673235 - FY27 RFP PHTHOET27002 High-Risk OB and Neonatal Transport
Funding Opportunity Details

Healthy Hometowns

Final Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026 12:00 PM

Description

• • 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) # PHTHOET27002 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 implement the High-Risk OB and Neonatal Transport Initiative. This initiative will strengthen Iowa’s emergency maternal and neonatal care system by funding equipment purchases, non-reimbursable clinical services, workforce initiatives, continuing education and training. 

    This procurement is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling approximately $209,040,063.71 over a five-year period with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.  

    Iowa’s year two award for this program is anticipated by October 31, 2026 and budget amounts could change at that time. All activities presented within this RFP, including access to funds, are subject to CMS approval of the Agency’s year 2 budget. 

    This work implements a portion of the EMS Community Care Mobile 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 following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them. 

    EVENT	DATE
    RFP Issued	July 14, 2026
    Written Questions and Responses
    Round 1 Questions Due:  Responses Posted By:	July 27, 2026, by 4:00 PM  August 3, 2026
    Round 2/Final Questions Due:  Responses Posted By:	August 17, 2026, by 4:00 PM  August 24, 2026
    Applications Due	September 1, 2026 by 12:00 PM Local Iowa Time
    Post Notice of Intent to Award	On or around October 16, 2026

     

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