Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 16 013
Apply for HRSA 16 013
- The HHS-HRSA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.211.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 04, 2016 and posted on Jan 04, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 04, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA), administered through HRSA's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Its purpose is to strengthen the adoption and day-to-day operation of cost-effective telehealth services, especially for rural and medically underserved communities and populations. The program funds Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs), which function as hands-on technical assistance hubs that help health care organizations, networks, and individual providers plan, implement, improve, and sustain telehealth programs.
This funding cycle supports two categories of TRCs, totaling 14 expected awards. First, it supports up to twelve Regional Telehealth Resource Centers (RTRCs). These are designed to operate as state-wide and multi-state regional focal points that advance the effective use of telehealth technologies within their assigned geographies. The intent is to have one RTRC per designated region, covering the full national footprint across regions such as the Northeast, Southeast, Upper Midwest, Northwest, South, North Central, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, South Central, West Central, Pacific, and West, including U.S. territories in the Pacific region. In practical terms, the regional centers are meant to be the go-to source for on-the-ground training, implementation support, and region-specific guidance that reflects local health system realities, state policies, and the needs of providers serving underserved patients.
Second, the program funds two National Telehealth Resource Centers (NTRCs), each with a nationwide scope and a specialized mission. One NTRC focuses on telehealth policy, tackling cross-cutting issues that often determine whether telehealth can be deployed at scale, such as clinician licensure across jurisdictions, credentialing and privileging processes, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules, and private insurance payment policies. The other NTRC focuses on telehealth technology and technical operations, emphasizing practical and often complex implementation challenges such as selecting and evaluating telehealth systems; integrating telehealth platforms with clinical, billing, scheduling, and administrative systems; ensuring interoperability; planning for system support and upgrades; addressing cybersecurity; and responding to technology alerts, recalls, or other technology-related risks. Both national centers are expected to demonstrate deep expertise at the state, local, and national levels and to actively support the work of the regional centers rather than operating in isolation.
A key expectation embedded in the opportunity is collaboration: OAT expects all TRCs, both regional and national, to work closely together and coordinate with HRSA to form a unified national technical assistance capability. That unified approach is intended to produce practical, market-relevant educational tools, consulting methods, and support resources that can be used across the country by telehealth networks, clinicians, and health care organizations. In other words, the centers are not just independent help desks; they are meant to operate as a connected system that shares expertise, avoids duplication, and quickly responds to evolving telehealth needs and technologies.
The activities anticipated under the awards are broad and implementation-oriented. They include providing technical assistance, training, and operational support (including travel expenses when needed) to entities that already provide telehealth services as well as those preparing to launch them. They also include disseminating information and research findings related to telehealth, promoting collaboration among TRCs and OAT, and conducting evaluations to determine how telehealth technologies can best meet health care needs. Additional priorities include promoting integration between telehealth tools and clinical information systems, improving how telehealth technologies are used to deliver health education and health information to both providers and consumers, and carrying out special projects or studies at OAT's direction. Collectively, these tasks position TRCs as both practical implementers and knowledge translators, helping the field move from pilot projects to sustainable programs.
The opportunity also includes a specific policy about extended assistance. If a TRC provides more than ten hours of technical assistance to a particular organization or provider, the TRC may either charge a reasonable fee for continued support or refer the requesting entity to external consultants or other resources for ongoing assistance. Any fees collected are not meant to replace federal funding; they must be used to supplement HRSA-funded activities and must be documented and explained in reporting to OAT. This structure encourages broad access to baseline assistance while allowing intensive, longer-term engagements to continue in a financially sustainable and transparent way.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity is listed as HRSA-16-013 under CFDA 93.211, with an original and current closing date of March 4, 2016, and a posted and creation date of January 4, 2016. The agency lists eligibility broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the official eligibility text. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the provided listing, which typically indicates that the precise maximum award amount is not presented in that field of the summary record and would need to be confirmed in the full FOA. The core takeaway is that this program is designed to fund a national network of regional and national centers that reduce barriers to telehealth adoption by providing coordinated policy guidance, technical expertise, training, evaluation, and practical implementation support targeted to underserved care settings.
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program (HRSA-16-013) FAQs
What is the Telehealth Resource Center (TRC) Grant Program?
The Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), administered through HRSA's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). The program funds Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) that provide hands-on technical assistance to help organizations and providers plan, implement, improve, and sustain telehealth programs.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The purpose is to strengthen the adoption and day-to-day operation of cost-effective telehealth services, with an emphasis on rural and medically underserved communities and populations.
Who administers this program within HRSA?
The program is administered by HRSA's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT).
What types of entities do TRCs support?
TRCs support health care organizations, telehealth networks, and individual providers. They can assist entities that already provide telehealth services as well as those preparing to launch telehealth programs.
What kinds of assistance do TRCs provide?
TRCs are designed as practical technical assistance hubs. Anticipated activities include training, technical assistance, and operational support to help with telehealth planning, implementation, improvement, and long-term sustainability.
How many awards are expected under this funding cycle?
This funding cycle anticipates a total of 14 awards.
What are the two categories of Telehealth Resource Centers funded by this opportunity?
This opportunity supports two categories: up to twelve Regional Telehealth Resource Centers (RTRCs) and two National Telehealth Resource Centers (NTRCs).
What is a Regional Telehealth Resource Center (RTRC)?
RTRCs are state-wide and multi-state regional focal points that advance effective telehealth use within their assigned geographies. They are intended to be the go-to source for region-specific training, implementation support, and guidance that reflects local health system realities, state policies, and the needs of providers serving underserved patients.
How many Regional Telehealth Resource Centers (RTRCs) are expected to be funded?
Up to twelve RTRCs are expected to be funded.
How is regional coverage described for RTRCs?
The intent is to have one RTRC per designated region, covering a full national footprint across regions such as the Northeast, Southeast, Upper Midwest, Northwest, South, North Central, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic, South Central, West Central, Pacific, and West. The Pacific region includes U.S. territories.
What is a National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC)?
NTRCs have a nationwide scope and a specialized mission. They are expected to demonstrate deep expertise across state, local, and national levels and to actively support the work of the regional centers.
How many National Telehealth Resource Centers (NTRCs) are expected to be funded?
Two NTRCs are expected to be funded.
What is the focus of the National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC) for policy?
The policy-focused NTRC addresses cross-cutting issues that affect telehealth scale and deployment, including clinician licensure across jurisdictions, credentialing and privileging, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules, and private insurance payment policies.
What is the focus of the National Telehealth Resource Center (NTRC) for technology and technical operations?
The technology-focused NTRC emphasizes practical implementation challenges such as selecting and evaluating telehealth systems; integrating telehealth platforms with clinical, billing, scheduling, and administrative systems; ensuring interoperability; planning system support and upgrades; addressing cybersecurity; and responding to technology alerts, recalls, or other technology-related risks.
Are TRCs expected to work independently or collaboratively?
Collaboration is a key expectation. OAT expects all TRCs (regional and national) to work closely together and coordinate with HRSA to form a unified national technical assistance capability.
What does a "unified national technical assistance capability" mean in practice?
It means TRCs are expected to operate as a connected system that shares expertise, avoids duplication, and responds quickly to evolving telehealth needs and technologies. The unified approach is intended to produce practical educational tools, consulting methods, and support resources that can be used nationwide.
What kinds of deliverables or outputs are TRCs expected to produce?
Based on the opportunity description, TRCs are expected to develop and share practical, market-relevant educational tools and support resources, disseminate information and research findings related to telehealth, and provide consulting-style technical assistance methods that can be used broadly.
Does the program include evaluation activities?
Yes. Anticipated activities include conducting evaluations to determine how telehealth technologies can best meet health care needs.
Does the program prioritize integrating telehealth with other health information systems?
Yes. Additional priorities include promoting integration between telehealth tools and clinical information systems, and addressing interoperability and integration with clinical, billing, scheduling, and administrative systems.
Does the program address education and information delivery to providers and consumers?
Yes. Priorities include improving how telehealth technologies are used to deliver health education and health information to both providers and consumers.
Can TRCs be asked to do special projects?
Yes. The anticipated activities include carrying out special projects or studies at OAT's direction.
What is the policy on extended technical assistance beyond ten hours?
If a TRC provides more than ten hours of technical assistance to a particular organization or provider, the TRC may either charge a reasonable fee for continued support or refer the requesting entity to external consultants or other resources for ongoing assistance.
Are TRCs required to charge fees after ten hours of assistance?
No. The policy states that the TRC may charge a reasonable fee or may refer the entity to external consultants or other resources for ongoing assistance.
If fees are charged for extended assistance, how can those fees be used?
Fees collected are not intended to replace federal funding. They must be used to supplement HRSA-funded activities and must be documented and explained in reporting to OAT.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing for this program?
The funding opportunity is listed as HRSA-16-013 under CFDA 93.211.
What are the posted date and closing date shown for this opportunity?
The posted/creation date is January 4, 2016. The original and current closing date shown is March 4, 2016.
What is shown as the award ceiling in the summary record?
The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the provided listing summary, which typically indicates the maximum award amount is not provided in that field and would need to be confirmed in the full funding opportunity announcement (FOA).
Who is eligible to apply?
The agency lists eligibility broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the official eligibility text. The details are not provided in the summary description included here.
What is the overall takeaway of this grant program?
This program is designed to fund a national network of regional and national centers that reduce barriers to telehealth adoption by providing coordinated policy guidance, technical expertise, training, evaluation, and practical implementation support, especially for rural and medically underserved settings.
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