BUILDING A HEALTHIER RURAL MONTANA: INVESTING IN PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, & PREVENTIVE CARE TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS, IMPROVE ACCESS, & BUILD A MORE RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. - NAME OF ORGANIZATION: STATE OF MONTANA (“THE STATE”); DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS LEAD DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE. NAMES OF SUBRECIPIENTS AND SUB-AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS: TO BE DETERMINED POST-AWARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE PROCUREMENT POLICIES. LIKELY PARTNERS INCLUDE RURAL HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER QUALIFIED PROVIDERS. PROJECT GOALS: THE STATE WILL ADVANCE FIVE STRATEGIC GOALS THROUGH ITS PROPOSED INITIATIVES: 1. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT – STRENGTHEN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF A HIGH-SKILLED RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ACROSS MONTANA. 2. SUSTAINABLE ACCESS – IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF RURAL PROVIDERS AS ACCESS POINTS FOR CARE THROUGH OPERATIONAL AND

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BUILDING A HEALTHIER RURAL MONTANA: INVESTING IN PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, & PREVENTIVE CARE TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS, IMPROVE ACCESS, & BUILD A MORE RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. - NAME OF ORGANIZATION: STATE OF MONTANA (“THE STATE”); DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS LEAD DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE. NAMES OF SUBRECIPIENTS AND SUB-AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS: TO BE DETERMINED POST-AWARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE PROCUREMENT POLICIES. LIKELY PARTNERS INCLUDE RURAL HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER QUALIFIED PROVIDERS. PROJECT GOALS: THE STATE WILL ADVANCE FIVE STRATEGIC GOALS THROUGH ITS PROPOSED INITIATIVES: 1. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT – STRENGTHEN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF A HIGH-SKILLED RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ACROSS MONTANA. 2. SUSTAINABLE ACCESS – IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF RURAL PROVIDERS AS ACCESS POINTS FOR CARE THROUGH OPERATIONAL AND