Abbott Announces More Than $78 Million in Rural Health Grants
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will award over $78 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 216 rural health care providers across the state. The funding is intended to support improvements…
San Angelo, TX, October 15, 2026 —
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will award more than $78 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 216 rural health care providers across the state.
The funding is intended to support three areas: improvements to health care facilities, efforts to address chronic diseases, and programs to recruit and retain health care professionals in underserved rural communities.
The announcement describes the grants as support for rural providers, but does not specify how much funding each recipient will receive or how the money will be divided among the three areas. It also does not name the providers or identify the communities that will receive grants.
The information provided does not include a timeline for distributing the awards, details about the application or selection process, or measures that will be used to assess the funded work. The commission is identified as the agency that will award the grants; no additional implementation details were provided.
The announcement sets out the overall funding amount and number of providers but does not describe individual projects. Further details about award amounts, recipients and schedules were not included in the announcement summary.
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