Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program
The Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program funds projects that modernize rural health infrastructure, workforce, mental health, and IT to transform healthcare in rural Alabama communities.
Funder: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Due Dates: June 26, 2026 (Full application due via ARHTP portal by 5:00 PM Central Time)
Funding Amounts: Awards by initiative: up to $60.9M (Rural Health), $33.4M (Workforce), $31.6M (EHR/IT), $7.6M (Mental Health), $6.9M (Practice); 1–2 year project periods.
Summary: Supports projects that transform healthcare infrastructure, workforce, and services in rural Alabama through multiple targeted initiatives.
Key Information: Applicants need not be physically located in a rural area, but projects must directly benefit rural Alabama.
Description
The Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP), administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), is a large-scale, federally supported initiative to improve healthcare delivery, access, and outcomes in rural communities across Alabama. Through a series of competitive funding opportunities (NOFOs) and technical assistance workshops, ARHTP supports projects that modernize rural health infrastructure, expand the healthcare workforce, enhance mental health and primary care services, improve IT and cybersecurity, and foster sustainable, community-centered health system transformation.
Multiple initiatives are open for application, including:
- Collaborative EHR, IT, and Cybersecurity
- Rural Health (telehealth, infrastructure, transportation)
- Rural Workforce (training, recruitment, incentives)
- Mental Health (school-based, CCBHC conversion)
- Rural Health Practice (clinic expansion, shared services, telehealth)
Each initiative has its own eligibility rules, allowable activities, and funding pools. Projects must align with ARHTP's goals of sustainable, transformational improvement in rural health access, workforce, and care delivery.
