Telehealth Infrastructure Grant Program (NC)

Funder: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)

The Telehealth Infrastructure Grant Program (NC) offers competitive grants up to $250,000 for rural healthcare providers to enhance telehealth services. Funded by the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund, the program supports necessary items such as technology equipment, internet access, and training. This initiative aims to improve remote healthcare delivery, focusing on independent primary care and OB-GYN practices. By facilitating better connectivity and resources, the program seeks to make telehealth services more accessible and effective across rural North Carolina.

The ARPA Temporary Savings Fund to the Office of Rural Health (ORH) in the Department of Health and Human Services to provide competitive grants to rural healthcare providers for Telehealth related items including:

• equipment
• high-speed internet access
• telehealth-related training to staff and patients
• technology equipment to patients
• internet service support for patients to help facilitate telehealth accessother infrastructure needed to establish telehealth services

Grants resulting from this Request for Applications (RFA) will enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of telehealth services throughout the state. This RFA aims to support the development and improvement of the technological infrastructure required for delivering remote healthcare services, such as broadband connectivity, video conferencing systems, electronic medical records, and secure communication tools with a priority on independent primary care practices and OB-GYN practices. ORH will manage this initiative throughout the contract lifecycle.
Funding
The maximum grant amount per recipient is $250,000.