ND gets $206 million in the next round of Rural Health Transformation Program funding

NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO) – North Dakota will receive $206 million for the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Program.

This keeps the state on track to receive up to $1 billion over five years.

The North Dakota Legislature and state interim committees worked alongside Governor Kelly Armstrong and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to craft an application to receive money made available from the One Big Beautiful Act Congress passed.

The state aims to use the money to strengthen and stabilize rural health workforce, expand evidence-based nutrition, physical activity and behavioral health strategies.