NACDS is offering optional, one-on-one, state-specific support sessions to assist chain members with their Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) efforts. Sessions are available every Wednesday, with four 30-minute time slots focused on state-level RHTP pharmacy engagement opportunities.
Interested chain members may schedule a session.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced that 85 organizations have been selected as intended Catalyst Award awardees, representing $80 million in RHTP funding directed toward rural health improvement. The awards followed a competitive Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP 6244) open from April 10 through May 26, which drew 353 proposals requesting more than $830 million against $160 million available across two budget years. OHA noted that individual grant amounts and project scopes will be finalized after award negotiations are completed this summer. Organizations not selected are encouraged to monitor future RHTP funding opportunities.
Oregon’s broader RHTP distribution strategy includes three pathways:
- Catalyst Awards (competitive RFGP process)
- Immediate Impact Awards (direct awards, no application required)
- Regional Sustainability Awards (subcontractor-facilitated technical assistance for developing rural health networks ahead of Phase 2 funding)
Pharmacy and other health care entities interested in future opportunities can submit a Vendor Interest Form or view the Vendor Interest Database. The program’s allowable uses of funds are broad — encompassing workforce, telehealth infrastructure, prevention, behavioral health and IT advances — with no restrictions on entity type, meaning pharmacies and pharmacy-adjacent organizations may be eligible to participate as subgrantees or contractors.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jermaine Smith at 703–837–4388.