Wisconsin
$204M first-year CMS award (FY2026)Wisconsin was awarded $203.7M for Year 1 of the Rural Health Transformation Program under DHS's plan to build a digital rural health care collaborative. More than one-third of Wisconsinites live in rural communities, with 40 of 72 counties facing mental health professional shortages, 37 facing primary care shortages, and 34 facing dental care shortages. DHS is issuing rolling NOFOs across three initiative categories through summer 2026.
Here's what Wisconsin is building — and where Beam fits.
How Wisconsin Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$204M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
3
Initiatives
2
Beam fits
Rural Talent Recruitment and Retention
Funding split not published
Workforce grants, community health worker support, workforce readiness, and provider support to help rural Wisconsin recruit and keep care teams.
Interoperability Infrastructure and Modernization
Funding split not published
Rural technology transformation, digital infrastructure, telehealth, closed-loop referrals, shared records, remote monitoring, cybersecurity, and the rural health care collaborative.
Population Health Infrastructure and Partnerships
Funding split not published
Supporting population health infrastructure and partnerships programs across Wisconsin's rural communities.
A full funding split has not been verified. Amounts are not shown.
Upcoming Deadlines
Wisconsin RHTP · Application windows
$61M Rural Technology Investment NOFO
Interoperability, telehealth, remote monitoring, and shared-record technology investments under Initiative 2.
Open applicationCare Coordination & Regional Partnerships NOFO
Regional-partnership and closed-loop-referral grants under Initiative 3 for population health infrastructure.
Open applicationWhere Wisconsin 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 sourceIncludes the approved project narrative, budget documents, fact sheet, and FAQs.
Local Champions in Wisconsin
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
State RHTP Lead Agency
Leads the state program, NOFO issuance, partner engagement, and implementation planning.
Gov. Tony Evers
Governor of Wisconsin
Publicly backed Wisconsin's rural health plan and its focus on rural access, workforce, and technology infrastructure.
Kirsten Johnson
Secretary, Wisconsin DHS
Guides DHS priorities around access, prevention, behavioral health, and stronger rural care systems.
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Rural Health Partner
Statewide rural health resource for provider support, workforce needs, and community insight.
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Hospital Advocacy Organization
Represents hospitals statewide and helps rural providers understand NOFO opportunities.
WISHIN
Health Information Exchange Partner
Central to the interoperability and closed-loop referral goals under Initiative 2.
Where Beam Fits Into Wisconsin's Plan
Beam maps directly to Initiative 2 (Interoperability Infrastructure and Modernization) and Initiative 3 (Population Health Infrastructure and Partnerships) — the digital rural health collaborative goals around telehealth, closed-loop referrals, shared records, and regional partnerships. Beam's shared specialist layer supports rural hospitals, CAHs, and FQHCs statewide without each facility recruiting its own specialists.
Initiative 2 — Interoperability Infrastructure and Modernization
Rural technology transformation, digital infrastructure, telehealth, closed-loop referrals, shared records, remote monitoring, cybersecurity, and the rural health care collaborative.
Initiative 3 — Population Health Infrastructure and Partnerships
Supporting population health infrastructure and partnerships across Wisconsin's rural communities.
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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