Rhode Island rural health projects take shape with $156M federal award

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 1,507

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The federal government infused $50 billion into rural healthcare last July when President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

How Rhode Island will spend its $156.17 million initial share of the nationwide, five-year Rural Health Transformation Program awards is now taking shape ahead of the federal Oct. 30 …

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