Applications are now being accepted for the Rural Emergency Hospital Grant.
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The State of Kansas, through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment invites Eligible Providers rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, local health departments, Native American Sovereign Tribe healthcare facilities, certified community behavioral health clinics, licensed to apply for funding through the REH Conversion/Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program REH/CAP is part of the State’s Rural Health Transformation Plan (the “Plan”) and is funded under the Cooperative Agreement with the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
Goal
Provide facilities that are in the process of converting to Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) status with funds to make necessary facility renovations and provide facilities that have converted and other Eligible Providers with funds to make capital investments to transform the manner in which they serve their communities.
Objectives
All grant projects funded under this RFA must align with at least one of the program objectives listed below:
- Realize meaningful reductions in chronic disease rates and avoidable hospitalizations for complications related to chronic disease in rural Kansas.
- Substantially reduce the number of rural Kansas hospitals with negative operating margins.
- Improve provider-to-population ratios for primary care, dental and behavioral health services and ease nursing and allied health shortages in rural Kansas.
- Have 100% of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in rural Kansas in accountable care relationships by 2031.
- Enable rural Kansas providers to meaningfully engage in data sharing and analysis, expanded use of telehealth and remote monitoring, appropriate use of artificial intelligence, and utilization of consumer-facing technologies.
Funding Information
Grant Up to $15 million.
Grant Period
June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
Eligibility Criteria
Any Eligible Provider may apply for REH/CAP funding. An Eligible Provider may submit multiple applications each for a separate capital investment. To be eligible for an REH Conversion grant, the applicant’s governing body must have approved REH conversion prior to submission of the application. Applicants must possess a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and SMART Vendor ID to be considered.
For more information, visit KDHE.
