Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Melody Williams, MPH
301.287.2616
MWilliams1@hrsa.gov

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John B. Gazdik
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The Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program will provide funding to evaluate, develop, and, expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models for healthcare providers and other professionals. The program is designed to to improve retention of healthcare providers and increase access to health care services in rural areas, frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations or native Americans.

Program requirements:

• Develop instructional programming, and train healthcare providers and other professionals that provide or assist in the provision of services, such as training on best practices for data collection and leading or participating in such technology-enabled activities consistent with technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity-building models
• Provide support for healthcare providers and other professionals that provide or assist in the provision of services through such models
• Perform information collection and evaluation activities to study the impact of such models on patient outcomes and healthcare providers, and to identify best practices for the expansion and use of such models
• Address at least 2 focus areas:
  • Chronic diseases and conditions (including Alzheimer's disease)
  • Infectious diseases
  • Mental health
  • Substance use disorders
  • Prenatal and maternal health
  • Pediatric care
  • Pain management
  • Palliative care
  • Other specialty care

Eligible applicants:

• For-profit organizations and small businesses
• City, township, county, state, and special district governments
• Federally recognized native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3)
• Independent school districts

Applicants should:

• Provide, or support the provision of, healthcare services in rural areas, frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, medically underserved areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans
• Be in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau

Award ceiling: $475,000
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 8
Estimated total program funding: $3,800,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar recording