Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Application Working Group
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes $50 billion* for a Rural Health Transformation Program which is a federal relief program to transform care and improve health outcomes in rural communities.
The RHTP Working Group is a collaborative effort led by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health with a goal to engage stakeholders across the state to identify best use of the funds to meet the objectives of the program.
On Dec. 29, 2025, Indiana was awarded a grant of nearly $207 million for the first year of a five-year program to address health outcomes in the state’s rural communities. The funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program will be used to support GROW: Cultivating Hoosier Health to improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes through system innovation. The five-year GROW initiative focuses on promoting innovation, strategic partnerships, infrastructure development, and workforce investment.
For more information, please visit Indiana’s Rural Health Transformation Program webpage. Indiana's RHTP Project Summary, Indiana's full RHTP Project Narrative, and Indiana's RHTP Budget Narrative can be accessed on the GROW site, in addition to recordings of Working Group meetings
Thank you to all vendors, consultants and associations who submitted ideas or initiatives for Indiana RHTP application. The state application was submitted to CMS on Tuesday, November 4. After submission, the state will begin assessing vendor needs to achieve the initiatives for Indiana. Follow ups will occur in the form of RFIs or RFPs in the near future. Results from the rural community health survey can be found here. Please continue to check the Indiana Department of Administration current business opportunities website.
*Total $50B split by $10B for each fiscal year 2026-2030.
**Working Group meeting dates listed below.
To contribute insights and recommendations about GROW: Cultivating Hoosier Health, please email GrowRuralHealth@health.in.gov.
Working Group Meetings
*Note the time change on Session #3
| Session #1 Kick-Off | Session #2 | Session #3 | Session #4 | Session #5 | |
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Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
Meeting recording will be posted after each session.
Stakeholder Meetings
In-person informal stakeholder gathering focused on rural health priorities.
Meeting #1 |
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Date: Wednesday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. EDT Location: Sullivan Civic Center, located at 344 N Main St, Sullivan, IN 47882 Audience: Hospital CEOs and leaders from surrounding rural communities, Rural Health Centers, FQHCs, EMS leadership, and others engaged in rural healthcare |
Note: Schedule is subject to change as details of applications and deadlines are released by CMS.
