Rural Health Transformation Program tracker › South Carolina
South Carolina
Rural Health Transformation Program- Program
- South Carolina
- First-year award
- $200,030,252 (CMS)
- Lead agency
- South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS)
- Program page
- scdhhs.gov/RHTP
- Contact
- The program office's contact details
- Where the plan names technology
- The Connections to Care initiative in South Carolina's plan covers replacing outdated EHR systems, "upgrading or purchasing systems enhancing cybersecurity capabilities," telehealth, remote patient monitoring and a statewide resource database, with purchases that can include "AI-Enabled tools that increase integration and automation." The Connections to Care solicitation%20Connections%20to%20Care%20SCDHHS-26-001.pdf) lists "AI-enabled tools for predictive analytics and clinical decision support," and the plan describes a $25 million Tech Catalyst Fund, run by the South Carolina Research Authority, for health technology startups.
- AI named in the plan
- Yes
- Funding rounds
- Closed Tech Catalyst Fund (South Carolina Research Authority): funding for health technology startups; $5,025,452; up to $500,000 per award, or up to $750,000 case by case; opened May 27, 2026, deadline Jun 25, 2026; eligible: U.S.-based companies less than 10 years old, with less than $50 million raised, commercializing consumer-facing technologies that address rural health challenges
- Awarded Connections to Care (SCDHHS-26-001): health IT modernization and remote patient monitoring; $75,000,000; opened Apr 2, 2026, deadline Jun 1, 2026; eligible: Health care providers and other listed organizations serving rural South Carolina communities
- Awarded Leveling Up (SCDHHS-26-002): chronic disease program expansion; $27,000,000; opened Apr 2, 2026, deadline Jun 1, 2026; eligible: Health care providers serving rural South Carolina communities, and South Carolina based community organizations, local government or public health entities and nonprofits
- Awarded Wellness Within Reach (SCDHHS-26-003): community care sites and mobile crisis response; $27,700,000; opened Apr 2, 2026, deadline Jun 1, 2026; eligible: Organizations in six listed categories, including health care providers and systems, South Carolina based emergency services and consortia, that serve rural communities in South Carolina
- Awarded Shoring Up to Sustainability (SCDHHS-26-004): facility enhancements, workforce and training; $40,000,000; opened Apr 2, 2026, deadline Jun 1, 2026; eligible: Health care providers and other listed organizations serving rural South Carolina communities
- Awards
- Sept 15, 2026: $167,299,900.69 to 228 projects, from 712 applications. Year one awards: $58,354,752.91 for Connections to Care (21 remote patient monitoring and assistive technology awards and 41 health IT modernization awards), $78,999,656.81 for Shoring Up to Sustainability, $23,116,322.68 for Wellness Within Reach and $6,829,168.29 for Leveling Up. The state's award list names each recipient and project category; no category names AI. Announcement
- Next
- SCDHHS ran a public input survey, which closed Oct. 2, 2026, to "inform RHTP planning for years two through five"; no date for a second round has been posted. No Tech Catalyst Fund awards had been announced when checked; its notice of funding said awards would come in August. CMS's release on the year one awards cites EHR modernization, digital intake, remote monitoring and cybersecurity upgrades for a rural hospital.
Sources: CMS, first-year awards, SCDHHS program page, South Carolina's project narrative, SCDHHS, funding opportunities, April 2, 2026, SCDHHS, Connections to Care solicitation, SCRA, Tech Catalyst Fund notice of funding, SCDHHS, year one awards, SCDHHS, year one award list, SCDHHS, public input survey, CMS, South Carolina awards
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