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Wyoming aims for competitive share of $50 billion federal rural‑health fund; application due Nov. 5
Summary
The Department of Health described public outreach and a draft application strategy for the federal rural health transformation fund created by HR 1, estimating Wyoming's floor allocation around $500 million over five years and outlining priorities and restrictions in the federal guidance.
Stefan Johansen and Medicaid staff told the Joint Appropriations subcommittee they are preparing an application to the federal rural health transformation fund created by HR 1 and are inviting public input to define priorities before the application due date.
"Part of the 1 Big Beautiful Bill Act or HR 1 established a rural health transformation fund by Congress," Johansen said, and the agency received federal application guidance in mid‑September with a compressed timeline. He said the notice of funding requires an application by Nov. 5 and that award decisions are expected by the end of the calendar year.
Johansen said the statute appropriated $50 billion nationwide. Based on the application structure — half the national appropriation is allocated equitably to approved states and the second half is competitive — the department estimated a floor allocation for Wyoming of roughly $500 million over five years (about $100…
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