Telehealth Centers of Excellence

Objective

The Telehealth Centers of Excellence (COEs) program supports academic medical centers to implement innovative telehealth services in rural and urban areas and disseminates the findings through research publications. These centers serve as national models for implementing telehealth solutions that improve health outcomes and enhance access to care, especially in medically underserved areas.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Other

The Telehealth Centers of Excellence Program: Limited competition to incumbent Telehealth Centers of Excellence award recipients operating a successful telehealth program in a public academic medical center located in a state with high chronic disease prevalence, high poverty rates, and a large percentage of medically underserved rural areas.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Health Professional
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government

Health care providers in rural areas and underserved areas; health professionals, scientist/researchers. The entities that will benefit from this program are health care personnel, health research personnel, policy makers, rural and underserved population and the general public.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

jcope@hrsa.gov
(301) 443-5503