Arkansas RHTP Compliance Prerequisites
What your organization needs in place before applying for RHTP sub-grants in Arkansas.
No solicitation has been published yet. Use this window to build compliance infrastructure — organizations that arrive at the application window ready move faster than those that treat compliance as a post-award problem. Arkansas received its CMS Notice of Award on December 29, 2025 and is expected to enter stakeholder engagement and planning in 2026. Watch the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and governor's office communications for sub-grantee framework announcements.
Arkansas's RHTP is administered by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) — a finance and budget agency, not a health or Medicaid agency. DFA operates within Arkansas state grants management and procurement infrastructure. Sub-grants will likely be administered through the state's grants management system, though no specific portal has been named. 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance applies at the federal-to-state cooperative agreement layer and will flow down to sub-grantees. However, the precise sub-award mechanism — grant vs. contract vs. interagency agreement — will affect which specific 2 CFR 200 provisions apply directly to your organization. No payment mechanism (advance vs. reimbursement) has been published. DFA's finance orientation makes a reimbursement-after-expenditure model plausible. Organizations with thin operating reserves should plan for cash flow management. DFA has a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). Whether DHS plays a role in sub-grantee monitoring or technical assistance has not been announced. Until solicitation documents are published, treat the federal baseline — 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance — as the applicable compliance floor.
SAM.gov registration with an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is a federal baseline requirement for any organization receiving federal funds as a sub-recipient. No Arkansas RHTP solicitation has been published yet, so this requirement has not been cited from a DFA document — it reflects the federal standard under 2 CFR 200. Expect SAM.gov registration to appear as a stated prerequisite when the solicitation is released. Allow 7–10 business days for initial registration or annual renewal.
No solicitation has been published, so a cost allocation methodology has not been cited as a stated prerequisite from any DFA document. However, 2 CFR 200 requires all federal sub-recipients to maintain a written, consistently applied cost allocation methodology. Organizations should have either a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with a federal cognizant agency or a documented election of the 10% de minimis rate under 2 CFR 200.414(f).
The 2024 revision to the Uniform Guidance raised the Single Audit threshold to $1,000,000 in federal expenditures. No DFA RHTP solicitation has identified audit history as a stated prerequisite. However, DFA as a state finance agency may request audited financial statements as part of organizational capacity documentation. Be prepared to provide recent audited financials.
Required Prerequisites
SAM.gov Registration
All federal sub-grant applicants must have an active System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration at the time of submission. Registration takes 7–10 business days for initial setup or annual renewal. Your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is assigned through SAM.gov. Do not wait until the application window opens to check your status.
Cost Allocation Methodology (2 CFR 200)
You must have a written, consistently applied cost allocation methodology that documents how shared costs are distributed across funding streams. This does not need to be complex, but it must be written and board-approved. An informal practice that hasn't been reduced to documentation will not satisfy this requirement. The methodology must be in place before you apply — not after you receive the award.
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