State Policy · ND
North Dakota Opens $50.5 Million Rural Health Grant Applications
North Dakota's Department of Health and Human Services has opened applications for $50.5 million in Rural Health Transformation Program grants covering ambulance equipment, childcare for healthcare workers, telehealth infrastructure, remote patient monitoring, and behavioral health needs assessments. Application deadlines run from August 8 through August 18, 2026, with awards ranging from a single $500,000 behavioral health grant to 110 ambulance equipment grants of $200,000 each. An additional $2 million for accessible vehicles serving Medicaid recipients and rural residents will be announced later. The funding is part of North Dakota's nearly $200 million first-year allocation from federal rural health legislation signed in 2025.
Why it mattersThese grants will directly fund infrastructure and workforce support affecting Medicaid-covered services in rural North Dakota, including ambulance transport, telehealth access, and non-emergency transportation for Medicaid beneficiaries.