# Alabama Awards $55 Million Rural Health Grants

In 2026, Alabama announced 34 second-round Rural Health Transformation Program grants totaling nearly $55 million. Administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the awards support rural healthcare access, emergency response, cancer screening, maternal care, simulation training, and workforce development. The program is backed by a $203.4 million CMS/HHS financial assistance award. No solicitation or submission deadline is identified, so the announcement is a signal of funded projects rather than an open procurement opportunity.

- Grant recipients include the Alabama Community College System, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Greene County Health System. Their project scopes may create downstream needs in healthcare technology, equipment, training, and staffing.
- Contractors and suppliers can use the announced project areas and awardee list to identify relevant organizations and align offerings with rural health, emergency response, and workforce initiatives; the signals do not identify specific procurements or vendor selection processes.
- The $20.6 million workforce pipeline grant to the Alabama Community College System is a distinct opportunity area for training and workforce-development providers, although no solicitation timeline is stated.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Emergency Response
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Alabama Medicaid Agency

### Vendors
- Alabama Community College System (awardee)
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham (awardee)
- Greene County Health System (awardee)
- The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (awardee)
- University of South Alabama (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> The Trump Administration’s Rural Health Transformation Program is helping states like Alabama develop innovative, locally driven solutions to improve rural Americans’ access to high-quality care.
> — Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator

### Sources
- [Governor Ivey Announces Additional Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program Grants Totaling Nearly $55 Million -](https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2026/10/governor-ivey-announces-additional-alabama-rural-health-transformation-program-grants-totaling-nearly-55-million/) - AL