Mississippi will distribute just over $104 million to 167 approved projects in the first round of the federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program, covering projects across all four of the state’s congressional districts.
The Magnolia Tribune reported Sept. 14, 2026 that Governor Tate Reeves announced the awards after 724 applications were submitted for three available programs: a technology grant program, a care-gap closure program and a telehealth program.
According to the Magnolia Tribune, Mississippi received $205.9 million for the program’s first year of a five-year federal effort that is expected to distribute about $50 billion nationwide. The first-round awards in Mississippi total just over $104 million.
The Tribune reported the awards by congressional district as follows: the Second Congressional District (the Delta) received more than $31 million for 52 projects; the First Congressional District received about $16 million for 32 projects; the Third Congressional District received about $26 million for 33 projects; and the Fourth Congressional District received about $31 million for 50 projects.
The Magnolia Tribune said 97 entities received awards in the first round, including 34 hospitals, 27 clinics, 11 behavioral health practices and about nine federally qualified health centers.
The governor’s office told the Tribune that applications for a second round — focused on building the state’s healthcare workforce and increasing psychiatric emergency services — were under review and that an announcement was expected between Oct. 14 and Oct. 29, 2026.
Selected Rural Provider Technology Grant awards reported by the Magnolia Tribune include:
Singing River Services, George County — $397,850 (behavioral health technology modernization)
South Mississippi State Hospital, Lamar County — $50,000 (electronic door access system replacement)
Region IV Mental Health Services, Alcorn County — $291,707 (documentation efficiency and interoperability tools)
Corinth Family Medical Center, Alcorn County — $98,702 (technology modernization for secure interoperable care)
Kinder Mind, Jackson County — $124,700 (technology updates across three outpatient clinics)
Hattiesburg Clinic, Forrest County — multiple awards including $46,101, $537,094, $52,868, $330,200 and $343,282 for connectivity, ambient AI documentation, email/browser threat detection, recovery environment and firewall upgrades
Lampton Medical Associates, Pike County — $2,009,435 (modernize electronic medical records for 50 rural practices)
Memorial Health System, Harrison County — $650,000 (Mobile Health Bridge remote patient monitoring and community paramedic program)
Family Health Center, Inc., Jones County — $750,000 (servers, networks, cybersecurity and backup/disaster recovery upgrades)
The Magnolia Tribune published a full list of program awards on Sept. 14, 2026.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
