Workforce Development: Workforce Development Recruitment and Retention
Help rural-serving organizations recruit and retain health professionals through service-obligation bonuses.
- Funding
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Aug 31, 2026
Verified Oct 15, 2026
State detail
California Department of Health Care Access and Information · Official RHTP site ↗
Official sources connected
Official sources for this state are connected and within their freshness window.
Nothing is open for California right now. Closed rounds stay listed below for reference.
State-issued funding with eligibility and program requirements specific to California.
Help rural-serving organizations recruit and retain health professionals through service-obligation bonuses.
Verified Oct 15, 2026
Fund first-time adoption or full replacement of certified electronic health record systems for eligible rural-serving organizations.
Verified Oct 15, 2026
Select accelerator partners to help rural providers implement sustainable transformative care models.
Verified Oct 15, 2026
Support family-medicine obstetrics fellowship capacity serving rural California communities.
Verified Oct 15, 2026
Source coverage last succeeded Oct 15, 2026. Opportunity details remain subject to the official solicitation.
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.
Appropriate Care Availability · $36,000,000
Innovative Care · $43,922,001
Training and Technical Assistance · $12,447,250
Training and Technical Assistance · $300,000
Workforce · $72,923,673
IT Advances · $12,371,867
Training and Technical Assistance · $24,250,000
Training and Technical Assistance · $2,214,717
Program Administration Expense · $14,703,988
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.
Helpful guide · after the 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.
Read the guide →The newest official files connected to this state profile.
Oct 12, 2026 · Report · PDF
Oct 5, 2026 · Application · PDF
Jul 22, 2026 · Guidance · PDF
Jun 30, 2026 · Award announcement · PDF
No upcoming events tracked for California.
State context
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.
Compared with the national average · CDC PLACES
National avg: 11% · Below national avg
National avg: 11.5% · Below national avg
National avg: 33.9% · Below national avg
National avg: 14.4% · Below national avg
National avg: 32.3% · Below national avg
National avg: 25.3% · Below national avg
National avg: 6.1% · Below national avg
National avg: 3.3% · Below national avg
| County | Population | Poverty | Uninsured | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 10,014,009 | 13.2% | 9.1% | $83.4K |
| Fresno County | 1,008,654 | 18.8% | 8.7% | $62.9K |