access- Year-one award
- $205,907,220
- Lead agency
- RHTP Office, Office of the Governor
- Maternal care in the plan
- Names maternal care without a maternal line item
- Status
- Awarded, more rounds
What Mississippi's plan says about maternal care
The Governor's Office coordinates the program, which received $205.9 million for year one, and the Mississippi State Department of Health issues the grant notices. The plan's need statement: "More than 51% of counties lack birthing facilities or obstetric providers." It commits to "launching pilots for expanded services like obstetrics, mental health care, and value-based care initiatives," and says its investments "will facilitate the opening of necessary service lines in rural markets, such as chronic disease management, obstetrics, neonatal intensive care, and psychiatric emergency services."
What was funded
The state made 167 awards totaling $104,115,146 on September 14, 2026 from its telehealth, capital and technology rounds. The maternal ones:
- Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, Coahoma County, $834,750, "to support the Delta Maternal-Newborn Access Preservation and Modernization Initiative."
- NP Care Anywhere, Quitman County, $134,000, "to establish a mobile maternal telehealth hub combining maternal diagnostic equipment, tele-ultrasound, and specialty/behavioral-health access."
- University of Mississippi Medical Center, $149,100, "to allow AI-enabled remote patient monitoring for chronic disease and maternal health that integrates device data with EHR."
- George County Hospital, $1,501,000, "to strengthen rural laboratory and maternal health services by establishing onsite maternal Hepatitis B testing."
Other awards add a women's health service line at a rural health center and fund technology for an OB-GYN clinic.
What is open, and what comes next
Workforce and psychiatric emergency awards were promised within 30 to 45 days of September 14, so by late October. The state plans October rounds for "innovative ways to close gaps in rural care" and EHR modernization, and says its regional systems notices "will be released soon." Mississippi Today reported in August that the governor plans mobile clinics for areas without prenatal or obstetric care; no funding notice or figure has been published.
Who can apply, and where a partner fits
The telehealth notice defines eligible providers as "Mississippi-located" hospitals, physician practices, rural health clinics and FQHCs, while the program FAQ says out-of-state organizations can apply, so check each notice. Partnerships are allowed with one applicant acting as the subrecipient, and the state's telehealth adoption page names telehealth and technology vendors among the organizations that may find ways to participate. Grants are paid as reimbursements, and awardees join the statewide health information exchange.
Where Ouma fits
How tele-MFM fits Mississippi's model
A mobile maternal telehealth hub with tele-ultrasound and a remote monitoring program for maternal health both produce images and readings that need a maternal-fetal medicine physician on the other end. Ouma provides contracted maternal-fetal medicine coverage and ultrasound interpretation to rural and critical access hospitals. Ouma is licensed to practice in all 50 states and is Medicaid-enrolled in 20 states as of August 2026.
See every state's plan side by side or what a partner letter for an application looks like.
Frequently asked questions
Can an out-of-state telehealth company apply in Mississippi?
The program FAQ says out-of-state organizations can apply, but the telehealth notice defines eligible providers as Mississippi-located. Check the notice for the round you're considering.
What comes next in Mississippi?
Workforce and psychiatric emergency awards by late October, and new rounds for care gaps and EHR modernization in October.