# Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-21-082-evidence-based-telehealth-network-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/329771

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $350,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $4.9 million in total. Applications closed on April 2, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-21-082 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 2, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 14 |
| Total funding | $4.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.211 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants shall be domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities with demonstrated experience utilizing telehealth technologies to serve rural underserved populations. Faith-based, community-based organizations, and federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. Services must be provided to rural areas, although the applicant can be located in an urban area.

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB THNP). The two-fold purpose of this award is (1) to demonstrate how health networks can increase access to health care services utilizing telehealth technologies and (2) to conduct evaluations of those efforts to establish an evidence base for assessing the effectiveness of telehealth care for patients, providers, and payers. The implementation of telehealth technology is rapidly expanding into health systems.1 HRSA defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Telehealth modalities that support clinical treatment may include video conferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications. Rising evidence supports that many health conditions can be addressed with a virtual in home visit from a doctor to his or her patient.2 In 2015, the American College of Physicians declared their position and support for Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) considering the patient has an established relationship with the providers, and the care meets in person standards of quality.3 For this NOFO, applicants must propose to provide DTC telehealth services to patients within established telehealth networks. This can be accomplished, in part, by identifying and partnering with local established health care facilities (especially primary care facilities) within the target service area, elevating the trusted patient-provider relationship, access, and quality of care directly to the patient via telehealth. Also, this service will allow for the expansion of access to care in Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) and primary care or mental health defined Health Professional Shortage areas (HPSA). The EB THNP program presents the opportunity for network sites that are currently or have previously utilized telehealth as defined above to efficiently and effectively pilot and/or expand DTC telehealth care. Applicants for this EB THNP Program must utilize synchronous (real-time virtual visits) audio-visual technology and may include remote patient monitoring (RPM) to provide DTC telehealth care to patients (see Appendix).

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-21-082 still open?

No. It closed on April 2, 2021.

### Who can apply for Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program?

Closed April 2, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $350,000 each. About $4.9 million in total across about 14 awards.

### Who has won Telehealth Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were JBS International, Inc., University of Mississippi Medical Center, The Medical University of South Carolina. The program made 539 awards worth $566 million in that time.