VT Vermont Rural Health Transformation Program
Plan Vermont Rural Health Transformation Program
1 distribution gate. 37 sub-initiatives. $195.1M in motion.
The Vermont 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.
FY26 award
$195,053,740 CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States View source Accessed 2026-09-24
- 1 distribution gates
- 37 sub-initiatives
Vermont'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 Vermont publishes its approved budget.
Key dates
When the money moves.
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FY26 award announced CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States View source Accessed 2026-09-24
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Period of performance ends CMS Notice of Award, Rural Health Transformation Program standard terms (Utah RHTCMS332051-01-00, page 6) View source Accessed 2026-09-23
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VSAC RHT tuition benefit, 2027-2028 academic year applications open. VSAC RHT tuition benefit, 2027-2028 academic year applications open. View source Accessed 2026-09-24
What's new
What Vermont has announced lately.
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AHS posts a running list of Year 1 executed RHT agreements, named agreements across all five initiatives (e.g., McKinsey & Co. $5,100,000.00 transformation analytics; Kinney Drugs $8,649,920.00 test-to-treat; VSAC $9,059,785.00; NORC $815,989.00 independent evaluator; Bailit Health $1,430,829.00 strategic plan). Page total $87,175,011.33. The page says this is partial and not the full Year 1 award picture. healthcarereform.vermont.gov
The list below includes executed agreements for Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program as of September 18, 2026.
Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23 -
Vermont Department of Health awards $9 million to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) for an RHT tuition benefit for health-profession students who commit to at least five years of rural Vermont service; all 2026-2027 funds already awarded. www.healthvermont.gov
The Vermont Department of Health has awarded $9 million to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) to provide tuition benefits to health care professionals
Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23 -
DAIL awards approximately $2.7 million: three nursing homes (The Pines at Rutland, St. Johnsbury Center for Living and Rehabilitation, Springfield Center for Living and Rehabilitation) for ventilator and dialysis capacity, and four LNA training hubs (Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Hartford Town School District, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, Community Colleges of Vermont as statewide hub; the executed-agreements list shows Vermont State Colleges for LNA training). dail.vermont.gov
The Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) announced the award of approximately $2.7 million in federal funding through the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program to strengthen the state’s long-term care system.
Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23 -
All Year 1 RFPs/NOFOs closed; Year 2 opportunity dates to be determined. healthcarereform.vermont.gov
All Year 1 RFP and NOFO opportunities have closed.
Quote on file, page pending View source Accessed 2026-09-23
The plan
6 initiatives. 37 sub-initiatives.
Regionalization and Innovative Care Strategies
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
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| Community Paramedicine / Mobile Integrated Health model Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Facility upgrades to support regionalization Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder urgent care expansion Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Transformation, innovation, and regionalization support grants Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Mobile units offering medical and integrated MH and SUD treatment Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Mobile units offering dental care Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| High-acuity services for nursing home residents (dialysis and ventilators) Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review Y1 $1.45M |
Establishing a Clinically Integrated Network of Shared Services
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Shared EMR platform adoption Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Statewide e-Consult expansion and workforce capacity building Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) equipment grants Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Telehealth technology adoption grants Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| AI transcription/scribe technology grants Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review |
Strengthening Primary Care
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced capacity for team-based care Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| MH and community support integration into primary care teams Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Enhancing Blueprint transformation network capacity Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Workforce support and system integration development Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Primary care-focused data and analytics infrastructure Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Expanding access to FQHC primary care services Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Incentivizing access to primary care Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Specialty and primary care performance payments Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Recovery housing for individuals with SUD needs Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review |
Health Care Workforce Development
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
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| Health care workforce housing program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Expand access to Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) training programs Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Workforce development tuition assistance program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Critical occupations no-cost tuition program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Maple Mountain Consortium Family Medicine Residency Program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Expand pharmacists' scope to include test-to-treat Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Awarded | LEAD | under review | |
| Vermont conditional financial assistance program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Health care professions residency program Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review |
Price Transparency and Insurance Competition
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
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| Statewide assessment of options to improve health coverage affordability Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Statewide health care data platform modernization and transparency initiative Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review |
Cross-Cutting Procurements (Consultants, Contractors, Evaluation)
| Sub-initiative | Gate | Categories | 5Y |
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| Statewide Health Care Delivery Strategic Plan consultant Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Independent evaluator Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. Closed, awards pending | LEAD | under review | |
| Transformation analytics and support contractor Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Centralized tool to guide interfacility transfers Vermont's Rural Health Transformation funding area. Full scope, lead implementer, and timing in the Atlas. RFA in design | LEAD | under review | |
| Statewide closed-loop referral system Vermont'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.
People to know
Who decides where the money goes.
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Program administration Vermont Agency of Human Services
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Financial Manager (application contact) Vermont Agency of Human Services
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RHT Program questions and comments mailbox Vermont Agency of Human Services
Procurement portals