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Plan Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Program

1 distribution gate. 26 sub-initiatives. $218.5M in motion.

The Nebraska 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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$218.5M26 sub-initiatives · split in the Atlas
DHHS
Dollar split, officers, and deadlines: in the Atlas. →

FY26 award

$218,529,075

Lead agency DHHS
Per rural resident $323
  • 88 rural counties
  • 0.68M rural pop.
  • 62 rural hospitals
  • 1 distribution gates
  • 26 sub-initiatives
Last verified 2026-09-23 sources published 2025-12-29 17 primary sources cited 0x8d801dd9…4ad326 provenance receipt
Preliminary

Nebraska'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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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. Awards

    Initiative 5.3 crisis facility modification: intent to award to 13 applicants. The largest is Lutheran Family Service of Nebraska Inc at $2,441,936.73.

    DHHS intends to award subawards to the following applicants:
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  2. Report

    DHHS launches a public RHTP Dashboard: awarded-funds map filterable by county, region and district.

    The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Dashboard which will provide stakeholders and the public with information on the progress throughout the project.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  3. Awards

    Initiative 3.3 Workforce Incentive and Sustainability: 9 awardees across four rounds (5 organizations, 4 community colleges).

    The following community colleges have been selected for award which closed July 10, 2026:
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  4. Funding opportunity

    DHHS release opens RFAs for 1.1 School Kitchen Modernization (more than $2.2 million via NDE), 2.5 CAH/REH, 3.2 VR skills network and 5.3 crisis facilities; all four are now closed.

    The Nebraska Department of Education is accepting applications for a grant opportunity that will provide more than $2.2 million in RHTP funding to help rural and frontier schools improve the quality of school meals.
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

  5. Awards

    Initiative 4.4b Remote Patient Monitoring: 24 awardees named, including Nebraska High Value Network (a collaborative network; member hospitals listed on page 2) at $18,156,856.12.

    RHTP Initiative 4.4b Awards
    Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23

The plan

7 initiatives. 26 sub-initiatives.

Make Rural Nebraska Healthy Again Through Food as Medicine

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
School Kitchen Modernization Grant Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Regional Food Pantry Development Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Farm-to-School Procurement and Policy TA Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Healthy Menu Design and Culinary Workforce Training Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review

Regionalized Rural Access and Navigation

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
EMS and Perinatal Regionalization Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Community Paramedicine Regionalization Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Rural Health Hubs and Statewide CHW Network Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Veteran EHR Coordination Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
CAH to REH Conversion Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review

Rural Workforce Acceleration

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Rural Provider Recruitment and Retention Incentive Program Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Applications open LEAD under review
Rural VR and Skills Acceleration Network Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Rural Health Care Workforce Incentive and Sustainability Model Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
School-Age Health Care Pipeline Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Subsidized Short-Term Provider Housing Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

eHealth and Mobile Care

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Mobile Maternal Care and Training Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Oral Health (NE Teeth Forever) Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Technology-Enhanced Pharmacy Services Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Chronic Disease Management and Remote Patient Monitoring Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Awarded LEAD under review

Rural Emergency Behavioral Health

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Integrated Primary Care Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Telehealth Crisis Responders for Law Enforcement Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Modification of Existing Clinical Facilities for Crisis Stabilization Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending LEAD under review
Behavioral Health Nursing Homes Pilot Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Special Needs Population Incentive Model

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
Incentive Payments for Memory Care and Complex Care Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review
Facility Modernization Grant Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design LEAD under review

Nebraska Rural Health Technology Catalyst Fund and Partnership Initiative (NETECH)

Sub-initiative Gate Categories 5Y
NETECH Catalyst Fund Investments Nebraska'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 Nebraska 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 2026-05-06

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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 Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

  • Jim Pillen

    As of Q2 2026

    Governor of Nebraska Office of the Governor

  • Steve Corsi

    As of Q2 2026

    CEO Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

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Procurement portals

Where to bid.