Applications open for Arkansas rural telehealth projects to receive federal funding

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 404

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Arkansas providers can apply for shares of $55.6 million in federal funds to bolster rural telehealth initiatives, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday.

The funding is part of the Rural Health Transformation Program created by last year’s federal tax and spending legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration expect the state to receive more than $1 billion from the $50 billion fund over the next …

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