CMS has announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
According to a Dec. 29 news release, the $50 billion initiative was established under President Donald Trump’s H.R.1 legislation. In 2026, states will receive first-year awards from CMS averaging $200 million within a range of $147 million to $281 million.
Here are the funding awards for each state:
| Alabama | $203,404,327 |
| Alaska | $272,174,856 |
| Arizona | $166,988,956 |
| Arkansas | $208,779,396 |
| California | $233,639,308 |
| Colorado | $200,105,604 |
| Connecticut | $154,249,106 |
| Delaware | $157,394,964 |
| Florida | $209,938,195 |
| Georgia | $218,862,170 |
| Hawaii | $188,892,440 |
| Idaho | $185,974,368 |
| Illinois | $193,418,216 |
| Indiana | $206,927,897 |
| Iowa | $209,040,064 |
| Kansas | $221,898,008 |
| Kentucky | $212,905,591 |
| Louisiana | $208,374,448 |
| Maine | $190,008,051 |
| Maryland | $168,180,838 |
| Massachusetts | $162,005,238 |
| Michigan | $173,128,201 |
| Minnesota | $193,090,618 |
| Mississippi | $205,907,220 |
| Missouri | $216,276,818 |
| Montana | $233,509,359 |
| Nebraska | $218,529,075 |
| Nevada | $179,931,608 |
| New Hampshire | $204,016,550 |
| New Jersey | $147,250,806 |
| New Mexico | $211,484,741 |
| New York | $212,058,208 |
| North Carolina | $213,008,356 |
| North Dakota | $198,936,970 |
| Ohio | $202,030,262 |
| Oklahoma | $223,476,949 |
| Oregon | $197,271,578 |
| Pennsylvania | $193,294,054 |
| Rhode Island | $156,169,931 |
| South Carolina | $200,030,252 |
| South Dakota | $189,477,607 |
| Tennessee | $206,888,882 |
| Texas | $281,319,361 |
| Utah | $195,743,566 |
| Vermont | $195,053,740 |
| Virginia | $189,544,888 |
| Washington | $181,257,515 |
| West Virginia | $199,476,099 |
| Wisconsin | $203,670,005 |
| Wyoming | $205,004,743 |
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