Wisconsin RHTP — Pre-Solicitation Framework
Wisconsin
Eligible Entity Types
Funding
Tribal Provisions
Wisconsin has 11 federally recognized tribal nations including the Ho-Chunk Nation, Oneida Nation, and multiple Ojibwe bands (Lac du Flambeau, Lac Courte Oreilles, Red Cliff, Sokaogon Chippewa, St. Croix Chippewa) concentrated in northern Wisconsin counties. A tribal set-aside or dedicated tribal track is highly plausible given Wisconsin DHS's formal Tribal Affairs Office and government-to-government consultation obligations under Executive Order #18, but no tribal set-aside or dedicated funding mechanism has been confirmed in published sources as of March 22, 2026. Tribal health programs should engage Wisconsin DHS Tribal Affairs Office directly to assert consultation rights before sub-grant design is finalized. Tribal health programs operating under ISDEAA 638 compacts should seek legal guidance on how compact terms interact with potential RHTP sub-award requirements.
Application Guide
Wisconsin received $203,670,005 in Year 1 RHTP funding (~$95/rural resident — lower than most states, reflecting Wisconsin's large rural population of 2.14 million). The expected lead agency is the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), which administers Medicaid (BadgerCare Plus) and maintains a Tribal Affairs Office under Executive Order #18, but no RHTP program page or press release has been located at DHS as of March 2026.
Wisconsin has one of the largest CAH fleets nationally — 58 CAHs — representing mature rural hospital infrastructure. Equally important is Wisconsin's 11-tribe landscape: the Ho-Chunk Nation, Oneida Nation, and multiple Ojibwe bands in the northern forested counties carry significant health disparities and operate sophisticated tribal health programs under ISDEAA 638 compacts. Whether Wisconsin will designate a tribal set-aside is the most consequential open question for its RHTP design.
Investment categories have not been published. No sub-grantee solicitation or implementation framework has been published as of March 2026.
Early planning — no RHTP program page, no lead agency press release, no solicitation published. Lead agency unconfirmed (DHS most likely). Investment categories not published. Tribal set-aside existence is an open high-priority question. Monitor dhs.wisconsin.gov and Governor Evers' newsroom for first implementation signals. DHS Tribal Affairs Office: dhs.wisconsin.gov/tribal-affairs/. Year 1 expenditure deadline: September 30, 2027.