KDHE announces Year‑1 RHTP awards: $222M initial allocation with grants for recap, regional partnerships and AFIM/CHW programs

Sep 5, 2026

KDHE said its Rural Health Transformation Program secured roughly $222 million in Year‑1 federal funding; KDHE announced 18 RECAP awardees (~$31M), 22 Regional Partnership awards (~$50M), and several AFIM/CHW awards, with emerging technology winners to be announced soon.

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Matt Lauer, chief of staff and director of the Rural Health Transformation Program at KDHE, briefed the committee on Kansas' Year‑1 awards under the federal RHTP grant. "The application was awarded roughly $222,000,000 for year 1," Lauer said, and noted Kansas reached CMS checkpoint goals that support future funding eligibility.

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