The Chronic Disease Management Program is intended to fund providers, community-based organizations, and other organizations to implement and/or expand proven models for chronic disease management across rural regions of Oklahoma.
Donor Name: Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)
State: Oklahoma
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 Million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This funding opportunity from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will make grants available under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to address chronic disease management needs in rural communities. The Rural Health Transformation Program is a five-year, nationwide $50 billion federal grant program established in H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In Year 1, Oklahoma received $223,476,948.62 in funding. Further details on Oklahoma’s proposed uses of these funds beyond the chronic disease management program are available at: Rural Health Transformation Program.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $15 million, disbursed in budget Year 1.
- Anticipated Individual Award: OSDH anticipates awarding up to 15 funding opportunities at levels ranging from $1 million-$5 million.
Uses of Funds
Allowable uses include but are not limited to:
- Participant recruitment (e.g., promotional materials, event supplies or space fees for community engagement, related overhead)
- Equipment, supplies, and other materials necessary for program implementation (e.g., general office supplies, medical equipment that is not otherwise reimbursable or billed to a payer)
- Program design (e.g., staff time for workflow development or development of participant education materials, technical assistance for program design)
- Program implementation, e.g., necessary staff travel or facilities costs
- Program evaluation (e.g., participant surveys, clinical outcome measurements)
- Education directly related to program implementation for staff or partners (e.g., training on protocols, data collection, or required tools)
- Digital tool build and maintenance when necessary for program implementation Funding is for programs seeking to prevent, treat, or monitor chronic disease in rural Oklahoma
Allowable uses include but are not limited to:
- Participant recruitment (e.g., promotional materials, event supplies or space fees for community engagement, related overhead) Equipment, supplies, and other materials necessary for program implementation (e.g., general office supplies, medical equipment that is not otherwise reimbursable or billed to a payer)
- Program design (e.g., staff time for workflow development or development of participant education materials, technical assistance for program design)
- Program implementation, e.g., necessary staff travel or facilities costs
- Program evaluation (e.g., participant surveys, clinical outcome measurements)
- Education directly related to program implementation for staff or partners (e.g., training on protocols, data collection, or required tools)
- Digital tool build and maintenance when necessary for program implementation
Eligibility Criteria
A wide variety of entities are eligible to apply for this grant. Potential applicant types
include but are not limited to:
- Community-based organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations, other nonprofits)
- Health care providers (both non-profit and for-profit)
- Tribal entities
- Higher education institutions
- Municipalities
State agencies - County and other local governments.
Applicants must meet the criteria below to be eligible for this funding opportunity:
- Be currently providing services in rural Oklahoma
- Have a physical location, either headquarter or branch, in Oklahoma
- Provide health care and/or health-promoting services, programs, or supports, in Oklahoma Demonstrate a history of serving rural community(ies) in Oklahoma, either directly or through formal partnership with locally-rooted organizations or providers.
- Organizations without an existing service footprint in rural Oklahoma are not eligible
Deliver direct program services supported by this award solely in eligible Oklahoma rural communities with populations under 55,000, except for centralized administrative, care coordination, telehealth-based clinical support, or other remote services that support participants in the rural community.
For more information, visit OSDH.
