Nearly 30 Alabama rural hospitals can apply for federal grants estimated at $150,000 each after U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) used his Appropriations chairmanship to push the funding through Congress.

Aderholt secured the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program in the Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act through his role as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

“I was proud to secure and advance the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program,” Aderholt said. “This initiative reflects a deliberate commitment to ensuring our rural hospitals have the resources they need to survive and serve their communities. Through this program, eligible hospitals will receive direct financial assistance to help maintain and strengthen essential healthcare services.”

The program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration, will send direct financial assistance to eligible facilities fighting to keep their doors open.

Five of the eligible hospitals sit in Aderholt’s Fourth Congressional District: Fayette, Lakeland, Marion Regional, Northwest, and Russellville. Final grant amounts will depend on total applications nationwide. Applications close July 1, 2026.

The money adds to an already significant pipeline of federal healthcare dollars flowing into Alabama.

Governor Kay Ivey’s Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group held its first meeting after the Trump Administration awarded the state $203.4 million in year-one funding for the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program, established through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Sawyer Knowles is a capitol reporter for Yellowhammer News. You may contact him at [email protected].