Rhode Island

The mini-grant program funds recruitment, retention, and administrative support to increase capacity for Medicaid primary care in Rhode Island through tiered funding allocations and compliance requirements. Event schedule: - Program Funds Expiration - 12/31/2025 - Rhode Island

This application invites primary care practices in Rhode Island to apply for mini-grants aimed at increasing access to primary care and building practice capacity. The grant funding is tiered based on Medicaid enrollment and includes reporting requirements with deadlines throughout 2025. Event schedule: - Tier 1 status report due - 08/15/2025 - Tier 1 final report due - 12/31/2025 - Tier 2 status report due - 09/19/2025 - Tier 2 final report due - 12/31/2025 - Tier 3 documentation due - 12/31/2025

Rhode Island received $156.2 million for Year 1 RHTP implementation to fund 13 multi-dimensional rural health transformation initiatives. Projects span population health, EMS, value-based care, workforce recruitment, behavioral health, and technology modernization. Focus populations include 18 rural towns and the Narragansett Indian Tribe, with engagement from statewide partners and community organizations.

This document details the structure, responsibilities, and membership criteria for Rhode Island's Rural Stakeholder Advisory Council as part of the RHTP. The council serves as a statewide advisory body integrating feedback from Networks and Regional Hubs, and supports responsive rural health transformation implementation. Broad representation and conflict-of-interest practices are emphasized to ensure accountability and equitable input from rural communities.

Rhode Island’s Primary Care Training Sites Program awarded approximately $2M in grant funding to 34 practices to expand clinical training capacity. The program expects a 68% increase in clinical training capacity in 2025-2026 as measured by student enrollment. Strategic grantmaking supports workforce pipeline, patient-centered care, and integration of behavioral health.

Rhode Island secured a $156 million 5-year RHTP award with $142.7 million planned for SFYs 2026-27. The budget funds thirteen initiatives targeting value-based payment transition, rural workforce development, health IT modernization, behavioral health expansion, and innovative care delivery models.

Rhode Island RHTP plans to strengthen access to high-quality, sustainable community-driven care in rural and island areas. The $1 billion five-year program covers 13 interconnected initiatives that target clinical care hubs, EMS, workforce, value-based care, and technology integration.

The program aims to improve rural health through integrated community care, expanded primary and behavioral health services, mobile health and EMS investments, hospital-at-home care, workforce development, value-based payment models, and modernized health IT. The strategic framework was built on extensive community feedback and aligns with Rhode Island's RI 2030 Plan. The proposal includes unique initiatives targeting the state's rural populations, including partnerships with FQHCs, crisis stabilization facilities, and support for the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Block Island. Event schedule: - RHTP Application Submission - November 13, 2025 - 2:54 PM ET - Providence, RI

This document is a set of standard reporting templates for Rhode Island's RHTP Tier 2 mini-grant recipients in FY2025, capturing patient panel size, provider staffing, expenditures, and payer mix at multiple time points. Reports require practices to detail how funds are used to support rural primary care access and workforce. Only de-identified provider sample data is included. Event schedule: - Baseline Report Data Date - 04/01/2025 - Status Report Period - April 2, 2025 - September 19, 2025 - Final Report Period - September 20, 2025 - December 31, 2025

This reporting template supports data collection for Tier 1 mini grants under Rhode Island's RHTP program. It standardizes patient panel, provider staffing, and payer mix information at baseline, mid-year, and final reporting points. It also prompts narrative updates on the use of funds and improvements to primary care access and capacity. Event schedule: - Baseline report date - 04/01/2025 - Status report period start - 04/02/2025 - Status report period end - 08/15/2025 - Final report period start - 08/16/2025 - Final report period end - 12/31/2025

The program targets Rhode Island's 18 rural towns, expands primary care and behavioral health through Federally Qualified Health Centers, and introduces Hospital at Home models. Additional initiatives focus on advancing value-based care, expanding behavioral health and opioid treatment, modernizing health IT, supporting the rural health workforce, and investing in mobile health and EMS. Distinct efforts will address the unique needs of Block Island and the Narragansett Indian Tribe through integrated community approaches. Key contacts: Jerry Larkin, MD; Richard Charest; Ana Novais Event schedule: - Federal Award Announcement - December 30, 2025 - 3:39 PM ET - Providence, RI

The program collaborates with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, state agencies, hospitals, healthcare professionals, and community partners to transform healthcare delivery. Rhode Island received a federal award of over $156 million to support this initiative. The program focuses on supporting local providers and improving rural healthcare infrastructure with funding from CMS for fiscal years 2026-2030.