Virginia Mobile and Hybrid Care Program for the Eastern Shore Regional Planning District Commission Collaborative

Russ Williams
757.787.2800, Ext. 119
russwilliams@esvaplan.org

Funded by the Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission is offering funding for the Mobile and Hybrid Care Program to eligible organizations to develop and deploy mobile and hybrid care models that serve rural residents within the targeted service area of Virginia.

Eligible approaches may include, but are not limited to:

• Mobile care units
• Telehealth kiosks
• Clinics in a box
• Electronic consultations
• Development of rural care centers to operate as “hubs” in hub-and-spoke models
• Technology enablers for hub-and-spoke models, like provider-to-provider e-consults for specialty care

Services may include, but are not limited to:

• Primary care
• Behavioral health and substance use disorder services
• Dental care
• Vision care
• Screenings
• Diagnostics
• Preventive care
• Specialty care

Eligibility requirements:

• Be a legally organized entity in good standing and capable of receiving and administering a federal subaward. Eligible entities may include nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, health systems, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, educational institutions, healthcare providers, community-based organizations, mobile health technology organizations, and other entities capable of carrying out the proposed project.
• Hold a current Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and have no active exclusions, debarments, or suspensions. Applicants are not required to have a UEI at the time of application but must if awarded.
• Demonstrate sufficient organizational, administrative, financial, and cash-flow capacity to manage a federal reimbursement-based award and applicable RHTP requirements.
• Operate in a rural area as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) or demonstrate that the proposed project will directly serve or target eligible rural residents within the following Virginia locations: Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, Middlesex, Accomack, Northampton, Southampton, and Surry Counties and the city of Franklin.
• Demonstrate the ability to collect and report required programmatic, financial, and performance information.
• If proposing direct clinical services, hold all applicable licenses, certifications, accreditations, and credentials necessary to provide those services or have a formal partnership with an appropriately licensed and credentialed healthcare provider that will deliver the clinical services.

Estimated number of awards: At least 5
Estimated total program funding: $11,800,000

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

Email completed applications to russwilliams@esvaplan.org.