LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Arkansas officials have opened the application process for the second round of Rural Health Transformation Program funding, making more than $93.5 million available to support healthcare projects in rural communities around the state.
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), in coordination with the Governor’s Office, announced Monday that $93.5 million is available through the Promoting Access, Coordination, and Transformation (PACT) category of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Applications open in Arkansas for $209 million in Rural Health Transformation Funds
State leaders said the funding is aimed at strengthening and modernizing Arkansas’s rural healthcare system by expanding access to care, improving coordination among providers and supporting technology-driven improvements.
According to DFA, approximately $209 million in Rural Health Transformation funding is expected to be distributed in 2026, with roughly $1 billion anticipated over the next five years.
Arkansas receives $209 million in federal funding to support rural healthcare
Eligible projects in the PACT category include efforts to expand primary, specialty, preventive and behavioral healthcare services in rural and underserved areas; improve coordination among hospitals, clinics, emergency medical services and pharmacies; strengthen trauma and emergency response capabilities; support clinically integrated networks and shared data systems; and expand telehealth and other technology-based healthcare services…