March 11, 2025

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Telehealth Rapid Response Center, HRSA-25-044 and HRSA-25-045, Apply by April 15

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding for:

• Telehealth Rapid Response Center, HRSA-25-044 and
• Telehealth Research Center, HRSA-25-045

The purpose of this program is to fund research that expands the evidence base to inform policy and programs for telehealth services in underserved populations in the United States.

Research supported through this program will inform providers, policymakers, and telehealth stakeholders on:

• The latest trends and data impacting telehealth disparities and access,
• Telehealth providers,
• Flexibilities for telehealth care, and
• Continued services for telehealth utilization in various specialties and via different modalities.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will award one cooperative agreement for each of the following opportunities:

• Telehealth Rapid Response Center funded under HRSA-25-044 is responsible for conducting rapid data analyses and short-term issue-specific telehealth research studies.
  • It will provide stakeholders and the public with resources to understand the impact of telehealth policies and regulations as well as provide information that will improve telehealth access to underserved populations in the United States.
• The Telehealth Research Center funded under HRSA-25-045 is responsible for conducting clinically informed and evidence-based research.
  • The Telehealth Research Center plays a key role in helping to expand the evidence base for telehealth services and address gaps in knowledge for effectiveness, costs, and delivery, including the use of telehealth technology.
  • This center will also conduct and maintain a comprehensive evaluation of nationwide telehealth investments in rural and underserved areas and populations.
  • This research will help health providers and decision-makers at the local, state and federal levels by examining the impact of telehealth services in rural and underserved communities on access to health care, population health/health indicator, health care spending, quality of care, value-based care, and clinical delivery of care.

Eligible Applicants:

• State governments
• Independent school districts
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Special district governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• County governments
• Others – click Here to see full list of eligible applicants

Click Here to Learn More and Apply

March 11, 2025

Funding Opportunity: National Telehealth Resource Center Program, HRSA-25-043, Apply by April 14

Eligible organizations are welcome to apply for funding under the Regional Telehealth Resource Center (RTRC) program and the National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC) program. These telehealth resource centers will support healthcare organizations, networks, and providers with telehealth implementation and training for rural areas, frontier communities, and medically underserved areas, as well as for medically underserved populations.

Eligible Organizations:

• City or township governments
• Others (see Domestic Organizations)
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• State governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Small businesses
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• County governments
• Independent school districts
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Domestic Organizations that may apply:

• Public institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status
• For-profit organizations including:
  • Small businesses
  • State, county, city, township, and special district governments

Click Here to See full list of eligible organizations

Click Here to Learn More and Apply

March 11, 2025

Funding Opportunity: Regional Telehealth Resource Centers, HRSA-25-042, Apply by April 14

Eligible organizations are welcome to apply for funding under the Regional Telehealth Resource Center (RTRC) program and the National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC) program. These telehealth resource centers will support healthcare organizations, networks, and providers with telehealth implementation and training for rural areas, frontier communities, and medically underserved areas, as well as for medically underserved populations.

Eligible Organizations:

• Special district governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Small businesses
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Others (see Domestic Organizations)
• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Independent school districts
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Domestic Organizations that may apply:

• Public institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education\
• Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status
• For-profit organizations including:
  • Small businesses
  • State, county, city, township, and special district governments

Click Here to See full list of eligible organizations

Click Here to Learn More and Apply

March 6, 2025

Top 5 FAQs: Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry – HRSA-25-075

Q1: If a community-based residency is accredited through an academic center and does not sponsor its own residency, are we eligible to apply for this opportunity?

• No
• Affiliated sites of a Commission on Dental Accreditation (DODA) accredited residency are not eligible for this opportunity.

Q2: We have recently applied for CODA accreditation and anticipate approval by the time the grant starts. Are we eligible to apply if we don’t have accreditation yet?

• After CODA accepts your application, you will receive a formal acknowledgment indicating that you are initially accredited by CODA, and thereby eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. This document should be included in Attachment 1.
• Note: It can take up to two weeks to get you CODA acknowledgement.

Q3: We’re a residency program accredited through an academic center where residents train at a hospital caring for patients in the outpatient department and the ambulatory surgical center. Does this comply with your eight-week community-based training requirement?

• No.
• Rotations at hospital outpatient departments or ambulatory surgical centers do not qualify as community-based ambulatory patient care centers.

Q4: Would community clinics where dental students and residents go on rotations meet the requirement for community-based organization (CBO)? Or must the community-based site be a formal program (such as GPR or other residency) housed primarily at a CBO/

• A community clinic that is training dental students and/or residents would qualify as the CBO operating a primary care dentistry training program. Applications must indicate that community partners are committed to this partnership, describing what they are obligating to and any in-kind contributions.

Q5: For a two-year program, what is the minimum total number of hours that each trainee must rotate to the CBO each year?

• Each primary trainee must have at least eight weeks of longitudinal community-based training each year of their training, in either one eight-week or two four-week periods. The rotations must be at least 20 hours per week per trainee. That would be 160 hours per year for each of your residents.

Still Have Questions?

• Read the full list of FAQs Here
• Review the Technical Assistance webinar recording Here

March 5, 2025

Top 5 FAQs: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Residency Training in Street Medicine (PCTE-RTSM), HRS-25-078

Q1: Street Medicine is described mostly as an urban activity. Are rural Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs able to apply?

• Yes. Rural training programs are eligible to apply.
• The funding opportunity also includes a funding priority for applicants that currently train in rural areas.

Q2: Are we able to rearrange the requirement for two one-month rotations if it doesn’t fit our schedule?

• There is some flexibility.
• It will be important to explain in the application narrative how the proposal matches the time commitment and experience that would be provided in two month-long rotations.

Q3: The funding opportunity’s requirements and expectations include developing partnerships. What sort of partnerships might we develop?

• HRSA anticipates that residency programs will need to partner with organizations that provide services to homeless populations.
• Such organizations might include Health Care for the Homeless, other training programs, or Legal Aid.
• Partner organizations should have complementary resources or activities that enhance the training aims of this grant program.

Q4: Some program completers go on to additional GME training, such as fellowship training. If they are doing their fellowship in a Medically Underserved Community (MUC), can they be counted in calculations for the funding preference?

• No.
• The funding preference (under 2 of the 3 criteria) depends on the practice location of graduates.
• GME training happens in a training location, which does not apply for the funding preference.
• These individuals are included in the total number of graduates but not included in the number of graduates practicing in MUCs.

Q5: Where can I find the application package for the grant?

• The application can be found on Grants.gov.
• Select “Package” then “Preview”.
• Select Download Instructions for the PDF guidance.
• It also shows the required forms to include in your application.

More Questions?

Check out the full list of FAQs and watch the Technical Assistance webinar recording on the Primary Care Training and Enhancement – Residency Training in Street Medicine Program page.

Click Here for full list of FAQs

Click Here to watch the Technical Assistance webinar

February 18, 2025

Funding Opportunity: HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals, Apply by March 18

The purpose of the HRSA-25-066 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals is to develop and expand community-based experiential training such as field placements and internships to increase the skills, knowledge and capacity of students preparing to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health paraprofessionals.

The program has a special focus on developing knowledge and understanding of the needs of children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth who have experienced trauma and are at risk for behavioral health disorders including anxiety, depression, and substance use disorder.

The program also emphasizes developmental opportunities and educational support in interprofessional collaboration by using team-based care in integrated behavioral health and primary care settings to improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will award approximately $10.9 million to up to 29 awardees over a period of four years.

The funding will go to community-based organizations, including Rural health Clinics, for training that prepares students to become mental health workers, peer support specialists, and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals.

Apply by March 18, 2025.

Click Here to See Complete List of Eligible Applicants and Learn More