Arkansas
$209M first-year CMS award (FY2026)The Arkansas RHT Program helps communities and people living in rural settings across the entire state. It works to make healthcare better and easier to get for all rural Arkansans.
Here's what Arkansas is building — and where Beam fits.
How Arkansas Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$209M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
4
Initiatives
0
Beam fits
Healthy Eating, Active Recreation, and Transformation (HEART)
Funding split not published
Supporting healthy eating, active recreation, and transformation (heart) programs across Arkansas's rural communities.
Promoting Access Coordination and Transformation (PACT)
Funding split not published
Supporting promoting access coordination and transformation (pact) programs across Arkansas's rural communities.
Recruitment, Innovation, Skills, and Education for Arkansas Healthcare (RISE)
Funding split not published
Supporting recruitment, innovation, skills, and education for arkansas healthcare (rise) programs across Arkansas's rural communities.
THRIVE
Funding split not published
Supporting thrive programs across Arkansas's rural communities.
A full funding split was not verified. Amounts are not shown.
Where Arkansas Is in the Process
Dec. 29, 2025
CMS announces first-year RHTP funding for all 50 states. This is a national milestone, not a state-specific implementation update.
Official sourceFacts reviewed Nov 10, 2026.
Includes the approved project narrative, budget documents, fact sheet, and FAQs.
Local Champions in Arkansas
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
State program administrator
Works with the governor to administer rural health funding.
Where Beam Fits Into Arkansas's Plan
Virtual specialist care may fit these goals. This is our view, not state approval or a promise of funding.
Outcomes data and CMS reporting — every Beam interaction generates reportable metrics your program needs.
White-label deployment — Beam runs under your brand, integrated into existing clinical workflows.
If your network is evaluating partners for these initiatives — or if you're a rural hospital trying to understand how to qualify — that's the conversation we want to have.
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