# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-134186

Massachusetts Rural Health Transformation Program funding and support for rural entities

**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-134186

Massachusetts is seeking eligible rural organizations to take part in its Rural Health Transformation Program, which provides funding and implementation support for rural health needs.
- **Government buyer:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).
- **Opportunity:** Rural entities may apply for direct funding, technical assistance, planning, implementation support, training, consulting, and eligible technology or infrastructure investments.
- **Program areas:** Population health advancement; innovation in rural care; workforce recruitment, training, and retention (THRIVE); healthy rural communities; technology interoperability and connectivity; and facility modernization and reuse. Emergency Medical System Service Integration and certain other activities are excluded.
- **Examples of supported work:** Chronic disease management, care coordination, youth behavioral and complex-care needs, remote patient monitoring, home visiting, mobile and specialty care, telehealth, workforce development, community networks, health information exchange, cybersecurity, and rural facility improvements.
- **Funding examples:** Remote patient monitoring awards may be up to $200,000; Rural SHINE-HT pilots may receive $250,000 per project for eligible FQHCs; hospital capital projects may receive up to $2.5 million per facility; and rural primary-care capital awards are generally $500,000–$1.5 million. Funding depends on application review and activity-specific eligibility.
- **Named organizations:** No OEMs or supplier vendors are identified. Adobe is mentioned only as an optional application-form reader. Community Health Programs, Community Health Center of Franklin County, Outer Cape Health Services, and Island Health are examples of rural-located FQHCs, not identified suppliers.
- **Notable requirements:** Applicants must satisfy the eligibility rules for their proposed activities; partnership validation forms may be required for named partners. Selected participants have fiscal and performance reporting obligations.
- **Program term:** The overall program is five years; the application covers an initial participation period of about one year. Participation in later years is not guaranteed.

### Description

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is inviting qualified rural entities to participate in implementing the Massachusetts Rural Health Transformation Program. Eligible rural-located facilities, providers, municipalities, and community organizations may apply for technical assistance, planning and implementation support, program participation, and direct funding. The program is a five-year federal investment intended to strengthen healthcare access, improve population health, and advance health and well-being across rural Massachusetts. The RFA covers activities across six of the program's seven initiatives; the solicitation states applications are due October 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

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