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Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program
Link
https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-24-121
Additional Links
Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Deadline
Application Deadline: Aug 2, 2024
Sponsor
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)
Purpose
Provides funding to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to healthcare services in rural, frontier, and tribal areas and other underserved communities. Promotes distance health education models to connect healthcare providers with multiple other healthcare professionals and specialists to facilitate case-based learning, disseminate best practices, and evaluate outcomes.
Required activities include:
- Evaluate, develop, and as appropriate, expand the use of a technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building model to improve retention of healthcare providers and increase access to healthcare services in a rural area, frontier area, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), or Medically Underserved Area or Medically Underserved Population (MUA/MUP), or Native Americans
- Develop instructional programming, and train
healthcare providers and other professionals that provide
or assist in the provision of services through
technology-enabled activities, such as
- Telementoring models such as Project ECHO, ECHO-like models
- Distance learning
- Clinical decision support
- Other emerging models
- Provide support through such models to healthcare providers and other professionals that provide or assist in the provision of services
- Perform information collection and evaluation activities to study the impact of the models on patient outcomes and healthcare providers, and to identify best practices to expand and use the models
Applicants must address at least 2 of the following focus areas:
- Chronic diseases and conditions, including Alzheimer's disease
- Infectious diseases
- Mental health
- Substance use disorders (SUDs)
- Prenatal and maternal health
- Pediatric care
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Other specialty care
Amount of Funding
Award ceiling: $475,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 8
Estimated total program funding:
$3,800,000
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations located in U.S. states and territories.
Eligible organizations must provide, or support the provision of, healthcare services in rural areas, frontier areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), or Medically Underserved Area or Medically Underserved Population (MUA/MUP), or Native Americans, including Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations.
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
What This Program Funds
Capacity Building • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers
Application Process
Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.
Contact
For programmatic or technical
questions:
Melody Williams
301-287-2616
mwilliams1@hrsa.gov
For grants management or budget
questions:
John B. Gazdik
301-443-6962
jgazdik@hrsa.gov
Topics This Program Addresses
Healthcare Workforce • Mental Health • Prescriber Education • Substance Use Disorder • Teleservices and Technology