Telehealth Training and Workforce Development

Objective

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 Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program supports the connection of 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 Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program 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.

Who Can Apply

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

Licensure Portability Grant Program: competing continuation applicants and new eligible entities that are limited by statute to state professional licensing boards including but not limited to organizations that are in consortia with or associations of state licensing boards. Eligible applicants include domestic public or private entities. Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program: all domestic public and private entities, nonprofit and for-profit, are eligible to apply. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations and organizations based in the territories and freely associated states are also eligible to apply. The Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program: all domestic public and private entities, nonprofit and for-profit. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, or Tribal (governments, organizations including urban Indian organizations) based in the territories and freely associated states are also eligible.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Health Professional
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Other

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
• Grant
• Grant

Program Contact

jcope@hrsa.gov
301-443-5503