GO-NORTH Rural Community Health Infrastructure Program
The Governor’s Office of New Opportunities and Rural Transformational Health (GO- NORTH), was established by Executive Order under Governor Kelly Ayotte, and is funded by the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Federal program. GO-NORTH advances five strategic initiatives to improve the health and sustainability of rural New Hampshire.
Initiative 1: Population Health
Increase prevention, chronic disease management, and improved behavioral and maternal health.
Initiative 2: Access
Ensure sustainable access to care by strengthening rural hospitals, health centers, EMS, and telehealth services
Initiative 3: Workforce
Build and retain a skilled rural health workforce through education, training, and career pathways.
Initiative 4: Technology
Modernize care delivery by expanding technology, interoperability, and data security.
Initiative 5: Financial Sustainability
Promote financial sustainability with innovative payment models and value-based care.
GO-NORTH delivers this work through five Hubs, each supported by a GO-NORTH lead who provides coordination, guidance, and oversight to ensure alignment with statewide priorities. The 5 Hubs represent rural health experience and knowledge that will support our work together.
GO-NORTH contracted with the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) to invest more than $40 million per year to create a Rural Community Health Infrastructure Program, which will provide resources to nonprofits and municipalities to support infrastructure improvements to health and community facilities across the State.
The GO-NORTH Rural Community Health Infrastructure Program is a competitive program that will invest funds to rehabilitate rural health infrastructure that are included in and aligned with the initiatives and outcomes committed to in New Hampshire’s RHT plan. The program will also provide technical assistance to prospective applicants and awardees to help facilitate successful implementation, from grant application through project completion.
About GO-NORTH
This GO-NORTH Request for Proposal is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $204,016,550.20 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
