants for medications for opioid and alcohol use disorder through provider training and telehealth; Andor Health's award "will expand access to virtual addiction medicine services." Announcement
$5,445.49, $38,525, $240,907 and $363,090.34 to Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Newman Memorial Hospital, Tulsa Community Foundation and Western Plains Youth and Family Services. Doula training and certification, parent and provider education and doula networks in rural Oklahoma. Announcement
to Ambulance services, fire departments, hospitals and tribes listed by name. Ambulance replacement and community paramedicine vehicle grants; the state says "Four vehicles were funded out of the NOFO funding; Nine were funded out of a separate funding opportunity reserved for teams trained by RHTP funds." Announcement

Next

The state's recipients page, last modified Oct. 12, 2026, lists awardees and amounts but no award dates or program totals. The FAQs say "Budget Period 2 runs from October 31, 2026, through October 30, 2027" and "All Year 2 funding is subject to CMS-awarded funds to Oklahoma, available funding, and program progress"; a Year 2 ROOTS round is open, and the funding page says details of years 2 to 5 RRR funding are expected in the coming months. Questions go to [email protected].

Sources: CMS, first-year awards, Oklahoma RHTP home page, Oklahoma's project narrative, Oklahoma RHTP funding opportunities, Oklahoma RHTP funding recipients, Oklahoma RHTP FAQs, Q2 2026 legislative quarterly report, OSDH, first-year progress, OSDH, microgrant application, OHCA, OKSHINE RHTP page

Checked against its sources Oct 13, 2026

What the money can pay for: What does the Rural Health Transformation Program pay for?.

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