645585 - FY26 RFP PHTHORC26008 for Center of Excellence
Funding Opportunity Details
Healthy Hometowns
Final Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Dec 8, 2025 1:59 PM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 02/15/2026 - 09/30/2031
Award Announcement Date 01/27/2026
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity No
Program Officer Julie Jones
Phone (515) 242-5934 x
Email julie.jones@hhs.iowa.gov
Description
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It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity.
The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) #PHTHORC26008 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicants to establish Centers of Excellence that serve as hubs within a hub-and-spoke model of care, designed to strengthen regional health networks, improve care coordination, and expand access to high-quality, integrated healthcare for rural Iowans. These hub-and-spoke models must be developed in the areas of maternal health, mental/behavioral health, specialty care, and/or chronic disease management. Centers of Excellence will function as regional hubs that specialize in targeted areas of medicine, leverage shared resources and technology, and collaborate with surrounding healthcare providers, public health agencies, and community-based organizations (spokes) to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. This model promotes innovation and collaboration across systems, improving access to specialty, preventive, and social care services in rural communities where such services are currently limited. This work implements a portion of the Hometown Connections initiative of the Iowa Healthy Hometowns Project, funded through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Rural Health Transformation Program, opportunity #: CMS-RHT-26-001.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.
The table below lists critical dates in the application and contract award process. Contractors are encouraged to review the entire RFP for detailed information about events, dates, times and sites.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
December 8, 2025
Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
December 10, 2025
December 12, 2025
Final Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
December 17, 2025
December 19, 2025
Applications Due
January 5, 2026
by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
On or around January 27, 2026
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Attachments
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. RFP PHTHORC26008 Centers of Excellence | A. RFP PHTHORC26008 Centers of Excellence.pdf | 409 KB | 12/08/2025 01:33 PM | |
| B. Attachment B Work Plan Formatting Specifications | B. Attachment B Work Plan Formatting Specifications.pdf | 99 KB | 12/08/2025 01:33 PM | |
| C. HHS Application Instructions Guidance (IowaGrants) | C. HHS Application Instructions Guidance IowaGrants.pdf | 2 MB | 12/05/2025 01:54 PM | |
| D. Centers of Excellence Draft Contract | D. Centers of Excellence Draft Contract.pdf | 302 KB | 12/08/2025 01:34 PM |
Website links
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| A. IowaGrants Registration and Login Instructions | https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/grant-management |
| B. General Terms and Contingent Terms | https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/contract-terms |