Idaho lists $2,604,228 rural-health award for Franklin County Medical Center

PRESTON, Idaho - Franklin County Medical Center is listed for $2,604,228 in Healthcare Infrastructure Support on the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's official list of Year 1 Rural Health Transformation Program awardees, according to the department's awardee spreadsheet dated Oct. 19, 2026. The medical center's about page says it is located in Preston, Idaho.

The department's funding opportunities page links to that spreadsheet as "the list of awardees as of Oct. 16." The list records the medical center as a subrecipient. It does not describe a project or say what the award will pay for.

On Oct. 28, Gov. Brad Little announced that Idaho had completed Year 1 awards for $186 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding and pointed to the same department page for the list of awardees. The department's page states the program website is supported by a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services financial assistance award totaling $185,974,367.81.

Why this matters

People who use or work at the Preston hospital now have a confirmed Year 1 award amount from the state's official list. That list does not say what the money will buy.

Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, list of Rural Health Transformation Program awardees dated Oct. 19, 2026; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Funding Opportunities for Rural Health Transformation; Office of the Governor of Idaho: Gov. Little announces awardees of Year 1 Rural Health Transformation Program funds, Oct. 28, 2026; Franklin County Medical Center about page.