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Vermont

Planning

Access to Care

FY26 Award
$/Rural Resident
$411
Rank
32nd /50
Rural Pop.

Data:CMS·KFF·Census

Funding Breakdown

Baseline
Workload
Baseline: $100.0M
Workload: $95.1M

Source: KFF funding formula analysis

Initiatives by CMS Goal Bucket

Access to Care
Regionalization and Innovative Care Strategies

Plan transformation around right care, right time, right place through regionalized care delivery.

Workforce Development
Health Care Workforce Development

Build the workforce pipeline, address housing barriers, and enable practice-at-top-of-license across rural Vermont.

Financial Sustainability
Price Transparency and Insurance Competition

Deploy accountability tools to increase price transparency and insurance competition for affordability.

Quality & Health Outcomes
Strengthening Primary Care (Blueprint for Health)

Expand team-based chronic disease care through the Blueprint for Health quality improvement network.

Infrastructure & Technology
Establishing a Clinically Integrated Network of Shared Services

Build operational efficiencies and patient-facing technologies through a shared services network.

Source: CMS state abstracts

How to Participate in Vermont

Steps for healthcare organizations to access RHTP funding through Vermont's programs.

Lead State Agency
Vermont Agency of Human Services
Identify Your Role
Determine if your organization is eligible: hospitals, clinics, community health centers, health plans, and other rural healthcare providers can participate through state sub-awards.
Review State Plans
Read your state's RHTP application and initiative plans to understand which programs align with your organization's services and needs.
Engage With Your State Agency
Contact the lead state agency managing RHTP implementation. Attend stakeholder sessions and register for procurement notifications.
Respond to RFPs
When your state releases Requests for Proposals for RHTP sub-awards, submit applications aligned with the CMS goal buckets your state prioritizes.
Prepare for Compliance
Set up systems for quarterly reporting, outcome metric tracking, and financial audits required by CMS. Organizations receiving $750K+ need single audit capability.

Note: RHTP funds flow from CMS to state agencies, which then distribute to providers through sub-awards and contracts. Direct federal applications are not accepted — participation is through your state's program.

RHTP Compliance Checklist

Key obligations for organizations participating in Vermont's RHTP programs.

0 of 8 checkedSource: RHTP NOFO

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Blueprint for Health
quality network
Vermont strengthens its primary care foundation through the Blueprint for Health — a team-based chronic disease care and quality improvement network.
Source:CMS·KFF·Census

Federal Health Funding

Total HRSA grants to this state (FY16–25) vs. new CMS RHTP award

$34.2M
$29.9M
$33.7M
$41.8M
$53.8M
$79.7M
$54.8M
$42.8M
$44.7M
$43.9M
RHTP $195.1MHRSA $43.9M
2016
2025
FY26
HRSA
HRSA (proj.)
RHTP (CMS)
HRSA 10-yr avg.
HRSA FY25 (proj. FY26)
+ RHTP FY26 award
FY26 combined$239.0M

FY26 HRSA projected from FY25 actuals (FY26 not yet published). RHTP is new CMS funding in addition to existing HRSA grants.

Rural pop. (2020)
Change since 2010
Rural poverty rate
Primary care shortage areas
Practitioners needed
Sources:HRSA·Census·USDA ERS·HRSA HPSA

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