Kansas resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Funding opportunity: Kansas Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:14:52 -0500

Grants for eligible providers in rural Kansas to make capital investments to transform the manner in which they serve their communities. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Funding opportunity: Kansas Regional Partnership Grant Program

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:13:06 -0500

Grants for eligible providers to participate in collaborative arrangements that promote preventive health and address root causes of diseases, enhance rural providers' efficiency and sustainability, attract and retain a high-skilled healthcare workforce, spark growth of value-based care models, and foster the use of innovative technologies. Funds must be used for the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of approved regional partnership activities consistent with program requirements. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Funding opportunity: Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program Technical Assistance Hub

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:49 -0500

A clearinghouse for technical assistance (TA) for organizations applying for and receiving funding through the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Technical assistance is designed to help applicants strengthen their understanding of program requirements, work through questions, and develop stronger application materials and offers TA through the grant period. -- Kansas Health Institute

Organization: Kansas Recruitment and Retention Center

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:56:24 -0500

Offers providers job search support in their local communities. Partners with healthcare providers, rural employers, and other Kansas stakeholders to increase access to quality healthcare in rural and underserved communities. Works to expand and develop Kansas's healthcare workforce through recruitment, retention, loan forgiveness, education, and research.

Resource: Preparing for a Federal Grant: A Small Community Case Study

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:48:39 -0500

A recorded webinar that provides a case study about a small community in rural Kansas and its management of a federal grant to build safe water infrastructure. Focuses on creating partnerships, utilizing technical assistance, coordinating with stakeholders, and increasing local capacity. Discusses strategies to assist small, rural communities in successfully preparing for and implementing federal grants.

Event: 2026 Kansas Hospital Association Rural Health Symposium

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Hays KS
November 19, 2026 -- Kansas Hospital Association

News: If You Have a Mental Health Crisis in Rural Kansas, It's Hard to Get Transportation to Help

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:46:55 -0500

Describes transportation access issues in Kansas for people experiencing mental health or substance use crises. The state's Rural Health Transportation Program is seeking applicants to create a statewide mental health transportation system.

News: Kansans in Need of 'Stupidly Expensive' Medical Equipment Are Turning to Loan Closets for Help

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:10:50 -0500

Discusses medical loan closet programs for people struggling to afford expensive medical equipment. Notes that equipment may be more expensive for rural residents with more limited access to equipment and loan closets can fill that gap.

Resource: Strengthening the Kansas Rural Physician Workforce: Outcomes of the Scholars in Rural Health Program

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:44:39 -0500

Evaluates outcomes of the University of Kansas School of Medicine's Scholars in Rural Health program to determine its effectiveness in increasing the rural physician workforce. The program recruits and supports college students from rural Kansas.

Resource: Kansas RHT Program Annual Report - Year 1

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:35:13 -0500

Reports on the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) in Kansas. Details the state policy actions, uses of funds, recipients of funds, and progress reports for each program funded by RHTP. -- Arkansas Department of Health

Resource: Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:09:36 -0500

Provides proposed updates to the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for performance year 2. Describes the rural health landscape in the state, programs under each of the five initiatives, milestones for each initiative, evaluation and sustainability strategies, and more. -- Arkansas Department of Health

Resource: Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance Events Calendar

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:57:05 -0500

Shares events hosted by the Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance partnership, focusing on topics such as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), swing beds, quality improvement, and more. -- Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance

Funding opportunity: Dane G. Hansen Foundation General Grant - Northwest Kansas

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:02:41 -0500

Grants for programs or projects that benefit the people and communities of Northwest Kansas. Rural communities and rural health and human services are program priorities.

Resource: State of Nursing Education In Kansas

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:24:50 -0500

Examines the demand for nursing professionals, the state of nursing education, and nursing education pathways in Kansas. Provides demographic data on nursing students as well as location of nursing education programs by city, county, and rural, suburban, or urban location. -- Kansas Nursing Workforce Center, University of Kansas Medical Center

Resource: 2026 Annual Insurance Update: Health Insurance in Kansas

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:59:53 -0500

Reports on health insurance coverage across Kansas and nationwide, presenting 2009-2024 trends in coverage. Includes 2023 county-level data on uninsured rates by age group as well as Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment. Compares uninsurance rates across frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban county location. -- Kansas Health Institute

Funding opportunity: Kansas Medical Student Loan (KMSL) and Loan Forgiveness

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:37:48 -0500

Loans and loan forgiveness designed to help students cover the cost of medical school in exchange for agreements to practice medicine in Kansas after residency. -- University of Kansas Medical Center

Resource: Kansas Prenatal Care Report, 2024

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:37:07 -0500

Examines the adequacy of prenatal care for women in Kansas in 2024. Utilizes the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization (APNCU) index to provide county-level and peer group statistics on prenatal care, with further data breakdowns by age, insurance type, and frontier, rural, semi-urban, or urban location. Includes a map showing county rate of receiving inadequate prenatal care. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Resource: Kansas Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Report, 2024

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:27:01 -0500

Reports on infant mortality rates in Kansas, with information broken down by demographics, county, and frontier, rural, densely settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Resource: Adolescent and Teenage Pregnancy Report Kansas, 2024

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:41:12 -0500

Summarizes research examining teen pregnancy in Kansas from 2020-2024. Includes frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban comparisons as well as county-level information on pregnancy and birth rates, with data broken down by age and year. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Resource: Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, 2024

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:30:13 -0500

Provides comprehensive data on vital events, population demographics, fertility and live births, mortality, and marriages in Kansas in 2024. Includes data breakdowns according to county and frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Resource: Preliminary Birth Report Kansas, 2025

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:21:49 -0500

Provides 2025 county-level data on live births and maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location. -- Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Resource: Making Rural Communities Visible in Artificial Intelligence Through Rural Proofing in Kansas and Beyond

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:43:46 -0500

Discusses issues related to rural underrepresentation in artificial intelligence-related health systems and details a rural-proofing policy framework for Kansas to ensure rural AI data collection, design, and governance are taken into account.

Resource: Rural Health Transformation Program State Initiatives Summaries: Rural Healthy Aging Program Initiatives

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:04:37 -0500

Highlights activities supporting rural aging in state Rural Health Transformation Programs applications. -- National Rural Health Association

Resource: 2026 County-Level Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment in Kansas

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:17:41 -0500

Provides information on health insurance marketplace enrollment in Kansas from November 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026. Includes health insurance enrollment data by congressional district, county, and ZIP code, as well as county-level data on standalone dental plan enrollment. -- Kansas Health Institute

Resource: Kansas State Board of Nursing Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:10:07 -0500

Provides information on Kansas nurse licensing, education programs, continuing education, legal issues, and more. Includes data on licensing by county.

Resource: A Geographic Disparities Analysis Between Standard of Care and Clinical Trial CAR-T Patients in Kansas

Tue, 26 May 2026 08:55:35 -0500

Examines demographic and geographic disparities in cancer care access within clinical trials at the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) as well as standard-of-care (SOC) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy at the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). Provides data breakdowns according to treatment type, demographics, rural versus urban location, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation, and distance to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). Discusses the importance of access to (CAR)-T cell therapy and need for targeted outreach in rural and HPSA-designated areas.

Funding opportunity: Caring for Kansas: Kansas Rural Health Providers Scholarship Program

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:04:34 -0500

Scholarship funding to support non-physician rural health professionals across Kansas interested in virtual and in-person continuing education opportunities offered through Kansas Office of Continuing Education and Area Health Education Center (AHEC/OCE). -- Kansas Center for Rural Health

Resource: Kansas Center for Rural Research Committee Research Brief Series

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:30:51 -0500

Provides a spotlight on research in rural Kansas. Includes an archive of research briefs focused on issues such as population health and healthcare delivery. -- Kansas Center for Rural Health

Resource: 'No Safe Level of Lead': How Mining Towns Are Reducing the Risk of Lead Exposure – And What Other Rural Communities Can Learn from Them

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:27:02 -0600

Highlights efforts in rural Idaho and Kansas to raise awareness of the dangers of lead exposure. Discusses health screenings and follow-up care, as well as outreach activities and educational materials. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Kansas Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:29:05 -0600

Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center