Telehealth Rapid Response Center Grant

For programmatic questions:
Stephanie Miller
301.443.3348
smiller3@hrsa.gov

For grants management and budget questions:
Reginal Baker
301.945.3937
rbaker@hrsa.gov

The Telehealth Rapid Response Center which will conduct 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. It will also provide information to improve telehealth access for underserved populations in the United States.

Program activities include:

• Produce at least 4 high-quality studies each award year on an expedited time frame for current and emerging telehealth issues for various audiences
• Have access to and maintain a repository of national data sets that include telehealth and telehealth-related variables with the ability to clean and geocode including a rural-urban comparison within the dataset
• Staff a rapid response data analysis team capable of responding to an estimated 1 to 2 data analysis requests per month from telehealth stakeholders as well as compile, analyze, and evaluate data to enhance knowledge about the impact of national telehealth care policies
• Share data analyses and short-term, issue-specific research briefs for HRSA review by work plan guidelines
• Respond to the OAT Research Coordinator's comments, questions, and requests
• Design and implement strategies to distribute rapid response and issue-specific research products to multiple audiences interested in telehealth issues
• Distribute research findings as a tool to inform the public, including national, state, and local policymakers, state-based entities, or individual safety-net health care providers
• Respond to other data requests to help telehealth stakeholders find and use existing research and analysis products

Eligible applicants include institutions of higher learning, state and local government, independent school districts, public and private nonprofit entities, including faith-based and community organizations, as well as federally-recognized tribal governments and organizations.

Estimated award amount: $950,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

Links to the full announcement and online application are available through grants.gov.The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

More information on a webinar will be posted at a later date to the related documents tab. The webinar will be recorded.