Alaska continues rollout of Rural Health Transformation Program awards

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 836

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago


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Alaska Department of Health officials announced a fifth round of federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding awards on Friday. The latest awards for $25.8 million bring the total to more than $207 million to date.

The funding is aimed at bolstering Alaska’s rural health system. The latest round of awards will go to 32 projects focused on improving health access, nutrition, telehealth services, healthcare infrastructure, workforce development and more.

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