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Oregon

Rural Health Transformation Program
Program
Oregon
First-year award
$197,271,578 (CMS)
Lead agency
Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Office of Health Policy
Program page
oregon.gov/oha/hpa/hp/pages/rural-health-transformation.aspx
Contact
The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology
The Technology & Data Modernization initiative in Oregon's revised plan covers "ASTP/ONC certified electronic health records (EHRs)," "connection to standards-based health information exchange," "remote patient monitoring and telehealth services" and cybersecurity, and lists "AI-enabled tech solutions such as clinical AI scribes, clinical decision support tools." OHA's awards page puts Catalyst Awards under that initiative at $19.1M in Budget Period 1 and $12.5M in Budget Period 2.
AI named in the plan
Yes
Funding rounds
Awards
  • Oct 2, 2026: approximately $7.3 million to 34 eligible federally qualified health centers in rural areas, with about $500,000 for the Oregon Primary Care Association to manage grants and give technical assistance. Funding for workforce development, technology upgrades, preventive health programs and care coordination; it is "contingent on OHA approval of each organization's project plan and budget." Announcement
  • Sept 30, 2026: approximately $2 million to Approximately 12 community mental health programs serving rural communities. OHA is preparing to award funds for clinical supervision and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner preceptorships; "Funding amounts and budgets are being finalized." Announcement
  • Jul 7, 2026: about $97.1 million to Catalyst Awards of about $80.1 million to 85 organizations leading 103 projects, and $17 million in Immediate Impact Awards for 33 projects. Catalyst Awards address maternal and child health, co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorder, aging in place or chronic disease. OHA says it has "so far awarded about $175.3 million total," including $35 million in direct funding for rural hospitals, $21.7 million for the Tribal Initiative, $10 million for rural health clinics and $5 million for local public health authorities. Announcement
  • Apr 10, 2026: up to $6.5 million to A dozen Immediate Impact Award projects, including Columbia Gorge Health Council, Portland State University, the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative, Oregon Health & Science University and Family Connects Oregon. Direct awards, with no application, for ready-to-go projects such as naloxone access, a mobile obstetrics simulation unit, EMS simulation training and nurse home visiting. Announcement
Next
OHA's Immediate Impact Awards and its direct funding for rural hospitals, rural health clinics, local public health authorities and rural FQHCs come without a competitive application; the Catalyst Grants are the program's competitive pathway in Phase 1. OHA's awards page says "Oregon expects to learn whether it will receive continued funding and the amount by November 1, 2026," and its program page says Phase 2 "includes additional funding opportunities via Sustained and Competitive Catalyst Awards," with no dates given. Questions go to [email protected].
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, OHA program page, Oregon's revised project narrative, OHA awards page and FAQ, OHA, Catalyst Grants webinar slides, OHA, first awards, OHA, $97M awarded, OHA, behavioral health workforce funding, OHA, rural FQHC funding
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