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Maryland Rural Health Program Funding Opportunities

Requests for Application/ Requests for Proposals​




Anticipated Funding Opportunities: Budget Period 1​
Currently OPEN Request for Application/Request for Proposal
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​​Pillar 2:  Promote Sust​​ainable 
Access & Innovative Care
 ​Service Expansion and HIT Advances + Behavioral Health Expansion + Innovative Care
 ​​​​MDH +​ HSCRC
 ​4/21/2026
 ​5/26/2026​​
 ​PHPA 3936 - Rooted and Resilient Rural Maryland: Transformation through Sustainable Access, Innovative Care, and Tech Innovation​​
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ID Number:
BPM056605​​

​Pillar 3​​: 
Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health​​
  1. ​Food System Aggregation and Hubs
  2. Local Foods Purchasing Strategies​

​RMC​

​4/21/2026​

​5/15/2026​

​Rural Maryland Council Grant Opportunities: Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program

Pillar 2: Promote Sustainable  Access & Innovative Care ​

Increase Efficiency of Local Agency Operations

​Garrett County Health Department​

​4/30/2026

​5/31/2026

​Revenue Cycle Management and Billing Technical Assistance for Rural Local Health Departments and Area Agencies on Aging 

ADFY27-01

​Pillar 2: Promote Sustainable  Access & Innovative Care

​Primary Care Practice Creation and Expansion 

​MHCC

​5/4/2026

​6/1/2026

​Grant Funding to Expand Access to Primary Care in Rural Maryland​​

Pre-Application Conference: 
Monday, May 11, 2026; 3:00 p.m. 
Register in advance here. ​

​Pillar 2: Promote Sustainable  Acces​s & Innovative Care

​Telehealth Needs Assessment​

​CRISP
​5/6/2026
​6/3/2026

​Strategic Rural Telehealth Blueprint​​

​Pillar 3: Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health

​Post Harvest Infrastructure: Cold Storage for Producers

​MDA

​5/15/2026

​6/14/2026

​Maryland Post Harvest Infrastructure Grant 

Pre-Application Conference: Wednesday, May 27, 2026; 2:00 PM. Register here!​



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​All partners and subawardees of Maryland’s RHTP cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must agree to and comply with RHTP terms and conditions included in: 


​Last Updated:
​05-15-2026