Rural Health Transformation Program - Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery, Hospital Disease Prevention

The Rural Health Transformation Program aims to improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities across Illinois. The program will support rural hospitals in implementing disease prevention programming in partnership with local public health departments and other key public health partners. The program has a total funding amount of up to $14,000,000 in year 1 and up to $78,000,000 in total across years 1 – 5. Key aspects of the program include: • Improving healthcare access and quality in rural communities • Implementing disease prevention programming in rural hospitals • Partnering with local public health departments and other key public health partners • Providing funding for up to 5 years • Requiring registration and pre-qualification through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal • Requiring applicants to submit applications via the Euna system