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Rural Health Transformation Program

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a nationwide, five-year, $50 billion federal initiative designed to strengthen health care access, delivery, and outcomes in rural communities.

Virginia received $189 million for budget year one to advance a comprehensive, community-driven strategy to improve rural health across the Commonwealth.

Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program organizes its work into four interconnected initiatives. Visit the Virginia Rural Health Transformation website to learn more about the program and other funding opportunities.

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Tech Innovation Fund

VIPC was selected by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to implement the Tech Innovation Fund within CareIQ. The Tech Innovation Fund provides non-dilutive grants to organizations operating in Virginia that have developed a novel healthcare technology for chronic disease prevention and management that can be deployed in targeted rural Virginia localities. It targets consumer-facing solutions that traditional funding structures leave underfunded or out of reach. Preference is given to solutions that directly deliver or enable care.

CareIQ and the Tech Innovation Fund support three of Virginia’s RHTP Key Performance Objectives:

  1. Decrease rates of chronic disease in rural adults and children.
  2. Increase access to primary care for rural residents, including preventive visits and screenings.
  3. Modernize provider operations and increase technology adoption in rural communities.

Why Rural Communities?

Rural communities have historically been underrepresented as beneficiaries of technology innovation. The Fund invests where the private market has not — low population density, thin operating margins, and infrastructure that conventional digital health tools assume away.

Solution Type

Preference will be given to novel solutions that directly deliver or enable care and must focus on chronic disease prevention and management.

Product Stage

The program seeks proof-of-concept products through minimum viable product and includes functional prototype, demonstrated feasibility, and readiness at Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 4-7.

  • Too early: idea or concept only.
  • Too mature: fully commercialized, focused on sales.

Budget Period 1 Funding

VIPC anticipates awarding approximately $9.9 million in non-dilutive grants ranging from $250,000 to $999,999.

Program Materials

Key Dates

 
Q&A Submission Deadline
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at noon
 
Submit all questions to  RuralHealth@VirginiaIPC.org by noon, Tuesday, October 13 with the subject line “C-27-002 Questions”. Responses will be posted on this site on a rolling basis until the deadline.
 
Application Submission Deadline 
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
 
Award Announcements
Anticipated December 21, 2026

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Eligibility

  • Organizations must be U.S.-based and U.S.-owned. Work must be performed in the U.S. with U.S. employees and contractors. International applicants are ineligible.
  • Companies, startups, universities, nonprofits, governmental, and Tribal entities are all eligible.
  • Companies must be fewer than 10 years since founding, with less than $50 million in prior funding raised.
  • Provide direct services to rural Virginia communities as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
  • Agree fully to all federal flow-down terms and conditions per a subaward agreement issued by VIPC, which includes compliance with all reporting requirements.
  • Preference will be given to Virginia-based organizations. For purposes of this application, this is defined as a:
    • Organization whose primary business address (if different than company headquarters) is located within Virginia; OR
    • Organization that is legally registered to conduct business in Virginia with administrative and strategic operations performed within Virginia

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