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Wisconsin (WI)

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Wisconsin opportunities

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

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ClosedWisconsin issuedGRANT

Department of Workforce Development WIG: HEART grants

The Workforce Innovation Grant: Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation (WIG: HEART) grant program will make awards of $500,000 to $10 million are available for nonprofit and government organizations to work with regional workforce partners on healthcare workforce solutions for rural and semi-rural regions across the state.

Workforce
Funding
$500K–$10M
Deadline
Aug 17, 2026

Verified Oct 15, 2026

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ClosedWisconsin issuedGRANT

Community health worker

These grants support expanded integration and sustainability of community health workers as an evidence-based care model to improve health outcomes in Wisconsin's rural communities.

WorkforceNutrition and social resourcesFacilities and care access
Funding
Not stated
Deadline
Jul 1, 2026

Verified Oct 15, 2026

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ClosedWisconsin issuedGRANT

Care coordination

These grants support new and innovative partnership models that coordinate care across systems and sectors in rural Wisconsin.

Value-based careWorkforce
Funding
Up to $10M
Deadline
Not stated

Verified Oct 15, 2026

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ClosedWisconsin issuedGRANT

Rural dental efficiency and access

These grants support dental clinics in adopting technologies that improve efficiency and increase access to care in rural and semi-rural communities.

Facilities and care accessWorkforce
Funding
Not stated
Deadline
Not stated

Verified Oct 15, 2026

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ClosedWisconsin issuedGRANT

Rural technology transformation

These funds support technology investments that remove barriers to care, maximize provider productivity, and ensure improved patient or community health outcomes.

Technology and interoperabilityFacilities and care access
Funding
Up to $61M
Deadline
Not stated

Verified Oct 15, 2026

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

Program overview

Updated Oct 15, 2026

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

1 RHTP record tracked for Wisconsin; award activity detected.

Where Wisconsin’s Year 1 money is

Federal award (Budget Period 1)
$203.7M
$203,670,005
Obligated by July 31, 2026
$75.3M
37% of the award, as the state reported to CMS
In opportunities on the tracker
$0
0 of 9 published opportunities state an amount

What the state has obligated, by initiative

  • Initiative 1: Rural Talent Recruitment and Retention$59,190,153

    Behavioral Health · $14,014

    • Personnel costs for Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program behavioral health initiatives in Division of Public Health (DPH)$8,255
    • Fringe costs for RHT Program behavioral health initiatives in DPH$3,300
    • Allocated Direct Costs-shared costs directly benefiting the project$2,459

    Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $125,000

    • Targeted modifications for resident workspaces, faculty offices, storage optimization, and clinical workflow$125,000

    Workforce · $59,050,586

    • Nonprofit and government organizations to address healthcare workforce challenges$6,099,785
    • Learning opportunities for high school students to encourage careers in rural health$1,000,000
    • Rural schools to develop new and expanded healthcare career pathways$1,000,000
    • A rural residency program for dental students and placement to high-need rural areas$4,875,000
    • University of Wisconsin (UW) campuses to develop rural health care workforce training programs$22,587,792
    • Technical colleges to develop rural health care workforce training programs$22,587,792
    • A mental health consultation program to support rural mental health care providers$900,217

    Program Administration Expense · $553

    • DPH Indirect Costs$553
  • Initiative 2: Interoperability Infrastructure and Modernization$7,818,165

    Consumer Tech Solutions · $5,148,000

    • An integrated state website platform for mental health resources and campaign promotion$4,148,000
    • Local service offices to create telehealth access hubs in rural areas$1,000,000

    IT Advances · $2,670,165

    • Personnel costs for Rural Health Care Collaborative (Statewide EHR) Implementation Team$126,755
    • Fringe costs for Rural Health Care Collaborative Implementation Team$44,332
    • A closed-loop referral systems for the states' community information exchange$2,000,000
    • A closed-loop referral systems for the states' health information exchange$499,078
  • Initiative 3: Population Health Infrastructure$5,567,370

    Behavioral Health · $331,484

    • Personnel costs for RHT Program behavioral health initiatives in Division of Care and Treatment Services (DCTS)$25,484
    • Fringe costs for RHT Program behavioral health initiatives in DCTS$10,189
    • A student leadership summit on mental health$5,000
    • A Best Practices in Rural School Mental Health Training$25,000
    • Increasing access to care and training to innovate care delivery$255,392
    • Office supplies$513
    • Allocated direct costs benefiting the project$9,906

    Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $486,472

    • Renovating residential recovery house for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and program expansion$240,000
    • Increasing access to medically necessary appointments by providing transportation services$246,472

    Innovative Care · $4,465,738

    • Personnel costs for Medicaid Team$458,329
    • Fringe costs for Medicaid Team$183,240
    • Supporting patients and providers in maximizing insurance coverage and payment$3,000,000
    • Increasing access to tribal community-based care model supporting individuals with cognitive impairment$500,000
    • Office supplies$1,040
    • Allocated direct costs benefiting the project$101,692

    Program Administration Expenses · $30,149

    • Division of Medicaid Services (DMS) Indirect Costs$28,875
    • DCTS Indirect Costs$1,274

    Prevention of Chronic Disease · $253,528

    • Expanding telehealth and youth health program$253,528
  • Program Operations$2,763,472

    Innovative Care · $438,667

    • Technical assistance for grantees and grant applications and data for program evaluation across all initiatives$438,667

    Program Administration Expense · $2,324,805

    • Personnel costs for RHT Program Team to operationalize and administer the program$965,774
    • Fringe costs for RHT Program Team$367,432
    • Serving as an independent evaluator for RHT Program$600,091
    • Technical assistance for grantees and grant applications and data for program evaluation$65,800
    • RHT Program Staff Travel$40,416
    • RHT Program Office Supplies$6,254
    • Allocated direct costs benefiting the project$229,725
    • RHT Program Indirect Costs$49,312

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$203.7M
Opportunity budget$1B
RHTP documents42
All tracked opportunity records12
Program activities87
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 Wisconsin opportunity status and source details.

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Recent documents

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Upcoming events

No upcoming events tracked for Wisconsin.

State context

Rural health at a glance

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

  • Total population

    5,893,718

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

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

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

  • Rural population

    1,768,115

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

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    Derived: total population × rural share.

  • Rural %

    30%

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

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

    Share of population classified rural in the 2020 Census.

  • Critical access hospitals

    58

    Source: Flex Monitoring Team, Critical Access Hospital locations

    Confidence: Reference snapshot

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

Health indicators

Compared with the national average · CDC PLACES

No CDC PLACES health indicators available for this state.

County demographics

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