RHTP Tracker

State detail

California (CA)

Implementing

California Department of Health Care Access and Information · Official RHTP site ↗

Official sources connected

Open funding for California

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Nothing is open for California right now. Closed rounds stay listed below for reference.

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California opportunities

State-issued funding with eligibility and program requirements specific to California.

0 open · 4 closed

Closed

Source coverage last succeeded Oct 15, 2026. Opportunity details remain subject to the official solicitation.

Program overview

Updated Oct 15, 2026

California has 1 Rural Health Transformation Program document tracked from official sources. Tracked records include award announcements.

1 RHTP record tracked for California; award activity detected.

Where California’s Year 1 money is

Federal award (Budget Period 1)
$233.6M
$233,639,308
Obligated by July 31, 2026
$219.1M
94% of the award, as the state reported to CMS
In opportunities on the tracker
$0
0 of 4 published opportunities state an amount

What the state has obligated, by initiative

  • Initiative 1: Rural Health Transformative Care Model$92,369,251

    Appropriate Care Availability · $36,000,000

    • A consultant for the Evaluating Rural Pathways to Value Based Payment program$1,000,000
    • In grant funds to support Transformative Payments for Strategically Located Hospitals$35,000,000

    Innovative Care · $43,922,001

    • Initiative level support and evaluation$3,700,000
    • In grant funds for Hub-and-Spoke Accelerator partnerships$39,010,000
    • In personnel expenses for Initiative 1$1,212,001

    Training and Technical Assistance · $12,447,250

    • Hub-and-Spoke implementation and technical assistance support$12,447,250
  • Initiative 2: Rural Health Workforce Development$73,223,673

    Training and Technical Assistance · $300,000

    • Community outreach and communications support$300,000

    Workforce · $72,923,673

    • In grant funds to expand and support rural workforce capacity and provider retention and relocation$65,670,000
    • A workforce needs mapping model$6,000,000
    • In personnel expenses for Initiative 2$1,253,673
  • Initiative 3: Rural Health Technology and Tools$36,621,867

    IT Advances · $12,371,867

    • In grant funds for technology infrastructure enhancement § $ $721,866.58 in personnel expenses for Initiative 3$11,650,000

    Training and Technical Assistance · $24,250,000

    • The Rural Technical Assistance Center and research and data development support$24,250,000
  • Program Operations/Governance$16,918,705

    Training and Technical Assistance · $2,214,717

    • Grant oversight and grant application management$2,214,717

    Program Administration Expense · $14,703,988

    • Third party grant administrator services$7,480,000
    • Inter-department service costs$366
    • In personnel expenses$642,356
    • Supplies, travel, and indirect costs$6,581,266

Award and obligated amounts: CMS RHTP Obligated Funds Report. CMS refreshes it quarterly. Some money is obligated through contracts and agreements, not open calls, so the two totals measure different things.

Program stats

Federal award$233.6M
Opportunity budget—
RHTP documents4
All tracked opportunity records4
Program activities24
Events tracked0

Helpful guide · after the opportunities

Finding and tracking RHTP opportunities

A short guide to reviewing status, deadlines, filters, and official sources.

Selected to help interpret California opportunity status and source details.

This learning resource is not a funding opportunity and does not replace the official solicitation's eligibility or application instructions.

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Recent documents

The newest official files connected to this state profile.

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Jun 30, 2026 · Award announcement · PDF

California — 2026 — RHTP federal award announcement

Upcoming events

No upcoming events tracked for California.

State context

Rural health at a glance

Key population, access, and health indicators with their source context.

  • Total population

    39,538,223

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    2020 Census resident population; re-verify against the latest release.

  • Rural population

    2,372,293

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (urban/rural)

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    Derived: total population × rural share.

  • Rural %

    6%

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (urban/rural)

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    Share of population classified rural in the 2020 Census.

  • Poverty rate

    12.3%

    Source: Census ACS5 2024

    Confidence: high

    S1701_C03_001E poverty percentage.

  • Uninsured rate

    7%

    Source: Census ACS5 2024

    Confidence: high

    DP03_0119PE uninsured percentage.

  • Median household income

    $91.9K

    Source: Census ACS5 2024

    Confidence: high

    B19013_001E median household income.

  • Critical access hospitals

    33

    Source: Flex Monitoring Team, Critical Access Hospital locations

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    Critical Access Hospitals located in the state; re-verify periodically.

  • FQHCs

    180

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    FQHC count from HRSA GIS sample.

  • Rural health clinics

    250

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    Rural health clinic count from HRSA GIS sample.

  • Medically underserved areas

    200

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    Medically underserved area count from HRSA GIS sample.

  • Primary care HPSAs

    600

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    Primary care HPSA count from HRSA GIS sample.

  • Dental HPSAs

    500

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    Dental HPSA count from HRSA GIS sample.

  • Mental health HPSAs

    550

    Source: HRSA GIS REST

    Confidence: high

    Mental health HPSA count from HRSA GIS sample.

Health indicators

Compared with the national average · CDC PLACES

  • Uninsured (18–64)9.5%

    National avg: 11% · Below national avg

  • Diabetes10.5%

    National avg: 11.5% · Below national avg

  • Obesity28%

    National avg: 33.9% · Below national avg

  • Smoking10%

    National avg: 14.4% · Below national avg

  • High blood pressure29%

    National avg: 32.3% · Below national avg

  • Physical inactivity22%

    National avg: 25.3% · Below national avg

  • Heart disease5.5%

    National avg: 6.1% · Below national avg

  • Stroke2.9%

    National avg: 3.3% · Below national avg

County demographics

County-level demographics
CountyPopulationPovertyUninsuredMedian income
Los Angeles County10,014,00913.2%9.1%$83.4K
Fresno County1,008,65418.8%8.7%$62.9K