The Trump Administration announced that more than $104 million in Rural Health Transformation Program federal funding is being distributed to modernize rural healthcare and expand access to services in Mississippi. The investment supports 167 grants across rural provider technology, capital improvements, care-gap closure, and telehealth programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said funded projects include cybersecurity and electronic health record upgrades, remote patient monitoring, new diagnostic and surgical equipment, expanded maternal and behavioral health services, and telehealth programs connecting rural patients with specialty care.
Grants totaling approximately $47.4 million (97 awards) will support modernizing technology and strengthening cybersecurity at rural healthcare providers. Nearly $43.3 million in grants (43 awards) will expand access to surgical, specialty, diagnostic, maternal and behavioral health services, as well as facility and equipment improvements. Nearly $13.4 million (27 grants) will expand telehealth and remote patient monitoring capabilities.
The funding was made possible through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The RHTP is designed to give rural communities tools to modernize healthcare delivery systems and improve outcomes for patients.