RHTP Capital Infrastructure & Equipment (SHIFT 3.1)
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Please read through the RFA, found here
Key information:
Total Funding Available (this RFA): $26,300,000
- Category G Funding: Appropriate care availability. Assisting rural communities to right size their health care delivery systems by identifying needed preventative, ambulatory, pre-hospital, emergency, acute inpatient care, outpatient care, and post-acute care service lines, likely leading to future Category J-eligible projects.
- Category J Funding: Capital expenditures and infrastructure. Investing in existing rural health care facility buildings and infrastructure, including minor building alterations or renovations and equipment upgrades to ensure long-term overhead and upkeep costs are commensurate with patient volume. Capped at 20% of the State's total RHT Program award per budget period.
Number of Awards / maximum award amount: As many awards as available funding allows; award size will be scaled to project scope, need, and available balance in the applicable category. While there is no maximum amount for individual awards, we suggest keeping total amount requested at or below $1,500,000.
Period of Performance: December 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 (year 1 budget period)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be physically located in one of Utah's 25 rural counties (all counties except Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber).
- Be a healthcare provider billing Medicare / Medicaid
- Be in good standing with no unresolved findings from a prior state or federal award
- Certify site control (ownership or a lease sufficient in term to cover the useful life of the improvement) for any facility proposed for renovation
- Certify requested funds will supplement, not replace, funding already planned or obligated from another source
Key Dates:
- RFA released October 26, 2026
- Informational webinar TBD
- Deadline for written questions November 13, 2026, 5:00pm MST
- Application deadline November 20, 2026, 5:00pm MST
- Award notification December 4, 2026
- Anticipated project start December 1, 2026
- Project end date September 30, 2027