Il Dept of Healthcare and Family Services

Illinois’ Rural Health Transformation Program will support rural communities across the State of Illinois in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes by transforming healthcare delivery. This program will support rural primary care and behavioral health providers to develop the infrastructure, staffing, and workflows necessary for implementing integrated models of care. This may include standing up evidence-based, integrated models of care, implementing regionalized, enhanced care coordination and health system navigation models; building clinical connections between rural primary care providers and specialists; embedding primary care providers and services in outpatient behavioral health settings; embedding new provider types, such as CHWs, peer support professionals, and doulas into care teams; and enhancing health IT infrastructure to improve integration and coordination, population health management, and/or AI-enabled clinical decision supports.

Section 71401 of Public Law 119-21

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The Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery initiative seeks to support innovative care models, strategic partnerships, and targeted investments to stabilize rural hospitals, close access gaps, and build a resilient and sustainable healthcare system for the future. This will be implemented in part by investing in community care infrastructure in partnership with the Illinois Public Health Care Association and the Community Behavioral Health Association.

Yes

As identified in the opportunity.

Other;

Eligible applicant(s)include (must also be registered and in good standing with the State): Illinois Primary Health Care Association Community Behavioral Health Association

The beneficiaries of the Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery initiative will be residents of rural communities where access to essential health services is limited by geographic isolation, workforce shortages and resource constraints. This initiative will help to ensure all residents of the State of Illinois will have access to high-quality, sustainable care.

Non-competitive

Healthcare

Registration and pre-qualification through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal is required, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal.

Registration and pre-qualification through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal.

The recipients will be contacted directly by the Department and provided additional information regarding the application requirements and necessary documentation needed to submit a complete application packet. The recipients will be expected to demonstrate how it will spend the funds received and to submit proposals with compelling evidence of impact for direct awards as subrecipients of RHT funds.

The recipients will be contacted directly by the Department and provided additional information regarding the application requirements and necessary documentation needed to submit a complete application packet. The recipients will be expected to demonstrate how it will spend the funds received and to submit proposals with compelling evidence of impact for direct awards as subrecipients of RHT funds.

The Department will make direct contact with award recipients. Based on the named grantees in the HFS federal award received, this will not be a competitive grant, and a merit-based review would not be necessary.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Grant agreements are subject to appropriations and receipt of federal funds.

None

Awardees are to use funds for support staff, consulting contracts, and infrastructure payments to support the implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program, Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery Initiative related to community care infrastructure efforts.

Awardees will be expected to submit monthly progress and financial reports to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and assist with other HFS reporting needs as applicable. Reports will include but are not limited to: Submit program reports Submit financial status reports Submit closeout financial status report, property inventory, and closeout program report

Awardees must comply with the audit requirements listed in 2 CFR 200 and Administrative Rule, 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90.

Awardees must maintain for three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, adequate books, all financial records and, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award, adequate to comply with 2 CFR 200.334 and 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.430(a) and (b).

Award# RHTCMS332055-01-01

Subject to available funding, total RHTP-CCI specific funding is estimated at $20,000,000 for the first federal Budget Period (January 2026 to October 2026). Subject to available funding. total RHT-CCI specific funding is estimated at $0 in the current fiscal year (SFY26).

Subject to available funding, the Illinois Public Health Care Association will be awarded an estimated $12,500,000 for the first federal Budget Period. Award amounts for Budget Periods 2 to 5 will be determined at a later time. Subject to available funding, the Community Behavioral Health Association will be awarded an estimated $7,500,000 for the first federal Budget Period. Award amounts for Budget Periods 2 to 5 will be determined at a later time.

As identified in the opportunity.

2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 300; https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview

Statewide

Illinois Dept of Healthcare and Family Services 201 South Grand Ave E Division of Medical Program Services Springfield, IL 62763-1000

https://hfs.illinois.gov/info/fedresctr/ruralhealthtp.html

Not applicable.

New programming.

FY 2027 : $20,000,000