Rural Health Transformation Program tracker › Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- Pennsylvania
- First-year award
- $193,294,054 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- Department of Human Services (DHS)
- Program page
- pa.gov/agencies/dhs/programs-services/healthcare/rural-health
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- Pennsylvania's plan includes an initiative titled "Digital Infrastructure and Next-Generation AI to Improve Access, Quality and Experience," citing "Emerging AI-enabled tools such as ambient clinical documentation, predictive analytics for patient deterioration," and a data initiative built on the state's health information exchange network, the P3N. The state's 2026 EHR and HIO payments cover certified EHR technology, participation in one of the state's five certified health information organizations and onboarding to the P3N.
- AI named in the plan
- Yes
- Funding rounds
- Closed Quality Investment Program (QIP): Strengthening Long-Term Care Workforce, Infrastructure, and Resident Well-Being (RFA 67-212); Approximately $2.75 million; $2,500 per licensed bed, up to $250,000 per facility; opened Sept 1, 2026, deadline Oct 1, 2026; eligible: Skilled nursing facilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities and intermediate care facilities
- Closed Rapid Response Stabilization: Round 2; $35 million; $1 million per eligible location; opened Aug 17, 2026, deadline Aug 24, 2026; eligible: Hospitals, health care providers, or rural health facilities within specific regions
- Closed EHR and HIO: Modernizing Healthcare Technology and Enabling Interoperability; $25 million; opened Jul 27, 2026, deadline Aug 14, 2026; eligible: Hospitals, long-term care nursing facilities, home health agencies, behavioral health providers and community homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism that are enrolled in Medicaid
- Closed FQHC and FQHC Look-Alikes: Modernizing Healthcare Technology and Enabling Interoperability; $1.8 million; $300,000 per program payment for a total of 6 awards; opened Jul 27, 2026, deadline Aug 7, 2026; eligible: FQHCs and FQHC Look-Alikes
- Awarded Rapid Response Stabilization: RHTP Payments; $25 million; payments of $10,000 to $1,000,000; opened May 1, 2026, deadline Jun 1, 2026; eligible: Hospitals, health care providers, or rural health facilities within specific regions
- Awards
- Jul 23, 2026: $42 million to 66 projects. The first qualified projects, for renovations, structural repairs, equipment and supplies, medical transportation, behavioral and maternal health access and medical technology for screenings. The state's list of projects, which shows "Total Awarded to Date: $43,000,000," includes an AI-supported documentation system at Corry Counseling of LECOM Health and, at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, "technology embracing AI and innovation." Announcement
- Next
- The July 23 awards are shown against the first Rapid Response Stabilization round, the only round closed by then; DHS's announcement does not name the round. No award announcement was found for the second Rapid Response round, the EHR and HIO and FQHC payments or the long-term care Quality Investment Program. CMS's Aug. 19 release announces a $35 million investment to "expand, upgrade and modernize screening technology" and buy operating room equipment, without naming a round, and says "The Administration has already delivered $42 million to support 66 qualified projects across the state." DHS's funding page says future opportunities "may include" rounds for aging and access, EMS and transportation, maternal health, technology and infrastructure and workforce, with no dates. The state's Pennsylvania Bulletin notices could not be read for this tracker.
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, DHS rural health page, DHS, Rural Health Transformation Plan page, Pennsylvania's project narrative, February 2026, DHS funding opportunities, DHS, selected projects, DHS, first funding opportunity, DHS, $42 million in awards, DHS, EHR and HIO funding, CMS, Pennsylvania $35 million
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