This federal investment will support 54 projects including mobile preventive screenings, physical activity programs, rural residency and clinical training programs, and new healthcare workforce pipelines across Arkansas
The Trump Administration announced today that a $54.6 million investment is being delivered to recruit, train, and retain Arkansas’ rural healthcare workforce, expand maternal healthcare services, and help fight chronic disease in the state through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Supporting 54 projects across rural communities in Arkansas, $27.4 of this funding, will support 30 projects focused on community-based nutrition, physical activity, preventive care, and chronic disease management. An additional $27.2 million will support 24 projects focused on recruiting, training, and retaining the rural healthcare workforce. Project outlines include mobile preventive screenings; new rural residency and clinical training programs; and expanded EMT, nursing, maternal health, and behavioral health workforce development.
These investments build on the Administration’s $149.3 million previously announced to expand telehealth and specialty care, modernize rural healthcare technology and infrastructure, and strengthen emergency and preventive services across Arkansas
“President Trump understands that every American deserves high-quality healthcare, no matter where they live,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “We are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home. We are giving states the flexibility to build solutions around the people they serve, while demanding accountability for results. That is how we strengthen rural health, improve the lives of patients and families, and Make America Healthy Again.”
“Every state knows best what its rural communities need, and thanks to President Trump’s Rural Health Transformation Program, they now have the resources to meet those needs,” said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. “As states put these resources to work, we’re focused on turning these investments into meaningful, sustainable improvements for the health systems that serve rural Arkansans.”
“Transforming rural health care starts long before a patient walks through the hospital doors,” said Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “Thanks to President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, we’re strengthening rural health care from the ground up – building healthier communities, growing our health care workforce, and giving providers the tools they need to better serve their patients. These projects will help Arkansans live healthier lives and build a stronger rural health care system for generations to come.”
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