IDHW director: Rural health grant may be ‘economic opportunity’ for small communities

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 480

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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As Idaho prepares to dole out around $186 million in federal rural health grants, state officials are hoping local contractors are ready for the infrastructure projects those grants will fund.

The five-year Rural Health Transformation grant, funded by the “big beautiful” law Congress passed last July, is meant for projects that will improve rural healthcare.

“We had a number of providers say we’re not even up to electrical code, plumbing,” Idaho Department …

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