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Plan Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan

1 distribution gate. 5 sub-initiatives. $221.9M in motion.

The Kansas Atlas names every gate that controls the money, every program officer, every dollar tracked. Source-cited PDF, refreshed quarterly. It shows you what it takes to be fundable here.

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$221.9M1 distribution gate · 5 sub-initiatives
KDHE
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FY26 award

$221,898,008

Lead agency KDHE
Per rural resident $258
  • 85 rural counties
  • 0.86M rural pop.
  • 1 distribution gates
  • 5 sub-initiatives
Last verified 2026-09-23 sources published 2026-02-01 7 primary sources cited 0x54fce926…6c2ca9 provenance receipt
Preliminary

Kansas's award and rural demographics are verified against primary sources. The initiative budget is still under CMS review, so allocations are not yet final and are not shown. This page upgrades to the full money-flow breakdown the moment Kansas publishes its approved budget.

Why this matters

Cited against the primary application narrative. Verifiable.

  • Kansas's CMS-approved budget runs $221,898,007 a year, a $1.11 billion five-year plan across five initiatives.

Key dates

When the money moves.

Program milestones and live funding-opportunity deadlines. Cited; refreshed as the calendar moves.

  1. milestone

    FY26 award announced

  2. milestone

    Year 1 budget approved by CMS

    CMS finalized Kansas's Year 1 approved budget narrative.

  3. upcoming

    Regional Partnership and REH capital RFAs under development

    Draft Requests for Applications are under development with stakeholder input.

  4. upcoming

    Period of performance ends

  5. upcoming

    Budget Period 1 ends.

  6. upcoming

    Budget Period 2 funding announced (by).

  7. upcoming

    Budget Period 2 (twelve months).

  8. upcoming

    All Budget Period 1 funds must be expended (by).

What's new

What Kansas has announced lately.

Each line is one announcement, re-read at its source on 2026-09-23. Announcements often describe the same money, so they are never added together.

  1. Report

    Kansas RHTP Year 1 annual report (XLSX) posted alongside the Year 2 narratives, marked under CMS review.

    The Kansas RHTP annual report, Year 2 budget narrative and Year 2 project narrative are under review by CMS
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  2. Budget

    Budget Revision 2 to the Year 1 budget narrative posted.

    Kansas RHT Plan Year 1 Budget Narrative Revision 2: July 2026
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  3. Budget

    Year 2 Budget Narrative (August 2026) posted, under CMS review; Budget Period 2 runs Oct 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2027.

    The Kansas RHTP annual report, Year 2 budget narrative and Year 2 project narrative are under review by CMS and should not be considered final documentation.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  4. Awards

    Governor Kelly and KDHE announce $16 million in Emerging Technology Grants to 14 providers (72 applications received).

    today announced the recipients of $16 million in Emerging Technology Grants at an event hosted by Prairie View, Inc., in Newton.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  5. Awards

    KDHE awards $780,919.21 to two organizations under the Interfacility Transport project (Pulse Transport, LLC and Labette County Medical Center).

    In total, $780,919.21 was awarded to two organizations across the state to pilot innovative approaches to transporting patients from one facility to another
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  6. Awards

    KDHE awards $1,007,152 to seven rural organizations under the CHW + Accountable Food is Medicine grant program.

    In total, $1,007,152 was awarded to seven rural healthcare organizations across the state to implement or expand CHW and AFIM programs
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

The plan

5 initiatives. 5 sub-initiatives.

Expand Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs

$164.3M over 5y
Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Expand Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs Kansas's Rural Health Transformation funding area supporting evidence-based prevention and chronic disease management and consumer-facing health technology. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Gate not yet stood up preventionbehavioralfood-as-medicine KDHE 12 $164.3M

Secure Local Access to Primary Care Largest

$310.1M over 5y
Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Secure Local Access to Primary Care Kansas's Rural Health Transformation funding area supporting evidence-based prevention and chronic disease management. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Gate not yet stood up accessrehhospital KDHE 1 $310.1M

Build a Sustainable Rural Workforce

$106.0M over 5y
Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Build a Sustainable Rural Workforce Kansas's Rural Health Transformation funding area supporting rural workforce recruitment, training, and retention. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Gate not yet stood up workforceresidency KDHE 4 $106.0M

Enable Value-Based Care

$287.8M over 5y
Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Enable Value-Based Care Kansas's Rural Health Transformation funding area supporting evidence-based prevention and chronic disease management and value-based care and provider payment models. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Gate not yet stood up value-basedaccesstransportation KDHE 15 $287.8M

Harness Data and Technology

$183.0M over 5y
Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Harness Data and Technology Kansas's Rural Health Transformation funding area supporting remote monitoring, telehealth, and rural data infrastructure. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Gate not yet stood up datatelehealthrpm KDHE 3 $183.0M

People to know

Who decides where the money goes.

Officials current as of Q2 2026. Top 3 shown at no charge; full directory unlocked with Pro.

  • Rural Health Transformation Program Office

    As of Q2 2026

    Program administration and grant-making Kansas Department of Health and Environment

If you are...

Find your gate.

Buyer type Target gate Sub-initiative 5Y allocation
Prevention / food-as-medicine / CHW vendor KDHE expand-prevention-main $164.3M
Regional partnership / REH capital / rural hospital KDHE local-access-main $310.1M
Workforce / residency / training KDHE workforce-main $106.0M
Value-based care / ACO / transportation KDHE value-based-main $287.8M
RPM / telehealth / data-infrastructure vendor KDHE data-tech-main $183.0M

Personalize

Where does your stack land?

One sentence about what you do. We match it against the 5 buyer types Kansas funds. This is a hand-built preview of the full Wizard.

Procurement portals

Where to bid.

Comparable states

Kansas ranks alongside these.

Frequently asked

Kansas RHTP, answered.

Direct answers to the questions vendors, hospitals, and policymakers most often ask about Kansas's Rural Health Transformation Program funding. Cited against primary sources.

Who administers Kansas's RHTP funding?

Kansas Department of Health and Environment is the lead agency. Kansas's plan organizes the funding across 5 initiatives. The named administering agency for each sub-initiative, the lead implementers, and the routing path are detailed in the Atlas.

Kansas Atlas

Everything above. Source‑cited. Yours forever.

This page is a preview. The Atlas is the report you hand to your CFO, your board, or your procurement officer.

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  • 30 to 40 page source-cited PDF
  • Every initiative with five-year allocation and CMS permitted-use mapping
  • KDHE program contacts and RFA routing path
  • Live NOFO calendar with the Regional Partnership and REH capital RFAs as they post
  • Procurement walkthrough: Kansas vendor registration, UEI and SAM.gov, grants.gov
  • 4 quarterly refresh deliveries

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