Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Melody Williams
301.287.2616
mwilliams1@hrsa.gov

For Business, administrative, or fiscal questions:
John B. Gazdik
301.443.6962
jgazdik@hrsa.gov

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The Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program will provide funding to evaluate, develop, and, expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models for healthcare providers and other professionals. The program is designed to improve retention of healthcare providers and increase access to healthcare services in rural areas, frontier areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Medically Underserved Areas, for Medically Underserved Populations, and for Native Americans.

Program expectations:

• Develop and acquire instructional programming
• Train healthcare providers and other professionals that provide services
• Perform information collection and evaluation activities to study the impact of such models on patient outcomes and healthcare providers
• Identify and include training on best practices related to care delivery and collaborative learning
• Improve retention of healthcare providers
• Support the healthcare workforce and improve access to care, including services for:
  • Chronic disease prevention and management
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Infectious diseases
  • Mental health and substance use disorders
  • Prenatal and maternal health
  • Pediatric care
  • Pain management, palliative care, and other specialty care

Eligible applicants:

• State, territory, county, city, township, and special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
• For-profit organizations and small businesses
• Faith-based organizations

Applicants should:

• Provide, or support the provision of, healthcare services in rural areas, frontier areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Medically Underserved Areas, Medically Underserved Populations, or Native Americans
• Be in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau

Award ceiling: $475,000 per year
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 9
Estimated total program funding: $4,275,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.