Alabama's first $144M-plus rural-health grant round names PCA and FQHC recipients

Alabama announced 138 initial Rural Health Transformation grants totaling more than $144 million. The official award list includes Alabama Primary Health Care Association ($867,102); multiple Cahaba Medical Care awards, including $2.28 million and $280,579 for renovation of a new Selma FQHC site; Capstone Health ($260,060 and $250,000); Franklin Primary Health Center ($574,091, $1.1 million, and $881,190); Whatley Health Services ($3.49 million); and Rural Health Medical Program ($660,527).

Listed uses include EHR and cybersecurity, shared services, telehealth, site renovation, weekend access, behavioral health, workforce, and residency capacity. These are announced awards; the source does not state contract execution, disbursement, job counts, patient reach, or realized outcomes.