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MN Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program

Plan Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program

1 distribution gate. 17 sub-initiatives. $193.1M in motion.

The Minnesota 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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$193.1M17 sub-initiatives · split in the Atlas
MDH ORHPC
34 rural hospitals at risk downstream.Dollar split, officers, and deadlines: in the Atlas. →

FY26 award

$193,090,618

Lead agency MDH ORHPC
Co-leads DHS, MMB
Per rural resident $114
  • 60 rural counties
  • 1.69M rural pop. · 1.27M Census ACS
  • 95 rural hospitals
  • 34 at risk
  • 1 distribution gates
  • 17 sub-initiatives
Last verified 2026-09-23 sources published 2025-12-30 14 primary sources cited 0xd5e73be5…e3ddcd provenance receipt
Preliminary

Minnesota'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 Minnesota publishes its approved budget.

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. upcoming

    Period of performance ends

What's new

What Minnesota 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. Funding opportunity

    MDH RFP for technical assistance to rural providers on Community & Clinical Linkages (SWIFT 2000018473) closed Aug 7; TA may support up to about 125 rural health care organizations.

    Technical assistance may ultimately support up to approximately 125 rural health care organizations statewide
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  2. Undated Funding opportunity

    MDH posted an RFP for a Rural Telehealth Services Center needs assessment and design proposal (SWIFT Event ID 2000018606); applications were due September 14, 2026.

    MDH is requesting proposals to conduct a needs assessment and develop a design proposal for a potential Rural Telehealth Services Center (RTSC) in Minnesota.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  3. Undated Funding opportunity

    MDH posted an RFP for an Analysis of the Rural Maternity Care System (SWIFT Event ID 2000018576), whose recommendations will be the basis for later pilot grants to hospitals or health systems; applications were due September 11, 2026.

    The recommendations will be the basis for pilot grants for hospitals or health systems to test strategies for sustainable rural maternal care delivery.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

The plan

5 initiatives. 17 sub-initiatives.

Initiative 1: Community-Based Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Chronic disease screening, education, referral, and follow-up Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review
Chronic disease self-management in clinic and community Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review
Project ECHO for Maternal and Behavioral Health Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review

Initiative 2: Recruit and Retain Talent in Rural Communities

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Early career exposure (Scrubs Camps and rural HOSA chapters) Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Rural Clinical Rotations Expansion Grant Program Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Physician Rural Residency Training Program Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Healthcare Workforce Retention Program Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review

Initiative 3: Sustain Access to Services to Keep Care Closer to Home

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Telehealth Access Points (TAPs) Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Statewide Tele-buprenorphine Access Line Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Frontline health team integration Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

Initiative 4: Create Regional Care Models to Improve Whole Person Health

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiatives (CMHI) Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Mental health urgent care centers Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Regional obstetrics and maternal collaboratives Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

Initiative 5: Invest in Technology, Infrastructure, and Collaboration for Financial Viability

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Health Information Technology technical assistance for providers Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review
Performance measurement framework for IT investments (Quick Call) Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review
Secure statewide integrated rural health data infrastructure Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Revenue cycle management and alternative payment model technical assistance Minnesota's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

Primary documents

1 state-published documents tracked.

The freshness engine watches every primary document Minnesota has published and fires a capture event when a new one drops or an existing one changes. Newest indexed shown below; the full directory with direct links and change history unlocks with the Atlas.

Newest indexed press release 2025-12-30

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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 Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

  • Brooke Cunningham

    As of Q2 2026

    Commissioner of Health Minnesota Department of Health

  • Andrea Ahneman

    As of Q2 2026

    Communications contact Minnesota Department of Health

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Procurement portals

Where to bid.