Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Telehealth Programs (93.211)

Also known as Telehealth Network Grant Program, Telehealth Resource Centers Program (national and regional), Licensure Portability Grant Program, Evidence-Bas

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$566 million
• Grant awards539
• Typical award$1.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$35.5 million
• Size rank346 of 1,823

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $147 million in fiscal 2021 to $35.5 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 346th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 32% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 51 states and territories.

What the program funds

The purpose of the Telehealth Network Program (TNGP) is to fund programs that demonstrate how telehealth networks improve healthcare services in rural and underserved communities. The Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) are designed to expand the availability of technical assistance in the development of telehealth services, leveraging the experience of mature programs with expertise in providing and implementing telehealth services. The Licensure Portability Grant Program (LPGP) supports state professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which licensing boards of various states cooperate to develop and implement state laws and related policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telehealth. The Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP) increases access to healthcare services utilizing Direct to Consumer technologies. It enhances the existing health care infrastructure and increases access to care for underserved populations utilizing synchronous video visits and remote patient monitoring for primary focus areas such as behavioral health, primary care, and acute care. It also conducts evaluations of those efforts to establish an evidence base for assessing the effectiveness of telehealth care for patients, providers, and payers. The Telehealth Centers of Excellence (COEs) assess specific telehealth uses, operate as incubators to pilot, track and refine telehealth, examine the efficacy of telehealth services in rural and urban underserved areas and explore new telehealth applications for telehealth research and resources. The Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program (TTELP) purpose is to connect specialists at academic medical centers with primary care providers in rural and underserved areas, providing evidence-based training and support to help them treat patients with complex conditions in their communities. The Telehealth Research Center Program supports policy-relevant, clinically informed, and rapid response telehealth research to expand the evidence base and comprehensive evaluation of nationwide telehealth investments in rural and/or urban underserved populations. The Telehealth Rapid Response Center conducts rapid telehealth data analyses and short-term, issue-specific telehealth research studies to provide stakeholders and the public with resources to understand the impact of telehealth policies and regulations for underserved populations in the United States. The Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP) integrates behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluates the effectiveness of such integration. The Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program (TCLP) evaluates, develops, and expands the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models for health care providers and other professionals to improve retention of health care providers and increase access to health care services.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 6.4% of the money, businesses 5.9% and colleges and universities 3.8%.

By state

48 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.