The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering a funding opportunity under the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program (TCLP) to enhance telehealth initiatives aimed at improving healthcare access in underserved areas. This cooperative agreement seeks to support the development and expansion of technology-enabled collaborative learning models that connect healthcare professionals through interactive videoconferencing, focusing on areas such as chronic diseases, mental health, and maternal health. The program is crucial for fostering collaborative learning and addressing health disparities, with an estimated total funding of $3.8 million available for up to eight awards, each with a maximum budget of $475,000 per year over a five-year project period starting September 30, 2024. Interested applicants can contact Melody Williams at mwilliams1@hrsa.gov for further information, and proposals must be submitted by August 2, 2024.

HRSA-24-121

HRSA-24-121_TCLP.pdf

The HRSA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth released the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program (TCLP) funding opportunity (HRSA-24-121) to enhance telehealth initiatives. Applicants can access the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and apply via grants.gov. Eligible entities include public universities, for-profit telehealth companies, and EMS agencies. The program supports both the creation of new models and the expansion of existing telehealth programs. All proposals must align with HIPAA compliance and engage with specific health focus areas, including palliative care and chronic diseases. 

Letters of support are required but only summarized versions are necessary, and there is no minimum number needed. Projects can cover multiple regions and should outline identified partner sites. The 5-year project period starts on September 30, 2024, with a yearly budget of up to $475,000. Additionally, applicants are encouraged to address cultural sensitivity and health disparities in their project proposals. The program aims to foster collaborative learning and improve healthcare access through technology, ultimately building capacity within the healthcare system.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program (TCLP). The purpose of this program is to improve retention of health care providers and increase access to health care services, such as those to address chronic diseases and conditions (including Alzheimer&#8217;s disease), infectious diseases, mental health and substance use disorders, prenatal and maternal health, pediatric care, pain management, palliative care, and other specialty care in rural areas, frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations or Native Americans. Recipients will evaluate, develop, and, as appropriate, expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models. In this NOFO, the term &quot;technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building model&quot; means a distance health education model that connects health care professionals, and particularly specialists, with multiple other health care professionals through simultaneous interactive videoconferencing for the purpose of facilitating case-based learning, disseminating best practices, and evaluating outcomes. This cooperative agreement aligns with HRSA&#8217;s goals of promoting a health care workforce to address current and emerging needs, improving access to quality health services, achieving health equity, and enhancing population health. The development and acquisition of instructional programming by the TCLP will increase access to quality care using telehealth and innovative technology solutions. The TCLP will also provide training for health care providers and other professionals that provide or assist in the provision of services, including training on best practices for data collection and evaluation activities to study the impact on patient outcomes and health care providers.

Contact Melody Williams, MPH at (301)287-2616 or email mwilliams1@hrsa.gov

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration&lt;br/&gt;mwilliams1@hrsa.gov

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